In the aftermath of the collapse of a building in Limassol, which killed two people, the Real Estate Development Association has called for the administration framework for co-owned buildings to be urgently updated.

“The absence of a modern framework leaves gaps that place human lives in danger and any further delay in taking decisions cannot be tolerated,” the association said on Friday.

It added that the immediate passing of legislation was necessary to secure the safety of people, properly maintain buildings and prevent any similar disasters in the future.

The priority of the new House, to emerge from the May 24 parliamentary elections, should be the immediate promotion and voting of the law on the management of co-owned buildings, it said.

“The establishment of a supervisory authority to secure transparency, compliance and effective control, the passing of standard operating regulations and increasing responsibilities of the management committees, so they can proceed unhindered with the necessary maintenance work and ensure the recovery of costs, are imperative,” the association pointed out.