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75: Construction of building on 2 or more allotments
or “Rules for building on more than one piece of land owned by the same person”
You could also call this:

“The law allows exceptions to the rule about building on multiple pieces of land in some special cases.”

You don’t need to follow the rules in Section 75 in two situations. The first is when you want to build something with walls that will be shared between different properties and will be right on the edge of those properties. The second is when you have asked the Registrar-General of Land for permission to make a plan as described in Section 82. If you have asked for this permission, then Section 82 is the one you need to follow instead.

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Next up: 77: Building consent must not be granted until condition is imposed under section 75

or “Building officials can't approve construction across multiple sections until special rules are followed”
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Building work—Project information memoranda and building consents: Limitations and restrictions on building consents: Construction of building on 2 or more allotments

76Exemption from section 75

  1. Section 75 does not apply if—

  2. the owner proposes to construct a building with party walls that will be on the boundaries of the allotments referred to in that section; or
    1. the owner has applied to the Registrar-General of Land under section 82 for the Registrar's consent to the preparation of a plan (as defined by that section).

      1. Section 82 applies if subsection (1)(b) applies.

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