Each apartment, together with its undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to such apartment, shall for all purposes constitute heritable and transferable immovable property within the meaning of any law for the time being in force in the State: and accordingly, an apartment owner may transfer his apartment and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to such apartment by way of sale, mortgage, lease, gift, exchange or in any other manner whatsoever in the same manner to the same extent and subject to the same rights, privileges. obligations, liabilities, legal proceedings and remedies as any other immovable property, or make a bequest of the same under the laws applicable to the transfer and succession of immovable property.