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Owners told to form pre-management corporations early 01/07/2004 The Star

Fatal `safekeeping' move 01/07/2004 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - When residents at Taman Wahyu flats tried to douse a fire on Monday, they could not find a hose or a nozzle. They could only watch in despair as a family of three perished as their low-cost flat was engulfed in flames. Today, they found out why the hose and nozzle was missing: It had been removed and stored by the City Hall to prevent vandalism.

Some professionals cannot be trusted 01/07/2004 NST

CF: Arkitek bukan penyelesaian 01/07/2004 BH
AKTA Pemaju Perumahan (Pindaan) 2002 yang baru dan pindaan kepada Undang- Undang Kecil Bangunan Seragam 1984 untuk mempercepatkan pengeluaran Sijil Layak Menduduki (CF). Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan juga menubuhkan pusat sehenti untuk mengurangkan kerenah birokrasi dalam permohonan dan pengeluaran CF.

Build safely on a moral foundation 01/07/2004 The Sun

Mas flat residents face erosion woes 01/07/2004 NST-CITY
RESIDENTS of Cheras Mas flats, Km16, Cheras are worried about their safety as construction work beside the flats has caused serious erosion to the flats' retaining walls. The low-cost flats, which have been occupied since 1991, consists of two blocks, with each block having 100 units.

Doing away with CF can spell other woes 01/07/2004The Sun

Don't let project engineers issue CFs 01/07/2004 The Star

The AGM conundrum 02/07/2005 The Star

New developer for abandoned project 02/07/2004The Star  By K. ANURADHA
THE abandoned Serdang Perdana Section 5 mixed development project will no longer be an eyesore to the public as another developer is taking over.

Tunggu rumah murah bagai buah tak gugur 02/07/2004 BH-TGH
SHAH ALAM: Pembeli rumah kos rendah di Bukit Rimau, Seksyen 32 di sini, bosan dengan sikap dolak-dalih pemaju yang memberikan pelbagai alasan kelewatan penyiapan rumah itu yang kini menjangkau lebih setahun. Mereka menganggap syarikat pemaju yang berpejabat di Bandar Tun Razak itu sebagai tidak bertanggungjawab, menyebabkan rumah yang ditunggu bagai `buah tak gugur' sehinggakan pembeli seolah-olah terpaksa mengemis untuk mendapat rumah sendiri.

Fire Department: Taman Wahyu flats issued CF 01/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department yesterday ascertained that the Taman Wahyu 1 flat in Jinjang Utara, in which three people burnt to death on Monday, had been given a certificate of fitness for occupation (CF). Its director Mahadi Mat Ali said the flat, under the Government public housing scheme, was given the CF last year before the residents moved in and the units were already supplied with electricity.

Missing hose kept away to stop theft! 01/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: The mystery of the missing fire hose at the City Hall Block C flats in Taman Wahyu has been solved. The hose was kept in the cleaners' quarters and this came to light yesterday when Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said that the hose was put away by City Hall to prevent theft or damage by vandals.

Isa: Install hose reels at low cost flats 01/07/2004 MM
PUTRAJAYA: The Government will direct that all public low-cost housing flats be installed with hose reels to prevent a recurrence of last Sunday's fire at Taman Wahyu I in Jinjang, killing a couple and their son. Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Mohamed Isa Abdul Samad said previously the flats only had a water pipe system from a tank known as "down comer."

Ensure fire-fighting equipment are in working order: Ong 01/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: All local authorities have been instructed to ensure that fire-fighting equipment at highrise buildings are in good working order and be made easily accessible to the public, with immediate effect. The directive came from the Housing and Local Government Ministry yesterday, after reports that the hose and nozzle of the wet riser at Block C of the City Hall low-cost flats in Taman Wahyu, Jinjang, where R. Ramachandran and his family were killed in a fire, were `locked away for safekeeping' to deter vandals.

City Hall to investigate fire that killed family 02/07/2004 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - Kuala Lumpur City Hall is conducting its own investigation into the fire that killed a family of three at Taman Wahyu 1 People's Housing Project. Kuala Lumpur Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohammad Shaid Mohd Taufek said his investigation team was gathering the information to be submitted to the Housing and Local Government Ministry tomorrow.

More education on fire-fighting needed: Fomca 02/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: We see them along corridors and escape routes. We know what they are for but how many of us know how to use them? We are talking about fire extinguishers. Professor Datuk Hamdan Adnan of the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) said the authorities should address this problem in their bid to prevent a recurrence of the Taman Wahyu low-cost flats fire that claimed the lives of a family of three last Monday.

Call for re-design of flats 02/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: Since the fire on Monday, more have spoken out on the issue. Federal Territory MIC squatter committee chairman V. M Panjamorthy said it was about time the Government start re-designing low-cost flats as well as apartment and condominium buildings

Down comer/hose reels 02/07/2004 MM
DOWN Comers are normally installed at highrise residential buildings. The water tank is normally on the roof and gravity is used for water flow.

Syor ubah kaedah CF percepat serah rumah 03/07/2004 BH-TGH
KLANG: Cadangan kerajaan memindahkan tanggungjawab mengeluarkan Sijil Layak Menduduki (CF) daripada pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) kepada jurutera atau arkitek profesional akan mempercepatkan tempoh menduduki sesebuah rumah atau premis kediaman oleh penghuni. Yang Dipertua Majlis Perbandaran Klang (MPK) Datuk Mohd Sharif Yusof, berkata langkah itu juga dapat mengelakkan PBT daripada terus menjadi bahan kecaman jika CF lewat dikeluarkan.

Residents still waiting for promised funeral hall 02/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: The Bandar Tun Razak Sri Kota flats residents have yet to see the funeral hall promised them by the authorities. The residents need space to hold wake for their dead at the flats and this was made more poignant when three of its residents were killed in a van crash in Ayer Keroh on June 29.

MP brings up Taman Fadason incidents to City Hall 03/07/2004 The Star
Kepong MP Dr Tan Seng Giaw met City Hall officials on June 29 to discuss the collapse of a wall in one of the units of Taman Fadason flats in Jinjang Utara, and the appearance of cracks in several other units.

Chilling reminder  03/07/2004 NST
IN a macabre twist of fate, a family perished in a fire that could have been fought with equipment put away for safe-keeping from vandals. Now the authorities are investigating what caused the fire at Taman Wahyu 1 People's Housing Project, and why the fire-fighting equipment was not where it was supposed to be. Call it bad judgment on someone's part but, without meaning to vindicate whoever it was, he was not wholly to blame. For if Malaysians did not have such a horrendous history of vandalism and poor maintenance of public property, the authorities, in this case Kuala Lumpur City Hall, would not have had to resort to that. Malaysians do not know how to appreciate what we have been given. We break and destroy public property simply because it is not ours. Just look around. We have rubbish bins but we don't use them properly, if at all. Instead we break or steal them. We have public phones but we render them useless. We have nice scenic parks but we spoil them with our own stamp of abuse. We just cannot be trusted with public property. It's as if we are driven to destruction.

City Hall to fix rubber fire hoses in public flats 03/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall has been directed to immediately install rubber fire hoses in each of the 60 blocks of flats built under the Public Housing Project scheme. Federal Territory Minister Tan Sri Isa Abdul Samad said the measure was taken to prevent the reccurence of the recent fire at Taman Wahyu 1 in Jinjang Utara, Kepong, which claimed three lives.

Displaced residents seek completion of "guaranteed" flats  05/07/2004 NST

IDAMAN Putra Condominium Residents' Association chairman Albert Lee led a group of residents in an amicable meeting with Medan Idaman Sdn Bhd general manager K.S. Chai, recently to discuss a "Letter of Guarantee" dated April 28, 1994 from the developer.

Assessment fee too high, say residents 05/07/2004 The Star
Residents at the newly occupied low medium-cost apartment at Gat Lebuh Macallum are crying foul over the high assessment fee fixed by the Penang Municipal Council.

Flat owners seek legal aid from govt 05/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: Forty two flat owners at Fadason Park in Jinjang Utara, Kepong, are seeking help from the Housing and Local Government Ministry to provide a lawyer to represent them in a High Court case here on Sept 29.

House buyers in a quandary over developer's suit 05/07/2004 THE SUN
KUALA LUMPUR: Taman Fadason house buyers want representatives from the government to speak for them in a court case brought against them by developer Fadason Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd.

Pemaju bina semula flet Pekeliling mungkin ditukar  05/07/2004 BH-TGH
KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan akan menawarkan projek pembangunan semula rumah pangsa Pekeliling Jalan Tun Razak kepada pemaju lain jika pemaju sebelum ini tidak berminat. Menterinya, Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, berkata kerajaan merancang pembangunan semula rumah pangsa berkenaan yang mempunyai satu bilik kerana tidak lagi sesuai untuk didiami keluarga yang ramai.

Selesaikan segera masalah rumah retak Taman Puchong Intan 05/07/2004 Utusan Malaysia
Saudara Pengarang, SEBENARNYA dari peringkat awal, saya tidak berniat untuk membawa masalah kami kepada perhatian media.

Hold back final payment to developers 05/07/2004 The Star

Don't relinquish CF control 05/07/2004 NST
By J.N. I READ with grave concern that the Housing and Local Government Ministry intends to cut red tape in the application and issuance of CFs. I have just moved into a new house in Sungai Buloh. It has been issued with a CF, but the workmanship is poor.

Tribunal to hear grouses outside Klang Valley 06/07/2004 The Star

Developer says it paid in full for late delivery, not 20% less  06/07/2004 The Sun
PETALING JAYA: Developer Fadason Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd yesterday refuted allegations that it paid buyers of low-medium- cost houses in its Permata Fadason project in Kepong 20% less than what it should have given them for late deliver.

`Blame the grilles, not City Hall' 06/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: The absence of the nozzle and fire hose from the third floor of the Taman Wahyu low-cost housing scheme in Jinjang was NOT the reason that led to the fiery death of a family of three on June 28. Kuala Lumpur Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek said: "Even if the nozzle and fire hose were there, the residents would not have been able to use it as it is a powerful gadget which only firemen are trained to handle. Even if they had the gadget, they would not have been able to use it if the firemen were not there."

PM: Public interest comes first 06/07/2004 The Star
PUTRAJAYA: The proposed abolition of the certificate of fitness (CF) requirement for new buildings will in no way compromise the people’s interest and the safety of buildings, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.

Assign fair share of accountability to all parties 06/07/2004 The Star
I READ with interest the proposal by our Prime Minister to do away with CFs, and to have the completion of houses certified by professionals instead. It is a very good proposal, deserving consideration by all. It takes care of the following issues which have been dogging the housing industry: 

Left in a lurch after compensation award 07/07/2004 NST By Suryani Dalip
FORTY-TWO buyers of medium-cost condominiums at Taman Fadason, Jinjang Utara want Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting to personally handle their problems. He has been given until Saturday to resolve the matter.

3,248 Abandoned Service Apartment Projects Revived 07/07/2004 Bernama.com
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- A total of 3,248 service apartment projects which had remained abandoned for 13 years since 1990 have been revived, Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun said Wednesday.

Fadason clarifies article on flat owners 07/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: Fadason Holding Sdn Bhd's financial manager D. Ramalingam has clarified some facts in the article `Flat owners seek legal aid from Government' published by The Malay Mail on June 5. "Fadason has 1,100 units of low-cost flats and 728 units of low medium- cost flats," he said concerning the unhappy 42 flat owners at Fadason Park in Jinjang Utara, Kepong.

House buyers’ 25 years of agony 08/07/2004 The Star
THERE has been quite a bit of publicity in the media on abandoned housing projects in Penang. I am one of the victims of these abandoned projects which dates back to 1979 when the sales and purchase agreement was signed.

Who Is There To Protect Our Rights? 08/07/2004 Sin Chew Daily Sinchew-i

3,248 pangsapuri perkhidmatan terbengkalai dipulih 08/07/2004 BH
SEBANYAK 3,248 unit pangsapuri perkhidmatan yang terbengkalai membabitkan 23,840 pembeli, dipulihkan dalam tempoh 1998 hingga 2003, kata Timbalan Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun.

Service apartments may have same rights 08/07/2004 NST
SERVICE apartment purchasers may soon enjoy the same rights as house buyers. The Government is considering incorporating service apartments under the Housing Developers Act (Licensing and Controlling) 1966.

Rumah dijamin selamat untuk didiami 08/07/2004 BH
NAIB Presiden Persatuan Pemborong Binaan Malaysia, Patrick Wong, berkata teknologi rumah pasang siap mula diperkenalkan di negara ini sekitar 1980- an yang membabitkan pembinaan perumahan di Seksyen 22, 23 dan 24 di Shah Alam menggunakan teknologi dari Jepun, manakala rumah kos rendah di Jalan Pekeliling, Kuala Lumpur pula menggunakan teknologi dari Korea. Bagaimanapun cara berkenaan pada awalnya tidak digunakan dengan meluas di negara ini kerana membabitkan kos yang tinggi, khususnya untuk digunakan bagi kawasan perumahan yang agak kecil.

Teknologi pasang siap untungkan pemaju, pembeli 08/07/2004 BH
BAGI mengurangkan tempoh menunggu bagi memasuki rumah baru, pemaju perumahan tempatan berpendapat pembinaan secara pasang siap jawapan yang terbaik. Jika sebelum ini, proses pembinaan rumah mengambil masa lebih dua tahun sebelum sijil layak menduduki (CF) dapat dikeluarkan kepada pemilik rumah baru, tetapi dengan teknologi rumah pasang siap ini ia dapat dikeluarkan lebih awal iaitu dua atau tiga kali ganda lebih cepat daripada prosedur pembinaan yang lazim dilakukan.

Building safely 09/07/2004 NST

Fomca: Compulsory fire extinguishers plan impractical  09/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: The call to make it compulsory for each home to have at least a fire extinguisher is not practical, says the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca). Fomca president N. Marimuthu said fire extinguishers should be compulsory at highrises like office blocks or school buildings while developers were responsible to provide the equipment at residential units like apartments and flats.

`Use compensation to revive housing project' 09/07/2004 MM
THE BN Kelana Jaya member Loh Seng Kok has called on the authorities to use the compensation for land acquisition to revive Taman Desaria, and abandoned housing project under TD Management Sdn Bhd. However, TD Management is under receivership and the project has since been taken over by Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB).

Making safety a priority 10/07/2004 NST-PROP
LASHED by monsoon rains, sun-baked over years of neglect and ravaged by time, some 38 abandoned projects in Kuala Lumpur alone, costing RM2 billion, still stand a chance to be revived - if the situation improves for their owners or if they are taken over by white knights.

Building safe neighbourhoods  10/07/2004 NST-PROP
WITH rising crime rates, such as handbag snatching that is prevalent in residential areas, it is no surprise that residents in many suburbs have banded together to keep their neighbourhoods safe.

Councillors defend CF approval by local councils 10/07/2004 The Star

Path to regulation  10/07/2004 NST-PROP
THE serviced apartment is a unique animal in the property development landscape. Being constructed on land zoned for commercial use has put them beyond the ambit of the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 (the HDA), but their sale to the public at large as housing accommodation begs the question as to whether they should be regulated. In selling such properties, developers have blurred the distinction that once existed between serviced apartments managed by operators as an alternative to hotel accommodation and apartments/condominiums that are obviously residential in nature.

Support for serviced apartments laws 10/07/2004 NST-PROP
DEVELOPERS are supportive of the move by the Federal Government to regulate the sale of serviced apartments. This, they said, would eliminate unscrupulous companies from undertaking such projects that would tarnish the image of the industry. S

House of another colour 10/07/2004 NST-PROP

Sarawak adopts ‘sell first, build later’ policy 11/07/2004 Sunday Star

Board of Engineers ready to scrap the CF 11/07/2004 Sunday Times

Many problems at apartments, say residents 12/07/2004 The Star

Kecewa gaji dipotong rumah belum siap 12/07/2004 Utusan

Saudara Pengarang, SAYA adalah salah seorang pembeli rumah teres kos sederhana setingkat di Taman Dato Bahaman, Lanchang, Pahang.

Penduduk kecewa flat diduduki tak berkualiti 12/07/2004 Utusan Malaysia

SPNB chief should produce results or resign, says MP 13/07/2004 The Star

Stress on quality, PM tells developers 13/07/2004 The Star

New committee for Brickfields condo  13/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: The owners of Crescent Court in Brickfields have been given the mandate by the Federal Territory Land Office to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM). This was confirmed by a spokesman for the Land Office's strata title department yesterday.

Bina rumah berkualiti mampu dibeli rakyat: Perdana Menteri 13/07/2004 BH
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi mahu pemaju perumahan mengkaji semula falsafah perumahan dengan matlamat membina rumah berkualiti untuk kehidupan berkualiti pada harga yang mampu dimiliki rakyat. Perdana Menteri berkata, pemaju juga perlu meningkatkan pemikiran dalam merancang, mereka bentuk dan membangunkan kawasan perumahan serta bandar.

Yee to arrange meeting with Minister 13/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: MCA Kepong public service and Government affairs bureau chairman Yee Poh Ping will approach the Housing and Local Government Ministry to arrange for a meeting between 42 flat owners from Fadason Park in Jinjang Utara, Kepong, and its Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting. On July 4, the flat owners made a public request for the Ministry to provide them a lawyer to represent them against their developer in a High Court case here on Sept 29.

Crying foul over shoddy workmanship 14/07/2004 NST-CITY
RESIDENTS of several low and medium-cost units at the new Taman Fadason flats in Jinjang Utara are crying foul over alleged shoddy workmanship at their homes. They claim that the walls in the 18-storey apartment have cracks and so does the staircase.

Decision of tribunal not final 14/07/2004 The Star

Rumah dirampas jika gagal bayar tunggakan 14/07/2004 Utusan Malaysia

7 tahun tunggu rumah siap  15/07/2004 BH
SAYA kakitangan kerajaan telah memeterai perjanjian jual beli rumah dengan pemaju projek di Taman Seri Abadi Fasa ii, Jalan Kuala Kedah, Alor Setar, Kedah dengan mendapat pembiayaan Bahagian Pinjaman Perumahan. Perjanjian ditandatangani pada 1997. Mengikut perjanjian rumah kos sederhana rendah itu dijangka boleh didiami dalam masa dua tahun.

Siapkan segera pangsapuri Gombak Perdana Villa 15/07/2004 Utusan Malaysia
GOMBAK 14 Julai - Para pembeli pangsapuri Gombak Perdana Villa di sini mendesak Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan memastikan pemaju menyiapkan segera projek berkenaan.

10 abandoned housing projects to be revived 15/07/2004 MM
PENANG: Good news for thousands of low-cost housebuyers who are in a dilemma after the housing projects were abandoned by the developers. The State Exco in charge of Housing, Culture, Arts and Heritage, Syed Amerrudin Syed Ahmad, said 10 of such projects would be revived.

Housebuyers are sceptical 15/07/2004 MM
PENANG: The Sri Bayu Project Action Committee is sceptical of the State Government's promise that the residents would be able to move into their new Sri Bayu apartments homes in Bayan Lepas before Hari Raya.

Pembeli kecewa rumah dibeli terbengkalai 15/07/2004 Utusan

Saudara Pengarang, PEMBELI sering mengeluh dengan projek perumahan yang selalu terbengkalai dan menyusahkan mereka. Saya adalah salah seorang daripada kakitangan kerajaan yang telah memeterai perjanjian jual beli rumah dengan pemaju projek di Taman Seri Abadi Fasa II, Jalan Kuala Kedah, Alor Star, Kedah dengan mendapat pembiayaan Bahagian Pinjaman Perumahan.

No retrospective powers for Tribunal for Home Buyers Claims 16/07/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: The Housing and Local Government Ministry does not plan to amend the Housing Development Act to provide the Tribunal for Home Buyers Claims with retrospective powers to deal with cases before Dec 1, 2002. Its Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said he had full faith in the tribunal's jurisdiction to listen to and pass judgment on sale and purchase agreements signed before December 2002.

11-year wait for home almost over 16/07/2004 The Star 
HEAVING a sigh of relief, taxi driver Mat Pozian Rashid is glad that his 11-year wait for his new home in Bayan Lepas in Penang is finally drawing to a close. Mat Pozian, 36, purchased a medium-cost unit at Sri Bayu in Bayan Lepas in 1993 but had waited in vain for the project to be completed as it was abandoned in 1994 following financial and management problems faced by the developer.

Cutting red tape 16/07/2004 MB
THERE were two major announcements recently aimed at reducing red tape. The first involved foreigners purchasing properties, while the second related to the issuance of certificates of fitness (CF) for property projects. In some ways, these are breakthroughs in the way we do things. In both instances, the good news is the Government is cutting down on a major obstacle to economic progress - red tape. Yes, red tape not only breeds corruption and inefficiency, it also contributes to a whole lot of other malpractices in the public sector.

Le Jarden nafi tidak urus apartmen 17/07/2004 BH-TGH
KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat pengurusan Kondominium Le Jarden Deluxe, LT Sdn Bhd (LTSB), menolak dakwaan pihaknya gagal menunaikan tanggungjawab memberi perkhidmatan terbaik menyelenggara kawasan kediaman itu. Timbalan Naib Presiden LTSB, Loke Pang Keong, berkata pro rata kutipan caj penyelenggaraan hanya 50 peratus daripada caj yang dibilkan dan ini menyebabkan syarikat berkenaan menghadapi kesulitan untuk melaksanakan tugas dengan berkesan

Ng suka bantu pembeli rumah bermasalah 17/07/2004 BH

Residents upset over poor conditions 17/07/2004 MM
JOHOR BARU: The Bukit Chagar flats will be demolished in two or three years' time, but its residents have other problems to worry about. They include faulty lifts and suspicious characters lurking in dark corridors. Vandals and dadah addicts have turned the old flats into hell for the residents

MDC Proposes Regulations To Deter Fraudulent Certification 18/07/2004 Bernama.com

Delayed Or Abandoned? The Home Buyer's Dilemma 18/07/2004 Bernama.com By Santha Oorjitham
KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Bernama) -- Ranjit Singh, victim of what he believes to be an abandoned housing project, says all home buyers should support the "build then sell" concept because it would prevent developers absconding with their money before completing a project.

Certification of buildings: Developers propose rules 19/07/2004 dailyexpress.com.my

Quality consultants can stand by 19/07/2004 The Sun

Residents associations vital for dwellers 19/07/2004 The Star

End to power, water woes at Saujana Puchong flats 19/07/2004 NST-CITY
OWNERS of low-cost apartments in Taman Saujana Puchong are grateful that their water and electricity woes have been solved. They were supposed to move into their new units by last September but could not do so as the units did not have water and electricity supplies.

Support still strong for 'build and sell' concept 19/07/2004 NST

Kuala Lumpur, Sun, - Many who have invested in homes only to find later their housing projects abandoned fervently support the proposed 'build and sell' concept.

Still waiting for the smarthome 19/07/2005 The Star By Brigitte Rozario

Certification of buildings: Developers propose rules 19/07/2004 Daily Express
 Kota Kinabalu: The Malaysian Developers Council (MDC) has proposed that the Government consider enacting new regulations, incorporating severe penalties, to deter would-be offenders from resorting to fraudulent certification of completed property in the country.

Deceitful developers in Sabah face stern action: Yong 19/07/2004 Daily Express
The State Government will closely monitor property developers in the State and take appropriate action against those found to be deceitful or dishonest, said Local Government and Housing Assistant Minister Edward Yong Oui Fah. He said the Local Government and Housing Ministry would be going through the files of dishonest developers on a case-by-case basis and mete out stern action where necessary.

Residents grouse about paying upgrading fees 20/07/2004 The Star

Hold developers accountable 22/07/2004 The Sun

Penghuni dakwa syarikat gagal selenggara kondo 24/07/2004 BH-TGH
KUALA LUMPUR: Majlis Pengurusan Kondominium Sri Intan II, kesal dengan sikap pengurusan lama kondominium yang gagal menjelaskan bil elektrik dan bekalan air sehingga membebankan pengurusan baru yang mengambil alih kondominium berkenaan. Pengurusan lama, Crystal Property Management (CPM) didapati gagal membayar bil elektrik yang kini tertunggak RM27,741 dan bekalan air RM7,692 sejak Mei lalu dan akan dipotong pada bila-bila masa.

All lifts out in 20-storey apartment 24/07/2004 MM By Sushma Veera
KUALA LUMPUR: When one lives in a 20-storey apartment building, one faulty lift is bad news but when you have five lifts that don't work it must be hell. That is what Brickfields Crescent Court apartment residents have had to deal with over the last month.

Issues beyond the gates 26/07/2004 The Star
THE case in May this year in which a Sierramas resident successfully sued the management company after his house was broken into put the glare of the spotlight on gated and guarded communities. Imake them think twice of the inherent risks of legal suits for various problems residents face?

Laws for serviced apartments timely 26/07/2004 The Star

Bangi Perdana folk hire security guards 26/07/2004 NST-CITY
RESIDENTS of Bangi Perdana in Section 3, Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor have engaged a security firm to protect their homes and keep intruders out of the new housing estate.

Serah kunci rumah tanpa CF bebankan pembeli 27/07/2004 BH
SAYA, antara beribu-ribu pembeli rumah berpendapatan sederhana yang mengalami masalah dengan pemaju perumahan. Sudahlah rumah disiapkan lewat setahun, ia juga masih tidak boleh diduduki walaupun pemaju sudah menyerahkan kunci. Rumah yang saya beli jenis teres dua tingkat di Seksyen U10, Shah Alam dengan projek dimajukan syarikat yang agak kukuh.

Stop sinking fund collection 27/07/2004 The Sun

Tremors felt by Tanjung Kupang residents  27/07/2004 MM

23 pemaju projek terbengkalai dipanggil 28/07/2004 HM
PUTRAJAYA: Semua 23 pemaju yang terbabit dengan pembangunan terbengkalai di Kuala Lumpur akan dipanggil untuk berbincang mengenai masalah projek berkenaan bersama Jawatankuasa Pemandu Kajian Mengenai Isu Projek Terbengkalai 2004. Jawatankuasa yang dipengerusikan Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan, Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad, itu akan mendengar masalah sebenar semua pemaju berkenaan dalam mesyuarat bulan depan.

Flat murah penduduk Medan Idaman dibina akhir tahun 29/07/2004 BH-TGH
KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat pemaju perumahan Taman Medan Idaman di Jalan Gombak, Medan Idaman Sdn Bhd bersetuju membina flat kos rendah kepada penduduk asal di situ selepas hampir 10 tahun mereka menunggu. Ahli Parlimen Wangsa Maju, Yew Teong Look, berkata pemaju berkenaan akhirnya akur dengan desakan penduduk Medan Idaman untuk membina flat kos rendah seperti dalam perjanjian 10 tahun.

47 families to get homes after 10 years 29/07/2004 NST-CITY
AFTER waiting 10 long years, 47 families - promised a low-cost unit each at the Medan Idaman development in Jalan Gombak - will finally have their homes albeit in three to four years' time. But instead of the usual high-rise buildings, the low-cost units will be located in three-storey walk-up flats with shops on the ground floor.

Sinking funds open to abuse 30/07/2004 The Sun

Up close and personal with gated-&-guarded communities 30/07/2005 NST-PROP By Gurjit Singh

Don’t be penny wise, fire foolish 31/07/2004 NST

Ethics lie buried in builders' accounts 31/07/2004 The Sun

Management problems the root of Crescent Court residents’ woes 31/07/2004 The Star

 

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