Still no CF for 100 property owners in JB

The Star 08/01/2001

Johor Baru: The Johor Baru MCA has asked the state government to look into the plight of some 100 buyers of the Mount Austin project near here, who are still waiting for certificates of fitness (CF) for the homes an shops they bought in 1996.

Divisional secretary Wee Ka Siong urged the state government and the Local and Housing Ministry to, at least issue temporary CFs for the properties.

"The buyers have been paying their instalments for over a year for properties they cannot occupy.

"Some have to pay both the instalment and rent on the house they are staying. This is unfair," he said.

Hawker Lim Kim Choo, 57, said she bought a premise for RM400,000 in 1996 and paid RM5,000 each month in instalment payments.

"How long must I wait? I have settled all payments and yet can't occupy my property," she said at a press conference organised by the Johor Baru MCA.

She said it was pointless to collect keys if the CF had not been issued.