Mayor: CFs issued in two weeks if documents in order

20/07/2003 The Star

SALINA KHALID at the Shah Alam Municipal Council (MBSA) full board meeting

THE council only needs two weeks to issue certificate of fitness (CFs) to property owners.

Mayor Datuk Salamon Selamat said the city council had been issuing CFs within the specified time to all premises that met the requirements needed for the document.

However, he said, some developers did not fulfil all the requirements including a building’s safety features, causing the delay in the CF approval.

“Some of them do not meet the requirements of the Fire and Rescue Department or other agencies.

“Otherwise, if they submit the plan and complete the building based on the specification then we release the CF within two weeks after they have submitted the E-form to us,” he said after chairing the council’s full board meeting on Saturday.

He added that some buildings were denied CFs due to structural defects.

“It usually involves improper piling work or a defect in the whole building. It is a serious problem and the developer can be held liable as it involves public safety,” he said.

Salamon added that some developers handed out keys to house buyers even before obtaining the CFs from the local authority.

He admitted that sometimes the council was caught in a dilemma when developers could not complete their project on schedule.

“Some residents demand that we issue the CFs to their property so that they can move in.

“We do not want to cause any inconvenience to anyone, but sometimes we cannot issue the CFs because the building is just not safe for occupation,” he said, urging developers in the municipality to ensure that they obtain the approval from the relevant authorities before submitting their E-form for the CFs from MBSA.