New homes cracking up after one year

The Malay Mail 18/3/2006

KLANG: Some 48 home-owners at Taman Sentosa, Fasa Wangsa 2, are not sure if they can call their abode, home.

Since moving in a year ago after the developer, Klang based Sweet Choice Sdn Bhd, handed over the houses to them, life has been nothing but a nightmare.

Taman Sentosa, Fasa Wangsa 2 is a mixed development of 48 units of townhouses and 31 units of double-storey terrace houses.

Speaking on behalf of the residents, 28-year- old S. Kumutha said countless problems have surfaced such as cracks on the walls ceilings and beams sinking car porch uneven ground due to poor foundation and water leaking from the fuse boxes in their houses.

The accounts executive who lives along Jalan Hulubalang 28/KS7 said cracks started to appear in her double-storey three-bedroom town- house after shifting with her sister and her brother-in-law last March.

"The developer came to repair, but they did not get to the root of the problem. As a result, the cracks became bigger and now, there are gaps on the wall and ceiling and tiles on the floor are cracking. To make matters worse, the porch is sinking. When it rains, water collects there," said Kumutha.

That was just "the beginning of the problems houseowners are racing.

She said some house- owners have difficulty closing the sliding doors due to the uneven ground.

"The developer is also not efficient when it comes to repairing the defects. We have to wait for weeks and at times up to a few months just to get a response from them after filing a report on the defects.

Are they trying to drag the matter until the warranty period ends?" asked Kumutha.

She subsequently filed a report with Klang Consumers Association.