President,
Dato Hj, Zainuddin's Speech
The House Buyers Association's launching ceremony which is scheduled for
today is another milestone achievement in the progress of its efforts to
promote its activities for the benefits of housebuyers in the country.
The occasion attributes a historical significance in the annals of the Association
that its launching is to be officially declared by YB Dato' Seri Ong Ka
Ting, the Minister of Housing
and Local Government.
The House Buyers Association takes much pride and greatly appreciates the
gesture of willingness of YB Menteri to grace the auspicious event by his
presence, an act that clearly displays his firm commitment to put an end
to the squabbles between house buyers and the housing developers arising
out of questionable and unethical practice that exists to some extent in
the housing industry.
The majority of house buyers do not have the financial capacity to resort
to other measures to seek redress to the problems except to turn to the
Laws and Regulations and the Authorities in search of protection of their
legitimate rights as house buyers. They have expressed regret and growing
concern that there is lax enforcement and that the existing laws governing
the housing industry are conspicuously inadequate in the provision of the
much needed protection to their basic rights. They had urged that the new
legislation that was announced should be expedited as much misery had taken
its toll of the house buyers. It should not appear to be overly delayed
in the process, House buyers are hopeful and anxiously awaiting the outcome
of the Housing Development Act and the much talked about Common Property
& Building (Management & Maintenance) bill and the amendments to the Strata
Titles Act.
