Building Approvals To Be
Within Six Months, From Two Years 13/04/2007 Bernama
The creation of the post of Building Commissioner in the Buildings and
Property Act is to overcome problems in the maintenance and management of
buildings and property.
Ensuring co-operation 14/04/2007 The Star
House buyers will heave a sigh of relief now that the Building and Common
Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007 has been gazetted. It means the Act can be enforced and the state government empowered to
appoint a Commissioner of Building (COB) to settle disputes and to ensure
smooth management of the building even after strata titles are issued.
BUSTING RED TAPE: Abdullah outlines perks for property sector
14/04/2007 NST By Eileen Ng and Nisha Sabanayagam
• the drafting of a Building and Common Property Act 2007 to ensure better
maintenance and management of stratified properties;
No escaping maintenance charges 15/04/2007 Sunday Times
He said the Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act
2007, or Act 663, which was enforced yesterday provided for such action."Previously, developers were faced with the problem of buyers or tenants
refusing to pay the maintenance charges because there was no law which
specified action that could be taken," he said.He said this in a working paper entitled "Implementation of the Building and
Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007 to Tackle the Problems
of Maintaining and Managing Buildings and Common properties."
Law
change no cause for worry
22/04/2007 New Straits Times
"The entire system is being fine-tuned," he said on the newly-enacted
Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007, or Act
663.
"Though there may be some new penalties imposed, there is nothing to worry
about."
Under Act 663, owners of stratified properties risk having a warrant of
attachment of moveable property served on them if they fail to settle their
maintenance charges.
Form
management body or be fined 07/05/2007 The Star By David Tan
DEVELOPERS who do not form a joint management body with residential
high-rise property owners can be fined from RM20,000 under the newly
implemented Building and Common Property (Management and Maintenance) Act
2007. Jelutong MP Datuk Lee Kah Choon said the Act also allowed for the
setting up of the commissioner of building (COB), headed by the president
of the local council, to ensure that the joint management body was formed.
Settle dues, defaulters told
21/05/2007 The Star By Koay Shiann Huah
He also urged the management to report the matter to the Commissioner of
Building so that they could take action against defaulters.
-
Pangsapuri cipta sejarah
27/06/2007 Berita Harian Oleh Sharifah Salwa Syed Akil
Rumah Pangsa Seri Pinang muncul taman perumahan pertama tubuh Badan
Pengurusan Bersama di Selangor SERI KEMBANGAN: Pangsapuri Seri Pinang dekat
sini menjadi kawasan perumahan pertama di negara ini yang menubuhkan Badan
Pengurusan Bersama (JMB) selepas penguatkuasaan Akta Bangunan dan Harta
Bersama (Penyelenggaraan dan Pengurusan) Akta 663, dilaksanakan di seluruh
negara 12 April lalu.
-
Set up JMB fast, residents of
high-rise buildings urged
03/07/2007 The Star By Esther Chandran
DEVELOPERS and property owners need to work together to form the Joint
Management Body (JMB) committees to replace pre-management committees set up
at high-rise buildings in Serdang.
-
Act comes under scrutiny 30/07/2007 The Star
There is a lot of uncertainty pertaining to the Building and Common
Property (Maintenance and Management) Act, 2007 and industry players,
including purchasers, want it to be further fine-tuned THE new Building
and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007 (BCPMM Act) that
was gazetted on April 12 came under intense scrutiny at a seminar on
property management recently.
-
Management
of high-rise apartments: Power back in hands of owners 13/008/2007 NST By K. Harinderan and Sri Kuehnlenz
KUALA LUMPUR: At least once a month, the lifts stop working at the
high-rise apartment block where Liew See Lan lives. "There is little we
can do as the developer is the only one with the power over the management
company," she said.
All she needs is between eight and 12 owners, and up to two representatives
from the developer, to form what is called the joint management body (JMB).This JMB will maintain the common property, decide how much to charge for
maintenance and collect the charges. It also can sue and be sued.
-
End in sight for longstanding
housing woes
27/08/2007 The Star By Koay Shiann Huah
THE longstanding housing woes faced by hundreds of flat dwellers in
Villa Mas Ewani in Jelutong, Penang, will soon be over. The state
Commissioner of Building (COB) is coming in to help them.
-
Pangsapuri cipta sejarah
27/06/2007 Berita Harian Oleh Sharifah Salwa Syed Akil
Rumah Pangsa Seri Pinang muncul taman perumahan pertama tubuh Badan
Pengurusan Bersama di Selangor SERI KEMBANGAN: Pangsapuri Seri Pinang dekat
sini menjadi kawasan perumahan pertama di negara ini yang menubuhkan Badan
Pengurusan Bersama (JMB) selepas penguatkuasaan Akta Bangunan dan Harta
Bersama (Penyelenggaraan dan Pengurusan) Akta 663, dilaksanakan di seluruh
negara 12 April lalu.
-
Set up JMB fast, residents of
high-rise buildings urged
03/07/2007 The Star By Esther Chandran
DEVELOPERS and property owners need to work together to form the Joint
Management Body (JMB) committees to replace pre-management committees set up
at high-rise buildings in Serdang.
-
Act comes under scrutiny 30/07/2007 The Star
There is a lot of uncertainty pertaining to the Building and Common
Property (Maintenance and Management) Act, 2007 and industry players,
including purchasers, want it to be further fine-tuned THE new Building
and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007 (BCPMM Act) that
was gazetted on April 12 came under intense scrutiny at a seminar on
property management recently.
-
Management of
high-rise apartments: Power back in hands of owners 13/008/2007 NST By K. Harinderan and Sri Kuehnlenz
KUALA LUMPUR: At least once a month, the lifts stop working at the
high-rise apartment block where Liew See Lan lives. "There is little we
can do as the developer is the only one with the power over the management
company," she said.
All she needs is between eight and 12 owners, and up to two representatives
from the developer, to form what is called the joint management body (JMB).This JMB will maintain the common property, decide how much to charge for
maintenance and collect the charges. It also can sue and be sued.
-
End in sight for longstanding
housing woes
27/08/2007 The Star By Koay Shiann Huah
THE longstanding housing woes faced by hundreds of flat dwellers in
Villa Mas Ewani in Jelutong, Penang, will soon be over. The state
Commissioner of Building (COB) is coming in to help them.
-
Selangor to appoint
Commissioner of Buildings 'soon' 22/09/2007 NST By Chris Prasad
The existing confusion over who is Selangor's Commissioner of Buildings (CoB)
is nearly over, with the decision that town and municipal council heads
will take up the position for their respective districts.According to an
official within the state's Housing and Property Board (LPHS), the CoB,
which earlier this year was assigned to the Board's executive director
Datin Paduka Alinah Ahmad, is now "in the process of being transferred to
the heads of local councils throughout the state".
-
What new building maintenance
law is all about 03/12/2007 NST-PROP
Here's an opportunity for those living in strata-titled properties,
condominiums and townhouses included, to learn more about some new laws
that were enacted by Parliament recently, and how these affect them.
