Taman Alam
Jaya house buyers get compensation 03/02/1995 MM
BUYERS of houses in Taman Alam Jaya, Cheras who were shortchanged by an errant
developer got their ringgit for ringgit compensation by another developer
entrusted to complete the job. The buyers got their cheques during a simple
ceremony on Jan 28.
In the lurch!
03/02/1995 MM
A CONDOMINIUM project which was abandoned four years ago is now being revived
by another developer - leaving a number of buyers in the lurch. At least five
people who had paid between 20,000 and RM40,000 each are angry that no arrangements
have been made to refund their investments. They have not even been told of
the takeover.
Companies offered
Seremban Council flats 09/02/1995 NST-CITYX
THE Seremban Municipal Council (MPS) has decided to sell all 162 unsold medium-cost
flats in Lobak to the private sector. Menteri Besar Tan Sri Mohamad Isa Abdul
Samad, who is also MPS president, said the decision to sell the three-room
flats followed poor response from house buyers.
Jelebu homesteads
project on hold two years after it began 12/02/1995 NSUNT
DEVELOPMENT work on the RM456 million Forest Hills Country Resort in Jelebu,
Negri Sembilan, has been put on hold two years after it began. Olympia Lands
Berhad, the company appointed to manage the property in September, said this
week it is taking another look at the project which had been under close scrutiny
by the Department of Environment and Public Works Department.
Demolition
of faulty flats under study 12/02/1995 NSUNT
KUANTAN, Sat. - The State Government is studying the possibility of demolishing
the flats in Bandar Indera Mahkota near here which have developed cracks.
The residents had been losing sleep for the past three years, worrying that
they might be buried alive if the flats collapse.
Three developers hauled to
court 12/02/1995 NSUNT
KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. - The Housing and Local Government Ministry has taken another
three housing developers to court for failure to open housing development
accounts which are compulsory under the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing)
Act 1966. Two were charged in the Sessions Court here and the third at the
Kuantan Sessions Court on Thursday.
States yet to gazette new forest
reserves 13/02/1995 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - None of the eight State Governments in the peninsula
has gazetted any forests as permanent forest reserves (PFR) despite proposals
to add another 198,718 hectares to the existing 4.5 million hectares. According
to the Forestry Department's 1993 Annual Report, the State Governments of
Johor, Kedah, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perlis, Selangor and Terengganu
had proposed to gazette these areas.
A must now for all to submit
building plans 13/02/1995 NST
GOPENG, Sun. - All low-cost housing schemes, whether undertaken by the Government
or the private sector, will no longer be exempted from submitting building
plans to enable the issuance of certificates of fitness (CF). Housing and
Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said this was to avoid any
problems similar to those currently faced by owners of several hundred units
of government low-cost houses.
Don't mislead, Ting warns developers
13/02/1995 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew
Peh today warned overzealous housing developers to stop making misleading
claims in their advertisements in order to make a quick sale. He said his
Ministry had received numerous complaints recently from house buyers regarding
advertisements which contain baseless claims.
Flat dwellers to stay on
13/02/1995 BT
THE Pahang State Government has no plans to relocate occupants of 17 blocks
of flats in Bandar Indera Mahkota near Kuantan, but will repair cracks and
leaks found in the flats. Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalil Yaakob said yesterday
that the State Government will discuss the matter with Malaysia Building Society
Bhd (MBSB), which funded the construction of the flats, to overcome problems
faced by the occupants. He said this while answering questions posed by flat
occupants at a gathering in Kuantan. Several residents said the construction
of the flats was not properly done resulting in cracks, leaks and damage to
the drains. They also wanted to know whether they would be relocated to other
places. There are 1,326 units of houses in the 17-block flats. Its construction
began in 1985 and was occupied in mid-1989. It was funded by the Federal Government
through MBSB. - Bernama
Call to release names of errant
developers 14/02/1995 BT
THE Housing Developers' Association of Malaysia (HDA) has requested that the
Government publicise the identity of developers who have misled buyers through
their advertisements. Its secretary-general Ng Lip Yong said by mentioning
the names of these developers, the image of other developers in general would
be clean.
Unfulfilled pledge
14/02/1995 MM
RESIDENTS of the La Villas Condominium in Gombak have an annoying and embarrassing
presence in their "backyard". A vacant lot is being used for storing building
materials and as a working area.
`Developer did not adhere to
regulations' 16/02/1995 MM
APPLICATIONS for Certificates of Fitness for 1,400 houses in Taman Sri Sinar,
Segambut will only be processed if the developer adhered to regulations set
by City Hall. Its Press officer Ramli Ibrahim said City Hall could not process
the applications as the developer, Segambut Jaya Development Sdn Bhd, failed
to comply with various conditions stated under the development order.
Court allows
condo owners' application 16/02/1995 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The High Court here has allowed six owners of units at
the Cascadium condominium to apply to quash the Kuala Lumpur Datuk Bandar's
decisions to increase the density of the land area in Jalan Medang Serai,
Bangsar, from 30 to 149 per 0.4 hectares and to permit the building of a six-storey
condominium there. Justice Datuk Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim who made
the decision on Monday also stayed all proceedings in connection with the
Datuk Bandar's decisions made on Sept 29, 1994.
Only if the
land comes under City Hall ... 16/02/1995 MM
CITY HALL cannot clear the building material stored on vacant lot at the backyard
of the La Villa Condominium in Gombak if the land does not come under the
authority. Press Officer Ramli Ibrahim said City Hall's Valuation Department
is checking whether the developer, Hoong Ken Housing Development Sdn Bhd,
had handed over the land to the authority.
Sigh of relief
for Sri Sinar residents 21/02/1995 MM
RESIDENTS of Taman Sri Sinar, Segambut, can now let out a collective sigh
of relief as the developer has promised to appeal for the certificates of
fitness (CFs) from City Hall. Site manager of Segambut Jaya Sdn Bhd, Lee Sin
Wak, said they had written to City Hall about their compliance with all the
requirements needed for the CFs.
Cracks in homes
give residents the jitters 24/02/1995 NST-CITYX
THREE families living in Taman Megah in Bahau are virtually having sleepless
nights as the walls of their houses are so badly cracked that they pose a
danger to them. They have informed the developers, Gemilang Jaya Developers
Sdn Bhd, who have sent their engineers to have a look at the houses.
Social group's
noble act 24/02/1995 NST-CITYX
A NON-PROFIT organisation in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan, the Sri Sathya
Sai Baba (SSSB) social action initiative group, have identified 27 dilapidated
houses occupied by the hardcore poor. So far, the group has repaired nine
of these houses at Tanjung Agas and Teluk Kemang. It aimed to complete repairs
to the remaining houses by October.
Condo owners
need fast issuance of strata titles 24/02/1995 NST
I REFER to the report "Court allows condo owners' application", (NST, Feb
16) stating that the High Court in Kuala Lumpur had granted leave to six Cascadium
owners to apply for an order to quash the Datuk Bandar's decision in approving
planning permission for a project adjacent to their land. But it was also
reported, in an earlier preliminary objection that the Datuk Bandar's counsel,
Miss Woo Lai Kea, argued that the condominium owners did not have the locus
standi to bring the matter to court because the condominium owners are not
the registered owners of the adjacent land as the strata tiles have not been
issued.
Condo owners get leave to challenge
mayor's decision 25/02/1995 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - The High Court today allowed an ex-parte application
by six condominium unit owners for leave to apply for an order to quash the
Datuk Bandar's decision in allowing an increase in the population density
for Taman Danau Desa, Taman Desa, here. Judicial Commissioner Low Hop Bing
also granted the six leave to apply for an order to quash the Datuk Bandar's
decision approving Faber Union Sdn Bhd's proposal to construct three condominium
blocks in the same area
Developers, consultants must
reveal EIA costs 27/02/1995 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - Project developers and consultants have been asked to
reveal their Environmental Impact Assessment costs to the Department of Environment.
DOE EIA director Hasmah Harun said today such disclosure was to enable the
department to gauge the quality of the EIAs based on the consultancy cost
and the nature of the project.
Improper sales, advertising
top list 28/02/1995 BT
THE Government has taken 320 housing developers to court for various offences
since 1990. A total of RM450,000 in fines were paid during this period, but
no one went to jail. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew
Peh said most of the offences were related to improper sales and advertising
practices whereby the developers failed to furnish the buyers with adequate
information on the products or delivering products which were not as advertised.
Ting: More developers caught
out 28/02/1995 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - One hundred and sixty-seven developers were charged in
court last year for contravening the Housing Developers Regulations 1989 -
the highest since 1990. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting
Chew Peh said this brought the total charged over the past five years to 320
and added that 90 per cent of the offences were related to violating conditions
of the sales and advertising permits.
