`Apply for strata
titles after CF' 03/05/1996 NST-LTIMES
DEPUTY Land and Co-operative Development Minister Datuk Goh Cheng Teik has
reminded developers to apply for strata titles after being issued a Certificate
of Fitness and final titles. He said there were a number of flats in the Segambut
area which have been without strata titles since the 1960s.
Move to resolve
strata titles issue 03/05/1996 MM
THE long wait for strata titles for flats owners in Segambut will be over
soon. This assurance came from Deputy Land and Co-operative Development Minister
Dr Goh Cheng Teik Goh who told 20 owners yesterday that he would arrange a
meeting between them and the developers on May 30 to resolve the matter.
Getting tough
against delay in applying for strata titles 05/05/1996
NSUNT
KUANTAN, Sat. - The Land and Co-operative Development Ministry will act against
developers who fail to apply for strata titles within six months of completing
their projects. The ministry's parliamentary secretary Datuk Fauzi Abdul Rahman
said the action could be taken under section 8 of the Strata Titles Act 1985.
Strata titles:
Errant builders face action 05/05/1996 NSUNT
KUANTAN, Sat. - The Land and Co-operative Development Ministry will act against
developers who fail to apply for strata titles within six months of completing
their projects. The ministry's parliamentary secretary Datuk Fauzi Abdul Rahman
said the action could be taken under section 8 of the Strata Titles Act 1985.
Mastermind of
gang among seven arrested 05/05/1996 NSUNT By Rene Leow
KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. - Police crippled a syndicate believed to have cheated
businessmen of about RM1.2 million through fraudulent land and business deals
with the arrest of seven suspects two days ago. Among those arrested included
the syndicate's 48-year-old mastermind.
No compromise
on sewerage facilities 06/05/1996 NST
KUALA TERENGGANU, Sun. - The Government will not compromise on the standard
of sewerage facilities in every housing project, especially low- cost housing
schemes. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said
there should not be double standards where mixed housing projects were provided
with good sewerage facilities while low-cost housing areas were denied or
received sub-standard facilities.
Council to meet
developer 08/05/1996 MM
THE Ampang Jaya Municipal Council will meet with the Taman Bukit Teratai developer
soon to resolve its erosion problem. Council public relations officer Norhayati
Ahmad said the meeting is to discuss actions that can be taken by the developer
to repair an eroding monsoon drain.
Five more men
held over fake land deals 08/05/1996 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Police have arrested five men, believed to belong to
a gang which had cheated 21 businessmen of more than RM1.7 million in fraudulent
land deals. All five were picked up in Seremban and Ipoh two days ago.
Houses will
be in tip-top condition 10/05/1996 MM
THE Selangor State Economic Development Corporation (PKNS) has assured buyers
of its housing scheme in Pusat Bandar Sungai Buluh that their homes would
be in `tip-top' condition at the time of delivery. PKNS is now awaiting the
issuance of the Certificates of Fitness (CF) for the houses and upon receiving
them from the Petaling District Council would hand over the keys to the house-buyers.
Developer refuses
to pay RM4m levy 12/05/1996 NSUNT
JOHOR BARU, Sat. - A housing developer in Kulai has denied responsibility
for delays in transferring title deeds to 35 foreign house buyers and has
refused to pay RM4 million in property levies on their behalf. Mestijaya Holdings
Sdn Bhd said local authorities should be blamed for not giving Mestijaya enough
time to carry out the transfer.
Giving potential
house buyers the upper hand
12/05/1996 NSUNT
THE Government finally appears to have endorsed the concept of build first
and then sell houses in the Seventh Malaysia Plan, tabled in the Dewan Rakyat
by the Prime Minister last Monday. The statement is epochal. Its effects,
if implemented, would be far- reaching.
Osu: 1,001 strata
titles approved since March 17/05/1996 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - Since March, more than 50 per cent of 1,846 strata
title applications have been approved by Land Departments nationwide, said
Land and Co-operative Development Minister Datuk Osu Sukam. He said of the
strata title applications received, 1,001 had been approved while 612 were
being processed.
18 months for
buyers to report house defects 17/05/1996 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - Housebuyers will have a longer period to report defects
in their new houses from September this year when the Government extends the
Defects Liability Period from the present 12 months to 18 months. Housing
and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said all sales and purchase
agreements issued after September have to stipulate that developers were responsible
for repairs of defects which were reported within 18 months of vacant possession.
Fomca wants
longer defect liability period for houses 18/05/1996
NST
TAIPING, Fri. - The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association today called
for a longer defect liability period for new houses instead of the 18 months
agreed upon recently. Its president, Hamdan Adnan, told reporters today that
the period should be increased to at least 24 months as buying a new house
is at most times a life-long investment.
Campaign against
new house defects launched 19/05/1996 NSUNT
KAJANG, Sat. - The Housing and Local Government Ministry today launched its
Zero Defect Campaign to check against increasing complaints about new houses.
"On average, we receive about 500 complaints on defects in new schemes and
we cannot tolerate this," Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said after launching
the Villaraya Industrial Park project in Semenyih about 16km from here.
CM: No levy
on foreign buyers 22/05/1996 NST
KUCHING, Tues. - Sarawak will not impose the RM100,000 levy on foreign house
buyers introduced in the 1996 federal budget, Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul
Taib Mahmud said. Taib said the imposition of the levy could hamper the State's
development, especially in the housing and industrial sectors.
Selangor breaks
its promise
28/05/1996 NST-LTIMES
THE Selangor Government has pledged that it would keep at least 30 per cent
of its land area under forest cover but a check with the Forestry Department
shows otherwise. As of June 1995, there were 237,446 hectares of forest reserves
in the State. This represents just 29 per cent of the total land area. And
as more forest reserves are revoked and given to other land uses - the latest
casualties being the forests at Ayer Hitam and Sungai Buloh - how can the
State maintain its 30 per cent target?
RM27m abandoned
housing project in Perlis to be revived 30/05/1996
NST
KANGAR, Wed. - The RM27 million Taman Haz Melati at Beseri abandoned 19 years
ago is to be revived soon, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said.
The new developer selected to rehabilitate the project would initially complete
the commercial properties, he added
Ipoh council
seeks to recover money 30/05/1996 NST
IPOH, Wed. - The City Council is taking steps to recover the money owed by
a local company which was entrusted to develop an industrial site at Pengkalan
near here. Datuk Bandar Datuk Ahmad Saleh Sarif said today a meeting with
the company's representatives would be held next week to recover any balance
from the joint venture project.
