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Condo owners picket over inaction
02/08/1999 MM
FRUSTRATED buyers of the Le Chateau Condominium
Phase Two in Lorong Syed Putra Kiri, Kuala Lumpur picketed against Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh
outside their homes on Saturday afternoon. About half the number of the 174 buyers turned up to show their displeasure with the
Minister for his alleged lack of action following the expiry of the July 17 deadline issued to the developer, Zamrud Properties
Sdn Bhd, for completion of the project.
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DCM: Council told to
issue CF
06/08/1999 The Star
The State Government has
directed the Penang Municipal Council to issue Certificates of Fitness (CF)
for phase one of the state government low-cost housing project in Teluk
Kumbar which was ready in July last year.
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Gripe over land titles
06/08/1999 MM
LIKE many hopeful houseowners, insurance
agent Lai Soon Hwa bought his house in Taman Daya, Kepong, in 1982. After paying up the 15-year housing loan, he now owns the
house but the land on which his house sits technically does not belong to him.
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Giving keys without approvals is cheating
10/08/1999 The Star
PUTRAJAYA: Developers are
cheats if they hand over keys to buyers without getting all the approvals
from relevant departments.
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Kajang council urged to haul up
developer
10/08/1999 NS-LTIMES
KAJANG Municipal Council has been called to protect the rights of residents around the Pak Sin multi-storey
commercial-cum-condominium complex in Jalan Sungai Chua, Kajang. Serdang Member of Parliament Datuk Yap Pian Hon said the council
must take action against the developer who had failed to repair back alleys and monsoon drains damaged by contractors of the
housing project
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Developer ordered to pay for late
delivery
11/08/1999 The Star
Kuantan: The High Court
yesterday ordered a housing developer to pay 19 purchasers late delivery
charges amounting to more than RM1mil, to complete the construction of their
apartments at Sunny Beach Resort in Sungai Karang and to deliver them.
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Wangsa Permai titles cheer
12/08/1999 NST-LTIMES
WANGSA Permai residents'
four-year wait for individual land titles is almost over. They will be getting the titles within the next six months. Although the
developer Palm Grove Housing Sdn Bhd had given an assurance in May that the residents, whose homes are in Kepong, will be getting
the titles in July, this still came as a relief, said residents' spokesman Steve Ng.
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Dream homes ready but no moving in
16/08/1999 MM
THIS is our house but we can't move in!
Self-employed lorry driver S. Tharmalingam and his wife are among the 102 owners of low-cost houses in Taman Desa Ayer Hitam,
Sepang, who cannot move into their new homes although the developer issued a notice allowing them to collect the keys.
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Hauled to court
17/08/1999 MM
A HOUSING development company which had
operated for years without a developer's licence will finally be brought to court. The decision by the Attorney-General's Chambers
to charge Cristal-Land Sdn Bhd and a director of the company in court next month, comes more than eight months after a series of
police reports were lodged by the house- buyers who had paid for non-existent houses.
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Developer gets state ultimatum
17/8/1999
The Star
The state government has
ordered the developer of Bandar Prai Jaya in Butterworth to come up with a
concrete solution to its low and low medium-cost housing woes within two
weeks.
Rubble walls near Highland Towers not properly designed
17/08/1999 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - The improper design of the rubble walls built to
support the hillslope terrace behind one of the Highland Tower blocks was
the cause of a landslide, killing 48 people, the High Court was told today.
Consulting geotechnical engineer Prof N.E. Simons from Surrey, United
Kingdom, said the weakness of the rubble walls was the fundamental cause of
the landslide.
TNB: Developer did not pay deposit
18/08/1999 MM
TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD has not received any
deposit from the developer of a housing scheme in Sepang. TNB's head of customer solutions department Celine Lee said the TNB
Bangi regional office was yet to receive any payment from the developer.
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Sentul Utama house
buyers form committee
18/08/1999 NST-LTIMES
FOR once, Bandar Sentul Utama house buyers would like to hear a good reason why their houses have not been built or completed. For the past five
years, the buyers who had expected their condominium units to be ready two years ago, have been told by the developer, Sentul
Murni Sdn Bhd, that squatters in the vicinity are in the way of construction work
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No compromise!
19/08/1999 MM
COMPROMISE? No way. A group of condominium
owners have refused to play give-and-take with the developer by paying the balance purchase price of 20 per cent before it would
release the house keys.
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Housebuyers face another obstacle
19/08/1999 The Star
By A.R.Amiruddin
After waiting 18 years for their dream
homes, a group of housebuyers now face
another problem--red tape.
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Houses left to rot
20/08/1999 MM
A LOW-COST housing project developed by
the Selangor Economic Development Corporation (PKNS) in Batu 17, Rawang, continues to be an embarrassment for the State
Government. Three years after its completion and without the "care" of the rightful occupants, the houses are in a sorry state of
neglect, despite the PKNS undertaking some repairs in April.
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Property manager riding roughshod over owners
20/08/1999 NST By Annie George Livesey
CONSIDERING the Government's recent push to rejuvenate the housing
industry and encourage foreign investment, one would expect that the
Housing and Local Government Ministry would be more proactive and be the
agency that house or condominium buyers could turn to when they encounter
problems with the developer. Condominiums have sprouted in and around
Kuala Lumpur ever since Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad in a
speech some years ago stated that city living was about living in
condominiums.
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Women to the fore!
25/08/1999 MM
A GROUP of angry women will be taking the
limelight this Saturday when they go on the offensive to claim their rights as housebuyers of the Le Chateau Phase II Condominium
in Lorong Syed Putra Kiri. They plan to barge in, break the locks if need be and get into the condo grounds to occupy the building
car park until justice is done for them
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Standardised housing
quality assessment 25/08/1999
NST
ALOR STAR, Tues. - A standardised system
to measure home construction quality in
the new millennium has been formulated.
The quality of structural and
architectural works will be measured
through methods called "Qlassic" and
"Scan", said Deputy Housing and Local
Government Minister Datuk Shafie Apdal
today.
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New firm to take over condo project
25/08/1999 The Star
By Choong Kwee Kim
Buyers of the RM300mil Fettes Villa
condominiums, which has been delayed for
three years, learnt yesterday that a new
management has taken over the project.
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Quick action on grouses by housebuyers
26/08/1999 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - A
monitoring and supervisory committee has been set up by the Housing and
Local Government Ministry to handle and quickly resolve housebuyers'
complaints.
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Antiquated sale and purchase agreement
26/08/1999 NST By Abdul Razak
I CANNOT comprehend why the issue of housing was left out of the Consumers
Protection Bill. I would think that the majority of complaints from
consumers arise from matters relating to housing. I have found out that
the sale and purchase agreement in any housing deal does not protect the
purchaser at all.
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Special panel to tackle housing
complaints
26/08/1999 BT
A HOUSING Complaints Monitoring
Committee has been set up to look into
problems faced by purchasers and
developers, said Housing and Local
Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew
Peh. Problems might arise from
enforcement of the sale and purchase
agreement provision in the Housing
Developers (Control and Licencing) Act,
1966 and the Housing Developers (Control
and Licencing) Regulations 1989, he said
in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
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Faster action on housing
grouses
26/08/1999
The Star
Kuala Lumpur: Buyers can expect a speedy solution to their housing woes with
the setting up of the Housing Complaint Monitoring Committee yesterday.
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Ting defends his stand
26/08/1999 MM
HOUSING and Local Government Minister
Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh (right) defended his stand over accusations made against him by buyers of the Le Chateau condominium in
Jaan Syed Putra Kiri. "We are in the midst of compiling a report on the matter. It will be out soon. This is to list down the
various actions taken by the Ministry in the course of the dispute," said Ting yesterday.
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Aduan pembeli rumah akan ditangani segera
26/08/1999 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Rabu - Mulai hari ini, setiap aduan pembeli rumah sama ada yang dibuat terus kepada kementerian atau kepada
pihak lain akan diberi perhatian sewajarnya oleh Jawatankuasa Pemantauan Aduan Perumahan (JPAP). Jawatankuasa yang ditubuhkan atas
arahan Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh, itu akan memastikan tindakan segera diambil pihak
berkenaan terhadap setiap aduan pembeli.
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Three companies offer
to take over stalled project
26/08/1999
The Star
Three companies have offered
to take over the management and operation of Majestic Heights, which is
facing problem completing its project in Paya Terubong.
Ting: Set up special units for efficiency 27/08/1999 The Star
PETALING JAYA: The Housing
and Local Government Ministry has directed local authorities to set up
special units to resolve public complaints more efficiently.
Developer ignored complaints about
defects 27/08/1999 NST
I REFER to the letter entitled "Bring
developers who manipulate CF to book" (NST,
Aug 18). I am a victim of a developer
who went beyond "manipulating" the law.
Seeking second opinion on cracked
houses
27/08/1999 MM
THE five cracked and sinking houses in
Desa Pinggiran Batu Caves will get a
second opinion. This is because the
Selayang Municipal Council wanted them
demolished but the developer insisted
they could be repaired.
Buyer sore over delay in mall project
28/08/1999 NST
PENANG, Fri. - Gift shop owner Teoh
Teik Gek's hopes of owning a retail outlet at the prestigious Bayan Bay Shopping Mall in Bayan Baru
have been shattered. She found out that
work on the project was abandoned since
August last year
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Condo buyers snub
developer
29/08/1999 Sunday Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Buyers of the
Le Chateau Condominium Phase Two in Lorong Syed Putra Kiri here finally
moved into their homes yesterday, seven years after they booked the units.
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Ministry doing all
it can for buyers
30/08/1999 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The Housing and
Local Government Ministry has gone all out to help about 190 Le Chateau
Condominium buyers over a dispute with the developer.
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Call to give details of complaints
30/08/1999 NST
I REFER to the complaints "Antiquated
sale and purchase agreement" by Abdul
Razak of Kuala Lumpur (NST, Aug 26) and
"Developer ignored complaints about
defects" by Yoon H.C. of Shah Alam (NST,
Aug 27). The Ministry would like to
advise Abdul Razak and Yoon to provide
details such as names of project and
developer and the problems to Director,
Monitoring and Enforcement Division,
Ministry of Housing and Local
Government, 4th Floor, Block K,
Damansara Town Centre, 50782 Kuala
Lumpur or fax 03-2525409 or email
enforcement@kpkt.gov.my.
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Lim Ah Lek to act as
mediator
31/08/1999 MM
IT may not fall within the ambit of
his portfolio, but Human Resources Minister Datuk Lim Ah Lek has been asked to exercise his negotiating skills for a different
cause. Lim will now act as mediator in finding an amicable solution to the problems faced by buyers of the Le Chateau Condominium
Phase II in Lorong Syed Putra Kiri.
