Developer gets
one week to replace faulty switch 03/01/2000 MM
THE developer of the Desa Serdang flats has been given a week to replace a
faulty main switch which caused a two-day blackout that affected 150 residents
last Thursday. Serdang MP Datuk Yap Pian Hon said the developer, Ampang Ukays
Sdn Bhd, had failed to replace the switch despite advice from Tenaga Nasional
Berhad (TNB).
Abandoned hotel
project poses danger 04/01/2000 NST SEREMBAN, Mon. - Motorists using busy
Jalan Rahang near here are seriously concerned about their safety each time
they pass an abandoned hotel project. The proposed high-rise budget hotel
project poses a serious hazard to passing road users and pedestrians as conditions
seem to have worsened after being abandoned during the country's economic
crisis more than a year ago.
Kementerian
jadi orang tengah pertelingkahan pemaju-pembeli 06/01/2000
BH
KEMENTERIAN Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT) mengambil kesempatan ini
mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Berita Harian kerana menyediakan ruangan khas
kepada Kementerian untuk memberi bimbingan kepada pembeli rumah. Melalui ruangan
ini diharapkan bakal pembeli rumah lebih memahami hak dan peranan mereka serta
dapat membuat pertimbangan yang betul sebelum membuat keputusan untuk membeli
rumah
Developers
who fail to implement projects go on blacklist 06/01/2000
BT
HOUSING developers in Kedah who fail to implement projects from now on will
not have their applications for new projects approved, said Menteri Besar
Datuk Syed Razak Syed Zain. He said such housing developers would be blacklisted
by the state government and their failure to implement the projects would
also be reported to the Housing Developers Association.
Rayu segera
CF rumah 06/01/2000 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Lebih 130 pemilik rumah projek fasa tiga, Zon 8 (Nikmat I &
II) Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, merayu pihak berkuasa tempatan menyegerakan proses
pengeluaran Sijil Layak Menduduki (CF) bagi projek itu kerana ia sudah boleh
diduduki Oktober lalu. Mereka berpendapat langkah itu perlu bagi membolehkan
pemilik menduduki rumah itu segera selepas menanggung pelbagai kos pembiayaan
pinjaman ketika kegawatan ekonomi, dua tahun lalu.
Growing worry
over cracks 06/01/2000 NST-CITY
WHEN USJ 19 residents moved into their pricey homes in 1997, they ignored
the hairline cracks that appeared on the walls of their homes. Today, about
40 houses in the area have huge cracks on the walls and even the floors.
Projek terbengkalai
mungkin ditarik balik 07/01/2000 BH
ALOR STAR, Khamis - Kerajaan Kedah kemungkinan menarik balik projek perumahan
yang diberi kepada beberapa syarikat sejak tahun lalu, kerana masih gagal
melaksanakan sebarang pembangunan di kawasan ditetapkan. Pemaju itu juga tidak
akan dipertimbangkan mendapat sebarang projek baru selain menghalang mereka
yang hanya mengejar keuntungan tetapi syarikatnya bermasalah.
Misleading
advertisement by housing developer 07/01/2000 NST
MY family went to Puchong recently in response to a newspaper advertisement
about the sale of apartments called Cempaka. The newspaper advertisement stated
that the new blocks of flats were now open for sale, and as it was a Sunday,
we went early.
Lawyer: Water
caused Highland Tower collapse 07/01/2000 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - The lawyer for developer Highland Properties Sdn Bhd
told the High Court today that water was the major cause of the collapse of
Block 1 that killed 48 people on Dec 11, 1993. In a written submission to
the court, counsel A.D. Rajah said it was a fact that Block 1 had collapsed
after a prolonged period of heavy rain which contributed to a landslide.
Condo owner allowed to void agreement 10/01/2000 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - The High Court has allowed a condominium owner to void
a sale and purchase agreement he entered into with a bank because the project
developer had not obtained the necessary permits and licences.
Rumah murah
belum siap 15/01/2000 BH By Penduduk Labis
LANGKAH kerajaan memastikan setiap pemaju perumahan menyediakan rumah kos
rendah bagi setiap projek wajar dipuji. Malangnya ada pemaju yang tidak peka
hal ini. Ini kerana rumah kos sederhana dan mahal dapat disiapkan tetapi rumah
murah terbengkalai. Rumah bukan kos rendah sudah diduduki hampir setahun manakala
rumah kos rendah tidak diselesaikan pembinaannya.
Pelabur risau
syarikat lesap 17/01/2000 BH By Yang Terkilan
SAYA adalah seorang pelabur satu skim yang dikendalikan oleh sebuah syarikat
yang berdaftar di luar negara. Tertarik dengan skim itu yang mempunyai ciri-ciri
keislaman, saya turut serta melabur untuk persediaan masa depan. Malangnya,
sehingga kini projek yang sepatutnya dijangka siap pada 1998 tiada kedengaran
khabar beritanya. Pada peringkat awal, saya sebagai pelabur mendapat tahu
mengenai perkembangan projek itu melalui surat dan kad hari raya yang dihantar
oleh pihak syarikat cawangan Kuala Lumpur. Pelbagai perkembangan dan berita
menarik digembar-gemburkan mengenai projek itu dan kami sebagai pelabur amat
gembira dengannya.
Serah pelan
Wangsa Maju 17/01/2000 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Laporan lengkap mengandungi cadangan pembangunan kawasan Parlimen
Wangsa Maju dalam jangka masa lima tahun akan dikemukakan kepada Dewan Bandaraya
Kuala Lumur (DBKL) Februari ini. Laporan itu yang turut mengandungi masalah
penduduk termasuk setinggan, penjaja dan projek terbengkalai, akan diserahkan
kepada Datuk Bandar, Tan Sri Kamaruzzaman Shariff, untuk tindakan lanjut.
Pemaju pangsapuri
Sri Angkasa mungkir janji 18/01/2000 BH
SAYA penduduk/pemilik kediaman di pangsapuri Sri Angkasa, Taman Alam Megah,
Shah Alam amat kesal dengan Majlis Perbandaran Shah Alam (MPSA) dan pihak
pemaju berhubung masalah kelulusan Sijil Menduduki Bangunan (CF). Saya dan
pemilik yang lain dipanggil untuk penyerahan kunci rumah pada 13 Jun 1999
iaitu tarikh tamatnya perjanjian Jual-Beli selama tiga tahun (Jun 1996-Jun
1999).
All `cracked
up' over USJ houses 24/01/2000 MM
SEVERAL houses in USJ19, Subang Jaya, are cracking up, forcing at least three
house owners to abandon their RM300,000 double-storey terrace houses. Twenty
others are hoping they will not have to follow suit. And those who are staying
put are living in fear each time they see new cracks appearing on their walls.
Independent
centre to help housebuyers 24/01/2000 NST By Annie Freeda Cruez
SHAH ALAM, Sun. - An independent body, the Institute of Construction Quality
Control Consultants Malaysia, has come forward to resolve housebuyers' woes,
including project delays, abandonment and structural defects. ICQC will offer
its services to housebuyers in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Penang beginning
today, and nationwide from March 1.
Review
of laws on housing to be carried out 26/01/2000 NST
MUAR, Tues. - The Housing and Local Government Ministry is reviewing all existing
legislation to incorporate additional safeguards to protect the interests
of house buyers.
Land Office
rapped for losing strata titles 27/01/2000 NST-CITY
BUKIT Gasing State Assemblyman Dr Lim Thuang Seng has taken the Petaling Land
Office to task for losing more than 250 strata titles belonging to residents
of Happy Mansion, Section 17, Petaling Jaya. He said the residents have been
waiting for more than 20 years for their strata titles.
Pemaju perlu
miliki lesen, permit jualan 27/01/2000 BH
PEMAJUAN perumahan di Semenanjung Malaysia tertakluk di bawah Akta Pemaju
Perumahan (Kawalan dan Pelesenan) 1966 dan Peraturan Pemaju Perumahan (Kawalan
dan Pelesenan) 1989. Akta/Peraturan itu dikuatkuasakan bertujuan untuk menjaga
kepentingan pembeli rumah. Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT)
telah dipertanggungjawabkan menguatkuasakan Akta dan Peraturan tersebut
Give `em solid protection
27/01/2000 NST
THE proposed review of the existing laws pertaining to housing is long overdue.
Bungalow
plot purchasers want refund back 28/01/2000 The Star
Two purchasers want a developer to refund their downpayments totalling RM30,000
for two bungalow plots in Padang Meha, Kulim, as the project appears to have
been abandoned.
Dialogue with
officials of Housing Ministry 28/01/2000 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - About 220 people from 91 organisations took part in
a closed-door two-day dialogue with the Housing and Local Government Ministry
in a hotel in Seri Kembangan starting today. Participants include representatives
from professional bodies, community and residential organisations, universities,
Government departments and corporate organisations.
Institut kaji
pembangunan rumah ditubuh 29/01/2000 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Jumaat - Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan akan menubuhkan
Institut Penyelidikan Penempatan Penduduk dan Perbandaran (Mahsuri) bagi tujuan
penyelidikan dan pembangunan dalam bidang perumahan. Menterinya, Datuk Ong
Ka Ting berkata pihaknya akan bekerjasama dengan Lembaga Pembangunan Industri
Pembinaan Malaysia (CIDB) untuk menyalurkan kemahiran dalam bidang itu.
R&D body to
improve the quality of houses 29/01/2000 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - The Housing and Local Government Ministry will set up
a research and development institute to find ways to improve the quality of
houses and reduce prices. Minister Datuk Ong Ka Ting said the Malaysian Human
Settlement and Urbanisation Research Institute (Mahsuri) will work closely
with the Commercial Industry Development Board.
Details of
developers, projects on Internet 29/01/2000 NST
IN an effort to make housing developers' activities more transparent, the
Housing and Local Government Ministry will post the details of housing developers
and their approved projects on its website. Minister Datuk Ong Ka Ting said
the move would enable the public to check the credentials and particulars
of housing developers via the Internet. It is also expected to benefit housing
developers in providing information on planned projects in the vicinity of
their developments.
Institute for
housing sector to be set up 29/01/2000 BT
AN INSTITUTE to undertake in-depth studies on the housing industry will be
set up soon, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Ong Ka Ting disclosed
yesterday. He said the Malaysian Human Settlement and Urban Research Insititute
(Mahsuri) will be set up soon in collaboration with the Construction Industry
Development Board (CIDB).
Owners want
action ... fast 30/01/2000 SUM
"GIVE us an action plan and time-frame on how the life-threatening cracks
in our houses will be attended to!" This was the stand taken yesterday by
the pro-tem committee for the 26 house owners in USJ 18 in Subang Jaya, Selangor,
whose houses have serious cracks.
