Changes to Housing Act
favour buyers 01/12/2002 Sunday Star
PETALING JAYA: Housebuyers can now terminate their sales and
purchase agreements and get refunds for their payments from developers under
the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) (Amendment) Act 2002 which
takes effect today.
Buyers
happy but developers brace for problems 02/12/2002
The Star
PETALING JAYA: The changes to the Housing Developers (Control
and Licensing) (Amendment) Act are consumer-friendly and will benefit both
house buyers and developers, said National Housebuyers Association (HBA) secretary-general
Chang Kim Loong.
Buyers must sign new
S&P agreement 02/12/2002 The Star
The 290 buyers of the stalled low medium-cost Seri Semarak apartment project
in Bandar Baru Air Itam have to sign a new sales and purchase (S & P) agreement
as a new developer has taken over the project.
Buyers
have to pay four months’ service charge now
02/12/2002 The Star By Foong Pek Yee
PETALING JAYA: Property buyers will now have to pay four months of service
charge upfront, of which three months are in the form of advance payment and
the remainder as deposit under the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing)
(Amendment) Act 2002 which took effect yesterday.
Housebuyers ‘must decide’
02/12/2002 The Star By Ng Su-Ann
SOME 600 housebuyers of the stalled Fettes Villa project in Fettes Park, Penang,
have to make a decision. They have been told to decide whether they want the
project to continue or try to get back their downpayment of between RM10,000
and RM15,000 each.
Persatuan sambut
baik peraturan baru beli rumah 03/12/2002 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Isnin - Persatuan Pembeli Rumah Kebangsaan menyambut baik peraturan
baru yang mensyaratkan pembeli hartanah seperti pangsapuri, kondominium, dan
flet supaya membayar wang pendahuluan empat bulan bagi caj perkhidmatan. Presidennya,
Datuk Zainuddin Bachik, berkata peraturan itu diharap melindungi hak pembeli
hartanah daripada menjadi mangsa pemaju perumahan tempatan yang hanya mementingkan
keuntungan pantas
Builders must reimburse
within 14 days 03/12/2002 The Star
PETALING JAYA: Developers must reimburse housebuyers who carry
out rectification works on their own units within 14 days from the day they
receive the buyers’ written demand under the Housing Developers Act (Control
and Licensing) (Amendment), 2002 which took effect on Dec 1.
Houses without CFs
built before MPAJ was set up 03/12/2002 The Star
OLD buildings and houses built prior to the establishment of the Ampang Jaya
Municipal Council (MPAJ) is the reason why a high number of properties in
the municipality are without certificates of fitness (CFs).
Close watch on hillside
projects 04/12/2002 The Star By Dharmender Singh
THE Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) will start monitoring all development
projects in areas it deemed sensitive to ensure all technical requirements
are adhered to.
Unit to handle
strata title matters 04/12/2002 NST-CITY
THE Selangor Land and Mines Department, the authority with
the power to issue strata titles, will set up a division to handle problems
related to such applications. Deputy Land and Co-operative Development Minister
Dr Tan Kee Kwong said the division would hasten the processing time for applications
of strata titles.
Developer to the rescue
05/12/2002 The Star
SIN Heap Lee-Marubeni Sdn Bhd, the developer of Excelsa Apartments
at Taman Universiti Indah in Sri Kembangan has promised to take measures to
rectify residents’ problems, especially in security, water supply and possible
erosion. The company’s director Christopher Ch’ng said the management would
consider the residents’ request for an automatic gate at the apartment’s entrance.
Strata titles
for PKNS flats out next year 06/12/2002 MM
THE residents of the PKNS flats along Jalan 17/1A, Petaling
Jaya, should be getting their strata titles next year. Bukit Gasing State
Assemblyman Dr Lim Thuang Seng announced that after more than 30 years, strata
titles will finally be issued to the owners of individual units.
Honest way to get rich
08/11/2002 NST By Charisma Mendoza
There is not one among us who, at one time or another, dreamt of being rich.
Some of us went to convert that dream - you became rich, you made it! Some
others continue to dream of that wonderful way to get rich! And really we
have ourselves to blame when you fall under that category.
Housing tribunal should be allowed to hear all cases
09/12/2002 NST By Chang Kim Loong
THE National Housebuyers Association Malaysia (HBA) welcomes
the announcement by Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Seri Ong
Ka Ting that the amended Housing Development Act would take effect from Dec
1.
Aduan mengenai
Pejabat Tanah banyak diterima BPA 09/12/2002 BH
KELEWATAN proses permohonan tanah, mengeluarkan
hak milik tanah dan proses pindah hak milik tanah adalah aduan yang kerap
diterima oleh Biro Pengaduan Awam (BPA), Jabatan Perdana Menteri, terhadap
Pejabat Tanah. Aduan lain ialah kelewatan pecah sempadan, masalah batu sempadan
dan pembayaran wang pampasan bagi tanah yang diambil kerajaan.
30-year wait
for strata titles 10/12/2002 NST-CITY
RESIDENTS of the PKNS (Selangor State Economic Development
Corporation) flats at Jalan 17/1A in Petaling Jaya will get their strata titles
next year - after waiting for more than 30 years. Bukit Gasing Assemblyman
Dr Lim Thuang Seng said the strata titles were expected to be issued by the
middle of, or late, next year as they were in the final stages of being processed
by the Land and Mines Department.
Tribunal ready to hear cases
10/12/2002 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tribunal for Housebuyer Claims formed under the new Housing
Developers (Control and Licensing) (Amendment) Act 2002 is now ready to hear
cases.
Good
deal turns sour for clerk 10/12/2002 BY K. Suthakar
A CLERK who thought she had landed a good buy of an apartment in a public
auction had a rude shock when she was asked to pay about RM10,000 extra to
settle outstanding bills relating to the property in Penang.
DPM: Check incompetence
10/12/2002 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The Land and Co-operative Development Ministry has been instructed
to intervene in the handling of land matters following incompetence shown
by some land offices
S & P to give itemised
list of expenses 11/12/2002 The Star By Clarence Chua
KUALA LUMPUR: The sale and purchase (S&P) agreement for apartments will now
include an itemised list of expenses that will give buyers a better idea of
what the maintenance fee actually covers.
Desa Pakar
to get CF soon 11/12/2002 NST-CITY
THE Desa Pakar complex and apartments along the Sungai Besi
Highway will soon be issued temporary Certificates of Fitness, once clearance
letters on the project have been issued by the Fire and Rescue Department.
"Kuala Lumpur City Hall has in principle agreed to issue temporary CFs for
the apartments. We are just waiting for clearance from the department," said
Khong Chee Seng, secretary to Seputeh MP Teresa Kok, during a recent Press
conference at the project site.
Prices fixed for houses
on state land 12/12/2002 The Star
IPOH: Developers building double-storey houses and shophouses on state land
will have to sell them at RM100,000 and RM150,000 respectively from next year
so that bumiputras can afford them.
Principle is now ‘caveat venditor’
12/12/2002 The Star
I REFER to the letter, “Build first, sell later,” (The Star, Dec 10). For
the information of Frustrated, the recent amendments to the housing development
laws have already taken care of the “build-then-sell” concept by encouraging
developers to adopt it.
Tribunal hanya
terima kes aduan selepas 1 Disember 12/12/2002 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Rabu - Tribunal Aduan Pembeli Rumah (TAPR) yang mula beroperasi
1 Disember lalu hanya boleh membantu memfailkan tuntutan pembeli yang menandatangani
perjanjian jual beli rumah (S&P) selepas tarikh itu. Pengerusinya yang baru
dilantik, Kamardin Hashim, berkata pihaknya hanya boleh mendengar aduan pembeli
mengenai masalah berkaitan jual beli bagi urusan S&P yang dibuat sebelum 1
Disember dan perkara itu kemudian dirujuk kepada bahagian pengaduan Kementerian
Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan.
Hope for housebuyers
who had completed purchase before Dec 1 13/12/2002
NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - The door has not been permanently shut for thousands
of aggrieved housebuyers who purchased their homes before Dec 1. The Housing
and Local Government Ministry is working towards making the Housing Tribunal
accessible to buyers who signed their Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPA) before
the the tribunal commenced.
Ong: We will clarify position
of tribunal first 13/12/2002 The Star
The Housing and Local Government Ministry will seek the advice of the
Attorney-General’s Chambers on whether the Housing Tribunal can hear cases
involving transactions made before Dec 1, its minister, Datuk Seri Ong Ka
Ting, said.
Pastikan tribunal
tiada had masa kes 13/12/2002 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Khamis - Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan akan mendapatkan
penjelasan dan nasihat daripada Jabatan Peguam Negara sama ada Tribunal Aduan
Pembeli Rumah (TAPR) boleh menerima kes yang berlaku sebelum 1 Disember lalu.
Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, berkata kerajaan
tidak akan bersikap lepas tangan terhadap masalah yang berlaku sebelum 1 Disember
sebaliknya akan mencuba sedaya upaya untuk membantu pembeli rumah menyelesaikan
masalah mereka.
Housing ministry to speed
up procedures for approval of construction projects
14/12/2002 The Star
THE Housing and Local Government is aiming to speed up the procedure for approval
of construction projects via an electronic ecosystem. According to Housing
and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, the Sepang district
council in Selangor has been chosen to carry out a pilot project called virtual
approval environment (VAE), built by AsiaBuild Online Sdn Bhd. It is expected
to go full-scale in June next year.
Close watch
on hillside projects 14/12/2002 The Star
THE Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) will start monitoring all development
projects in areas it deemed sensitive to ensure all technical requirements
are adhered to. Council president Ahmad Fuad Ismail said when developers failed
to follow the requirements during the early stages of the development, the
structure such as slopes posed a problem after six or seven years.
Pinjaman rumah
selesai, tapi tiada hak milik 16/12/2002 BH
PADA 1971 arwah ibu saya (termasuk 44 pembeli lain) membeli banglo dua
tingkat di Taman Datuk Keramat daripada Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor
(PKNS). Pinjaman rumah daripada PKNS diselesaikan pada 1983, namun sehingga
ini hak milik rumah itu belum dikeluarkan.`
Stop threatening
borrowers, CASSA tells banks 16/12/2002 MM
THE Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam Selangor (CASSA) has called
all financial institutions to stop threatening borrowers - whose housing projects
are abandoned by developers - with property auction, blacklisting and bankruptcy
notices. In a statement, its president Jacob George said in many cases, the
association found the banks were equally liable for releasing loans of more
than 95 per cent of the purchase price without determining the state of the
project
Service apartment buyers not protected by new law
16/12/2002 The Star By Clarence Chua
PETALING JAYA: With the demand for service apartments on the rise, many buyers
of such property are unaware that they do not enjoy the protection accorded
to purchasers of condominiums, apartments and other non-commercial property
under the law.
Developer of stalled project
gets summons 18/12/2002 NST-CITY
THE developer for the abandoned Rhythm Avenue apartment project in Subang
Jaya, Selangor was served with a writ of summons last Friday. Those named
as co-defendants were Rhythm Avenue developer Sanjung Utama Sdn Bhd, company
directors Yap Kwee Huat and Yap Kwee Chai and project architect Goh Day Ren.
No nod for blasting at Tiara
Intan 20/12/2002 The Star By Esther Chandran
BLASTING works carried out by developers should have the approval from the
local authority, which takes into account consent from the police, Department
of Environment and Mineral and Geoscience Department.
Ministry to
monitor new buildings without disabled-friendly features
20/12/2002 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - The issue of new buildings without disabled-people
features will be addressed at the Disabled Persons' Advisory Council in February,
said National Unity and Social Development Minister Datuk Dr Siti Zaharah
Sulaiman today.
Guarded approval
for new Act 21/12/2002 NST-PROP
WITH the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) (Amendment) Act 2002 coming
into operation on Dec 1 together with the regulations governing the new standard
Sale and Purchase Agreements, housing development accounts and the tribunal,
the legal overhaul of the property development industry is now complete.
New Housing
Development Regulations 21/12/2002 NST By Shamsulbahri
bin Ibrahim and Roger Tan Kor Mee
Background The Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) (Amendment) Act
2002 which was gazetted on 31 January 2002 came into operation on 1 December
2002. With that, the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 will
now be known as the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 (“the
Act”).
Buyer-friendly
Act 21/12/2002 NST By Shamsulbahri bin Ibrahim and
Roger Tan Kor Mee
The Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) (Amendment) Act 2002 which
was gazetted on Jan 31, 2002 came into operation on Dec 1, 2002. With that,
the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 is now known as the
Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 (the Act).
Build more
low-cost houses instead of flats 26/12/2002 NST
IT is good to learn that the Federal Government has taken over the responsibility
for the construction of houses for the lower-income group. It has set aside
RM1 billion. Of this amount RM700 million is for 64 projects to relocate squatters
in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor by 2005. However, generally speaking, developers
are crass businessmen who only look to maximise profits. If they can avoid
building low-cost units they will gladly do so. This is where the authorities
must come down hard on the defaulters.
Developers
issued show-cause letters over delay 29/12/2002 NSUNT
MUAR, Sat. - The Johor Government has issued show-cause letters to several
housing developers over the delay in building 39,000 units of low-cost houses,
mostly in the RM25,000 category in Johor Baru. State Domestic Trade, Consumer
Affairs and Housing Committee chairman Abdul Samat Aripin said the Government
wanted to know why construction of these houses washeld up when medium and
high-cost units could be completed in time.
