Ong: Many ignorant of fire
safety rules 01/03/2003 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - Malaysians generally lack knowledge on fire safety measures
and have been urged to observe the vigorous awareness campaigns initiated
by the Government. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Ong Ka Ting
said a study conducted by the Fire and Rescue Department showed the people,
especially those aged between 12 and 18, were mostly oblivious to the risk
posed by the hazard, with 67.63 per cent respondents claiming ignorance on
its safety aspects
Strata title in the air? Just
pay the quit rent 02/03/2003 The Sun
Penang: The Land and Cooperative Development Ministry has come up with a brilliant
way to resolve the non-issuance of strata titles to owners of high rise units
- charge them quit rent!
Strata
title jam 03/03/03 The Sun
Petaling Jaya: A combination of financial and administrative factors have
resulted in a massive backlog of applications for strata titles.
Wall cracks keep reappearing
03/03/2003 MM
LAST August, FRUSTRATED complained to Hotline about the crack lines that re-appeared
at his new Rawang Perdana home, after the developer repaired them. The developer,
Sunway Mas Sdn Bhd, then assured Frustrated that they will do their best to
resolve the problem.
Kayveas dakwa 80 peratus pemaju
tipu pembeli, kerajaan 03/03/2003 BH
KUALA LUMPUR: Sebanyak 80 peratus pemaju perumahan memperdaya pembeli dan
kerajaan dengan mencanang kononnya kawasan yang dimajukan mempunyai pelbagai
kelebihan menarik. Timbalan Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk
M Kayveas, berkata mereka angkuh dan sering mengambil kesempatan keikhlasan
pembeli serta kerajaan bagi meraih keuntungan segera.
Jangan jadikan pembangunan
alasan tebang pokok: Abdullah 04/03/2003 BH
CYBERJAYA: Kekayaan hutan, keindahan alam semula, jadi termasuk kawasan bukit
dan tanah tinggi, tidak harus dikorbankan hanya atas nama pembangunan, kata
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Timbalan Perdana Menteri berkata, ketika
ini, ketidakseimbangan antara pembangunan guna tanah dan landskap, terutama
di kawasan sensitif seperti kawasan bukit, tebing serta cerun, masih terus
berlaku.
Ingatan kepada pemaju
04/03/2003 HM
CYBERJAYA: Pihak yang terbabit dalam perancangan kawasan pembangunan, terutama
pemaju dan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) diingatkan supaya memastikan pembangunan
dilaksanakan dengan menyeluruh, mapan dan terancang bagi meningkatkan kualiti
hidup. Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, berkata
pembangunan pesat hasil pertumbuhan ekonomi membawa perubahan ketara terhadap
alam sekitar, terutama kepada persekitaran berdekatan dengan kawasan perbandaran.
Pemaju guna paksaan akan hadapi
tindakan 06/03/2003 BH
KUALA LUMPUR: Pemaju perumahan yang memaksa pembeli menggunakan khidmat panel
peguam yang disediakan, akan dikenakan tindakan tegas, termasuk pembatalan
lesen, kata Timbalan Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk M Kayveas.
Beliau berkata ramai pembeli mengadu dipaksa menggunakan khidmat panel peguam
yang dilantik pemaju hingga mereka tidak mempunyai hak untuk menentukan beberapa
perkara dalam perjanjian jual beli rumah.
Pembeli lot banglo rasa tertipu
07/03/2003 HM
PADA tahun 1995, saya membeli lot banglo di Hulu Yam Perdana berhampiran pusat
rekreasi Ulu Yam Woods menggunakan pinjaman syarikat. Polisi pinjaman mestilah
membina rumah selewat-lewatnya dua tahun dari tarikh pembelian tetapi disebabkan
pemaju gagal menyerahkan tanah itu mengikut tempoh yang ditetapkan, saya diberikan
penangguhan oleh syarikat.
Pemaju elak yuran penilaian
akan didakwa 08/03/2003 BH-TGH
KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan akan mengambil tindakan tegas
terhadap pemaju perumahan yang gagal menjelaskan yuran penilaian sebelum memulakan
sebarang projek pembangunan bertujuan mengelakkan kesulitan dalam pemberian
hak milik strata kepada penghuni.
Strata title report out of alignment with facts
08/03/2003
YOUR front page report "Strata title jam" (March 3, 2003) contains several
errors. It is not true that "official requirements do not allow private surveys
to be used for issuing such titles".
Ministry accepts blame for
strata title delays 12/03/2003 The Sun
Kuala Lumpur: Land and Cooperative Development Minister Tan Sri Kasitah Gaddam
admits his ministry is partially responsible for delays in issuing strata
titles.
Ka Ting: Improve security at
car parks 13/03/2003 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The Government has directed building owners to step up
security in their car parks by installing closed-circuit cameras or increasing
the number of security guards.
Affordable housing glut
in the making 14/04/2003 The Star
IF there is one lesson that can be learnt from the property market reports
released by the National Property Information Centre (Napic) of the Valuation
and Property Services Department last week is this: please don't build too
many affordable housing' especially in the same location.
Rumah bocor, retak berbahaya
15/03/2003 BH-TGH
KELANA JAYA: Penduduk Jalan SS5A/2A, Taman Kelana Jaya, dilanda kebimbangan
apabila rumah mereka yang mengalami keretakan pada beberapa bahagian dinding
dan bahagian bumbung kerana bocor teruk sejak 1997, belum diperbaiki. Kejadian
retak pada dinding dan bumbung bocor dikenal pasti berlaku sejak enam tahun
lalu dan sebilangan penduduk sudah pun membuat pengaduan kepada Ahli Majlis
Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Selangor, Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Ahmad Dahalan dan Majlis
Perbandaran Petaling Jaya (MPPJ) pada tahun yang sama.
Kementerian mesti serius bela
pembeli rumah teraniaya 17/03/2003 BH-TGH
KEMENTERIAN Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan perlu serius dan bertanggungjawab
membela nasib pembeli yang kerap dianiayai pemaju perumahan, bukan sekadar
menuding jari menuduh satu pihak lain. Gabungan Persatuan-Persatuan Pengguna
Malaysia (Fomca) hairan mengapa kementerian boleh merujuk sebarang permasalahan
perumahan yang biasa berlaku, kepada pemaju, sedangkan mereka sendiri meluluskan
dan memantau projek perumahan, termasuk pengeluaran permit iklan dan jualan
rumah kepada pemaju berkenaan.
52,419 unit kediaman tidak
terjual 17/03/2003 HM
UNIT kediaman tidak terjual dalam tangan pemaju sembilan bulan selepas pelancaran
untuk seluruh negara sehingga Jun 2002 ialah 52,419 unit dengan nilai RM7.07
bilion Pengarah Urusan Khong & Jaafar Sdn Bhd, Elvin Fernandez berkata demikian
menerusi kertas kerjanya bertajuk `Maklumat Kemas kini Mengenai Pasaran Hartanah,
Isu Pembangunan Terkini Dan Penyelesaiannya'.
Rujuk tribunal jika masalah
berlarutan 17/03/2003 BH-TGH
PEMBELI rumah yang mempunyai masalah berlarutan dengan pemaju, disarankan
terus merujuk kepada Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah (TTPR) bagi mencari jalan
penyelesaian singkat. Berdasarkan pengalaman, pembeli rumah bermasalah biasanya
terpaksa bersendirian dalam memperjuangkan hak mereka. Terdapat pembeli yang
kecundang untuk menuntut hak masing-masing kerana pelbagai kelebihan undang-undang
yang menyebelahi pemaju.
Flat dwellers irked by sorry
condition of parking lots 19/03/2003 NST-CITY
IN between the five blocks of flats in Jalan Gempita 3 of Salak South Garden
in Kuala Lumpur are three parking lots. For the past 30 years, the condition
of the parking lots have deteriorated due to lack of maintenance.
37,807 daftar mohon rumah kos
rendah 19/03/2003 BH-TGH
SEREMBAN: Seramai 37,807 rakyat berpendapatan rendah mendaftar untuk mendapatkan
rumah kos rendah di negeri ini sehingga ini, kata Menteri Besar Tan Sri Mohd
Isa Abdul Samad. Daripada jumlah berkenaan, pemohon paling ramai ialah dari
daerah ini membabitkan 22,295 orang, Port Dickson (5,284), Rembau (3,506),
Kuala Pilah (3,000), Tampin (2,182), Jempol (932) dan Jelebu (608).
Admission of fault is no solace
20/03/2003 The Sun
Kuala Lumpur: The recent admission by Land and Cooperative Development Minister
Tan Sri Kasitah Gaddam that he is aware of the delay in issuing certificates
of fitness (CF) and strata titles is not comforting and gives no reason to
rejoice.
Pendatang asing huni projek
perumahan terbengkalai 21/03/2003 BH-TGH
TELIPOK: Projek perumahan terbengkalai bersebelahan penempatan semula penduduk
Pulau Gaya di Kampung Boronuon dekat sini kini didiami pendatang tanpa izin
(PTI) yang menjadikannya sebagai tempat kediaman. Perumahan jenis apartmen
lima tingkat itu sudah 70 peratus siap tetapi difahamkan ia ditinggalkan pemaju
sejak tahun lalu kerana menghadapi masalah kewangan
Pembeli pangsapuri Danau Kota
lega 24/03/2003 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Selepas 10 tahun menunggu, kira-kira 1,900 pembeli pangsapuri
kos rendah Taman Danau Kota, Setapak, termasuk lebih 700 penduduk rumah panjang
di taman perumahan itu kini boleh bernafas lega. Ini kerana projek pembinaan
yang terbengkalai sejak beberapa tahun lalu dimajukan semula.
Owners of flats, apartments
will have to pay quit rent 24/03/2003
Utusan Online
PENANG March 24 - The Government will amend the National Land Code 1965 and
Strata Title Ownership Act 1985 by December this year to make it compulsory
for owners of units and premises in multi-storey buildings to pay quit rent.
Pembeli kecewa rumah lambat
siap 25/03/2003 BH
SAYA adalah pembeli rumah teres di Bandar Sultan Suleiman, Pelabuhan Klang,
Selangor.
Laws to be amended to allow unit
owners to settle own quit rent 25/03/2003
NST
Penang, Mon: The Strata Title Act, 1985 and the National Land Code 1965 will
be amended to put the onus on high-rise unit owners to pay their quit rents
individually, rather than through their management corporations (MCs) or developers
as is the current practice.
Tribunal has heard 103 home
buyers' cases
25/03/2003 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - The tribunal for home buyers' claims has handled 103
cases since its first hearing on Feb 24. Deputy Minister of Housing and Local
Goverment Datuk M. Kayveas said today the tribunal, gazetted on Dec 1 last
year, was a faster and cheaper alternative for buyers to protect their purchases.
Honour tribunal awards,
errant developers told 25/03/2003 The Star
Kuala Lumpur: The Housing and Local Government Ministry has reminded errant
developers to honour awards given by the tribunal on housebuyers' claims or
face the possibility of being jailed.
Justice for housebuyer
26/03/2003 MM
IF you are not happy with the compensation offered by the developer for the
late delivery of your house, do not hesitate to turn to the Housing Tribunal.
Condo buyers seek compensation
for late delivery 27/03/2003 NST-CITY
ABOUT 150 residents of the newly-completed medium-cost condominium units at
Taman Fadason, Jinjang Utara, gathered recently to take action against the
developer for late delivery of their units.
MPM siasat aduan
28/03/2003 HM
SAYA ingin merujuk kepada aduan yang tersiar dalam ruangan ini bertajuk "CF
lulus, rumah tak lengkap" pada 13 Februari 2003. Untuk makluman pengadu, Majlis
Perbandaran Manjung (MPM) sudah memeriksa skim perumahan terbabit pada 14
Februari 2003, kira-kira jam 9.45 pagi. Hasil dari pemeriksaan mendapati masalah
dan isu yang dibangkitkan sudah disiapkan oleh pemaju.
Trimming CF red tape 28/03/2003 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Some of the seven technical departments involved in the issuance
of certificates of fitness will be removed from the process in an attempt
to reduce the number of complaints about bureaucracy, said Housing and Local
Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting.
CCTV ruling to increase security
in parking lots 28/03/2003 NST-CITY
WALKING alone towards your car at night or in a quiet multi-level car park
can be intimidating. In addressing this concern, the Housing and Local Government
Ministry has ordered local authorities to ensure parking lots of all high-rise
buildings are equipped with close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.
"Build then Sell" concept
should be adopted in Malaysia 29/03/2003 Utusan Online
KUALA LUMPUR March 28 - "Build then Sell" concept should be adopted in Malaysia
to end the house buyers' misery as risk factors would be shifted from buyers
to the developers and financial institutions, said House Buyers Association
(HBA).
Persatuan
mahu pemaju rumah `bina dulu kemudian jual'
29/03/2003
Utusan Malaysia
Respect Tribunal's decisions
29/03/2003 By Jennifer Gomez
TO date, more than RM330,000 has been awarded to 28 house buyers since the
newly set-up Housing Tribunal began hearing cases late last month.
Plan to revive abandoned housing
projects 30/03/2003 NSUNT
KAJANG, Sat. - The Government has allocated RM300 million to Syarikat Perumahan
Negara Berhad to take over and revive abandoned housing projects throughout
the country. The Abandoned Housing Project Rehabilitation Fund is aimed at
reviving housing projects that have been abandoned by their private-sector
developers.
Housebuyers can still sue after
liability period 30/03/2003 NSUNT
IPOH, Sat. - Housebuyers can file civil suits against developers even after
the defect liability period has expired, Housing and Local Government Deputy
Minister Datuk M. Kayveas said today. However, he said buyers must prove that
a serious defect occurred after the liability period.
32,000 rumah terbengkalai dipulih
semula 30/03/2003 BM
BANGI: Kerajaan mengenal pasti 97 projek perumahan terbengkalai membabitkan
lebih 32,000 unit di seluruh negara untuk dipulihkan oleh Syarikat Perumahan
Negara Berhad (SPNB) bagi faedah pembeli khususnya mereka berpendapatan rendah
dan sederhana. Menteri Kewangan 11, Datuk Jamaluddin Mohd Jarjis, berkata
sejumlah RM300 juta diperuntukkan daripada Tabung Pemulihan Projek Perumahan
Terbengkalai kepada SPNB bagi memulihkan projek yang sesetengahnya terbengkalai
sehingga 10 tahun.
32,000 boleh duduki rumah
31/03/2003 HM
LEBIH 32,000 pembeli dijamin boleh menduduki rumah yang terbengkalai pembinaannya
sejak sepuluh tahun lalu, menjelang 2006. Ini berikutan kerajaan menerusi
Kementerian Kewangan menyuntik RM300 juta bagi mengimbangi lebihan wang yang
perlu dijelaskan oleh pembeli kepada institusi kewangan.
Slow pace of renovation
31/03/2003 MM
* SHANTA who will be hosting her wedding reception at her new house in Taman
Sri Tanming, Cheras, on April 6, is upset with the developer for not rectifying
the defects in her house. "I submitted the rectification form last November
and they were to repair the defects within a month."
Firm may sue over 400 ‘silent’ buyers
31/03/2003 The Star
The liquidator of Majestic Heights Sdn Bhd is contemplating legal action
against purchasers who failed to pay RM7,500 each to finance the revival of
Taman Terubong Indus (Majestic Heights) Phase 1.
Deloitte Kassim Chan corporate reorganisation group executive director Chu
Siew Koon said that of the 1,557 purchasers, 760 had paid up while 389 were
in the midst of applying for loans.
