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1. 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 

2. 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!

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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".

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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'.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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).

21. 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.

22. 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

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. Pembeli kecewa rumah lambat siap 25/03/2003 BH
    SAYA adalah pembeli rumah teres di Bandar Sultan Suleiman, Pelabuhan Klang, Selangor.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. "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).

35. Persatuan mahu pemaju rumah `bina dulu kemudian jual' 29/03/2003 Utusan Malaysia

36. 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.

37. 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.

38. 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.

39. 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.

40. 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.

41. 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."

42. 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.