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Soil erosion
worry for Jasmine Towers residents
01/04/2003 NST-CITY
RESIDENTS of Jasmine Towers in Jalan SS2/72, Petaling Jaya are worried
about the safety of their apartments. In 1999, soil erosion at the Sungai
Penchala riverbank sank part of the building's walkway. Developer Muda
Bahagia Sdn Bhd repaired the damage.
Nothing done by developer to repair leaks at apartment
02/04/2003 MM
THE leaks from the balcony ceiling and the two bathrooms in her
apartment were reported to the developer three months ago but, nothing has
been done to rectify the problems. MAY says she lodged a complaint with
the developer on Dec 12, using the official complaint form.
Pemaju abai keselamatan
03/04/2003 BH
PADA 1995, saya membeli lot banglo di Hulu Yam
Perdana, berhampiran pusat rekreasi Ulu Yam Woods, Selangor dengan
menggunakan pinjaman syarikat. Polisi pinjaman mesti membina rumah
selewat-lewatnya dua tahun dari tarikh pembelian. Tetapi kerana pemaju
gagal menyerahkan tanah dalam tempoh ditetapkan, saya diberi penangguhan
oleh syarikat
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Act against errant developers
04/04/3003 The Star
THE Government's renewed effort to revive some of the abandoned housing
projects will give new hope to the thousands of buyers who have been
suffering as their homes have yet to be completed.
Dinding pangsapuri retak
04/04/2003 BH-TGH
KUALA LUMPUR:
Penduduk Blok D Pangsapuri Lembah Maju, Ampang dekat sini, bimbang
berikutan kediaman mereka mengalami keretakan teruk pada beberapa bahagian
dinding dan siling rumah. Pangsapuri lima tingkat yang dibina pemaju,
Ekabena Sdn Bhd (Ekabena) itu mempunyai enam bangunan dengan jumlah
keseluruhan rumah kira-kira 600 unit dan dijual pada harga RM127,000
setiap unit.
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Penghuni kondo tidak puas hati
05/04/2003
BH-TGH
Sebahagian penghuni kondominium City One di Jalan Munshi Abdullah, di sini
mendakwa pengurusan bangunan itu tidak menjalankan penyelenggaraan
setimpal dengan yuran yang dikenakan.
Bring
to book Strata Titles Act violators
07/04/2003 The Sun
I refer to the article "Ministry accepts blame for strata title delays" (theSun,
March 12), in which the Land and Cooperative Development Minister was
reported to have announced that one errant developer was prosecuted last
year for not applying for strata titles, and there are several other cases
pending.I
Pro Tem residents committee in trouble over hiring of guards
07/04/2003 MM
A WELL-MEANING gesture led to a messy chain of Taman Bukit Maluri in
Kepong, engaged the services of a security firm following an incident
two years ago in which a seven-year old-girl was raped in her home.
Rumah gegar sebelum mendap
07/04/2003 HM
SHAH ALAM: "Sudah tiga
tahun saya mengadu kepada Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS)
mengenai kerosakan dan keretakan rumah saya tetapi tidak diendahkan. "Dan
hari ini (semalam) lantai rumah jiran saya yang tinggal di tingkat bawah
mendap dan sebahagian dinding retak," kata Razali Shahran, 36, yang kesal
dengan tindakan lambat mengatasi masalah 60 keluarga yang menghuni Blok 5,
rumah pangsa PKNS, Seksyen 19, di sini.
Developer to rebuild retaining wall
07/04/2003 MM
Residents also assured that slopes will be monitored daily RESIDENTS of
Jalan Akik ,Taman Setia, Gombak, here assured that a rein-forced
concrete retaining wall which collapsed on March 29 will be rebuilt
Soon.
The attractions and hidden costs of serviced
apartments
08/04/2003
The
Edge City & Country By Sreerema Banoo
At RM120,000 the 1-bedroom serviced apartment in the
heart of Kuala Lumpur seems like a dream investment
for Lee.
Families flee flats as floors cave in
08/04/2003 The Star By EDWARD
RAJENDRA
RESIDENTS of a five-storey PKNS flats in Shah Alam
panicked and dashed out of their homes when the
floor of a ground-floor unit caved in yesterday
afternoon.
Build to meet demand
08/04/2003 www. theedge.daily Reminiscences:By Shaik Osman Majid
Finally, the promulgation has been
made. Approval for housing developments hereafter
will be based on demand that is backed by research,
announced Housing and Local Government Minister
Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting on March 27.
It's safe says PKNS - Residents
of Section 19 Shah Alam can go back to their homes
09/04/2003
MM
Residents of Section 19 Shah Alam can go back to their homes
SELAMAT untuk diduduki "(safe or occupation) was the assurance given
by the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) to worried
residents of Blok 5,Jalan Cangkul 19/3 in Section 19, Shah Alam.
Projek Sanusi wajar diteruskan
10/04/2003 BH-TGH
ALOR STAR: Ramai tertanya-tanya dengan perkembangan projek
pembangunan di negeri ini yang banyak terbiar begitu saja sedangkan suatu
ketika dahulu `gah' diperkatakan di sana sini. Projek pembangunan yang
diilhamkan oleh bekas Menteri Besar terdahulu, Tan Sri Sanusi Junid
sehingga kini masih terbengkalai dan dibiarkan begitu saja oleh barisan
kepimpinan kerajaan negeri sedia ada.
House buyers association tells developers to pay compensation
10/04/2003 theedgedaily.com
The National House Buyers Association (HBA) wants the property developers
to stop dragging their feet and make immediate compensation totalling
RM120,000 to seven house buyers for late delivery of houses.
Late CF will soon be a thing of the past
11/04/2003 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The Housing and Local
Government Ministry is nearer to
overcoming delays in the issuance of the
Certificate of Fitness (CF) of
Occupation.
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Mangsa tanah mendap diberi rumah
sementara
11/04/2003 Berita Harian
SHAH ALAM: Keluarga mangsa yang rumahnya
mengalami kerosakan teruk akibat
pemendapan di Blok 5, Pangsapuri
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS)
di Seksyen 19 sudah dipindahkan ke
Seksyen 24, di sini, Isnin lalu.
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Developer’s methods unsafe, say
residents
11/04/2003 The
Star
LIFE was peaceful for residents of Taman
Seri Timah in Balakong until a new
development project began to take shape
near their homes. Undertaken by Sunrise
Development, the project included the
strengthening of a retaining wall that
runs 150m along Taman Seri Timah.
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Projek terbengkalai dipulih hampir siap
14/04/2003 BH-TGH
SEREMBAN:
Syarikat Perumahan Negara (SPN) telah mengambil alih dua projek perumahan yang terbengkalai di negeri ini iaitu Taman Sri Bayu di
sini dan Taman Desa Gemas mulai tahun lalu. Sehingga kini, projek pembinaan sudah siap hampir 80 peratus membabitkan 127 unit
rumah di Taman Sri Bayu dan 429 unit rumah di Taman Desa Gemas yang gagal disiapkan pada tahun 1995 dan 1996.
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Taman Fadason folks turn to tribunal
11/04/2003 The Star
THE ad hoc committee dealing with claims
on late delivery of the newly-completed
medium-cost apartments at Taman Fadason
in Jinjang Utara recently submitted 332
sets of claims from the residents to the
Housing Tribunal.The committee is now
waiting for hearing date from the
tribunal, which is based in Pusat Bandar
Damansara.
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The ultimate protection for house buyers
15/04/2003
theedgedaily.com By P Gunasegaram
Buying a house not already built, the
riskiest financial move that most people
will undertake in their lifetimes, need
not be as perilous if some payment and
control measures used elsewhere are
adopted here.
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Kee: Let’s have two parking lots
16/04/2003 The Star
The Penang Municipal Council should
review its policy on high-rise housing
projects to require developers to
allocate two parking lots per apartment
unit to meet the high number of vehicle
ownership on the island.
Builder: Cracks not due to project
19/04/2003 The Star
THE developer blamed for the cracks in
the homes in Taman Seri Timah, Balakong,
claims the problem existed even before
work at its site nearby began.
House buyers claim for late delivery
21/04/2003 MM
ABOUT 250 buyers of
newly-completed medium-cost apartments in Taman Fadason in Jinjang Utara gathered yesterday for an insight into the procedures of
making claims for late delivery of their units with the Housing Tribunal.
30 rumah teres retak menanti masa runtuh
22/04/2003
Berita Harian
Lebih 30 penghuni dua blok rumah teres
dua tingkat di Taman Subang Permai dekat
Subang Jaya dalam kebimbangan sejak enam
tahun lalu berikutan kediaman mereka
retak teruk akibat tanah mendap dan
mendakwa tidak selamat diduduki.
Lure of cash-back schemes
22/04/2003
theedgedaily.com By Maryann Tan
Buying a home or investing in property
has never been easier, or tougher,
depending on how you look at it.
Ong: Beware of loophole in housing Act
23/04/2003 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Local authorities should
look out for unscrupulous developers who
circumvent the new Housing Development
Act by building homes on commercial
land.
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Penghuni Bakawali perlu
air
24/04/2003 HM
BUKIT BERUNTUNG: Kira-kira 500 keluarga di Perumahan Bakawali,
Bukit Sentosa Tiga, dekat sini, kesal dengan tindakan pihak tertentu yang
bersikap lepas tangan terhadap masalah mereka. Aduan yang dikemukakan
penduduk terhadap masalah yang mereka hadapi sejak menduduki perumahan itu
kira-kira dua tahun lalu tidak diambil tindakan sewajarnya.
Developers call for suspension of levy
25/04/2003 BT
PROPERTY developers are urging the Government to suspend the 0.25 per cent
levy imposed on construction projects to help ease the industry's
financial burden following a nine-month labour shortage. The Real Estate
and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) also seeks to utilise some of
the levy already collected by the Construction Industry Development Board
(CIDB) to reimburse the industry for losses accrued by late delivery
charges it blamed on the labour crisis.
Leave
it to the experts
26/04/2003 NST-PROP
RONALD Lee was feeling pleased with himself. "See, I said I could do
it," he proudly exclaimed to his wife while waving a cheque in her face.
It was a booking deposit for his house which he finally managed to sell
for RM300,000. Never mind if the cheque was only for RM1,000. Ronald knew
he should have asked for the standard deposit of two per cent of the
purchase price, or RM6,000 in his case. But never mind, he told himself,
the intending buyer had promised to pay the balance later that evening.
10-year wait for CF!
26/04/2003 MM
RESIDENTS
of the low-cost houses in Taman Sungai Besi Indah, near Balakong, are once
again urging the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) to work fast, since
it has been a decade's wait for their CFs. The 102 house-owners have paid
RM25,000 per house when they bought their properties from developer Bumi
Kelang back then.
