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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
