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1. Badan tagih janji ditubuh selesai masalah rakyat  02/06/2003 BH-TGH
   KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk di beberapa taman perumahan sekitar Bukit Beruntung dan Bukit Sentosa di Rawang, Selangor menubuhkan satu `Jawatankuasa Menagih Janji' mulai Mac lalu bagi menyelesaikan segala masalah mereka dengan pihak pemaju. Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Batang Kali, Datuk Zainal Abidin Sakom, berkata, jawatankuasa itu dipengerusikan oleh Ketua Umno Gugusan Bukit Beruntung, Yaziz Yunus dan dianggotai oleh badan bukan kerajaan (NGO), ketua jawatankuasa taman, jawatankuasa surau, Persatuan Ibu bapa dan Guru (PIBG) dan sekolah sekitarnya.

2. Penduduk kecewa pemaju gagal tunai janji 02/06/2003 HM
   KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk setinggan Kampung Penaga yang tinggal di perumahan sementara kesal dengan kegagalan pemaju mengotakan janji menanggung sewa rumah sehingga rumah kos rendah mereka sedia diduduki. Kegagalan pemaju memenuhi janji kepada penduduk setinggan terbabit dikatakan berpunca daripada masalah kewangan yang dihadapi syarikat berkenaan.

3. What to do if there's water leakage 02/06/2003 MM
   TO avoid hefty bills due to internal water leakage at their premises, consumers can take advantage of the 800 plumbers registered with PUAS Berhad. "This is an additional service especially for those who complain of hefty bills caused by leaking pipes at their residences or commercial premises," said PUAS Berhad chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Sinon Muzadkir.

4. Residents in the dark 03/06/2003 The Star
   RESIDENTS of Villaria Condominium in Taman Bukit Mulia, Hulu Klang, Selangor, are not sleeping easy these days.

5. MPKj sedia lulus segera CF Taman Bukit Permai 03/06/2003 BH-TGH
   CHERAS: Majlis Perbandaran Kajang (MPKj) akan bersemuka dengan pemaju Taman Bukit Permai, Sungai Long, di sini untuk meluluskan segera sijil layak menduduki (CF) bagi 44 unit rumah teres dua tingkat taman perumahan itu.

6. MDS promises to help housebuyers  04/06/2003 The Star
   The Sepang District Council (MDS) will meet with officers from the Sepang District Office to find a way to help residents of Taman Murni, near Sepang town, get individual titles for the terrace houses they had bought over 10 years ago.

7. Kemuka dokumen sokongan 04/06/2003 HM
   BAHAGIAN Pinjaman Perumahan mengucapkan terima kasih di atas teguran dan pandangan Yang Dibebani, Bangi, Selangor mengenai aduan perbendaharaan yang lewat mengeluarkan bayaran hingga menyebabkan pembeli rumah (isteri pengadu) dikenakan denda lewat oleh pemaju, yang disiarkan dalam keluaran 22 Mei lalu . Bahagian Pinjaman Perumahan hanya membuat bayaran selepas borang gadaian No. Perserahan Gadaian/No. Pendaftaran Power Of Attorney dikemukakan iaitu masa ditetapkan selama 26 hari bekerja.

8. Yee: Assure house buyers that no developers taken advantage of them  04/06/2003 New Sabah Times
   KOTA KINABALU: Api-Api Assemblyman Dr Yee Moh Chai has challenged the Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (SHREDA) to publicly assure house buyers in Sabah that none of the developers have taken advantage of the buyers.

9. Tribunal solves cases for 270 house buyers 05/06/2003 The Star
   The House Buyers Tribunal has solved 270 of the 1,713 cases it received since it was set up early this year

10. ACA learning construction 05/06/2003 The Star
    Bid to stamp out corruption in industry Johor Baru: Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) officers are now being taught elements of construction engineering - a move that will allow them to better investigate corruption and fraud in the industry.

11. Take grouses seriously, Rais warns councils 05/06/2003  NST
    PUTRAJAYA, Wed. - The Government will not accept any corrupt practices and wants to make the message clear that all grouses in relation to administration and enforcement will have to be addressed by municipal councils without any excuses, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said today. He said following the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) controversy, councils have to ensure all actions were carried out transparently, failing which public confidence in the system would crumble.

12. Carry out duties without fear, Ong tells local councils 05/06/2003 NST
    KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting today reminded local authorities to carry out their duties without fear or favour. Ong said local councils should take heed of the Cabinet's directive to improve the effectiveness of their enforcement and be transparent in their actions.

13. Certification for projects with environment-friendly drainage 06/06/2003 NST
    KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - The Department of Irrigation and Drainage will introduce an accreditation system to recognise development projects with environmentally-friendly drainage, that would make them more attractive to buyers. Director-general Datuk Keizrul Abdullah said it was working on the criteria for the accreditation system, which it hoped would place an economic value on environmentally-conscious development.

14. Jalan ke kawasan perumahan tidak sempurna  06/06/2003 BH
    PUTRA Permai, Lestari Perdana dan Puncak Bukit Jalil di Seri Kembangan Selangor adalah kawasan perumahan baru di Lembah Klang. Apa yang mengecewakan keadaan jalan raya menuju ke Lestari Perdana dari Putra Permai dan kemudahan lain di kawasan itu belum sempurna.

15. Housing Ministry revives 359 abandoned projects, 169 to go 07/06/2003 NST
    KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - The Housing Ministry revived 359 abandoned projects, valued at RM10 billion, last year. Deputy Minister Datuk M. Kayveas said there were now only 169 abandoned housing projects nationwide. Work on 82 of them would resume soon.

16. 359 projek perumahan terbengkalai sudah dipulih 07/06/2003 Berita Harian
    KUALA LUMPUR: Sebanyak 359 projek terbengkalai membabitkan 67,792 unit rumah dan 47,887 pembeli sudah dipulihkan sehingga akhir tahun lalu.

17. Negara mampu capai sasaran projek perumahan terbengkalai sifar – Kayveas 07/06/2003 Utusan Malaysia
    KUALA LUMPUR 6 Jun – Negara mampu mencapai sasaran projek perumahan terbengkalai sifar dengan perlaksanaan beberapa peraturan baru yang akan berkuat kuasa serta merta kepada semua pemaju, kata Timbalan Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk M. Kayveas.

18. 44 house buyers upset over delay in CF  09/06/2003 NST-CITY
    FORTY-four house buyers of the second phase of double-storey terraced houses in Taman Bukit Permai, Sungai Long are crying foul over the delay in getting the Certificate of Fitness as they had received the keys to their properties more than one year ago. House buyer Toh Fong Ping said she bought her property for RM248,000 and soon began paying her monthly bank loan instalments.

19. Belum terima kunci rumah 09/06/2003 BH
    SAYA adalah pembeli rumah di Taman Pekatra Indah, Simpang Ampat, Seberang Prai Selatan, Pulau Pinang pada 11 Mac 1999. Bagaimanapun, hingga kini saya belum menerima kunci rumah walaupun tarikh perjanjian yang dibuat sudah lama luput.

20. 22,685 projek terbengkalai dipulih 09/06/2003 HM
    KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 22,685 pembeli rumah boleh menarik nafas lega apabila Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan mengenal pasti 82 projek yang terbengkalai berpotensi untuk dipulihkan semula dalam tempoh enam bulan. Sehingga akhir tahun lalu kementerian sudah memulihkan 359 projek perumahan dilengkapi sijil kelayakan menduduki (CF) membabitkan 67,792 unit rumah dan 47,887 pembeli.

21. Residents cry foul over developer's late response 11/06/2003 MM
    ARU moved to his new house in Taman Saujana Puchong in January last year. But with more than 100 homes occupied now, Aru says the residents are being denied some basic facilities.

22. House Buyers Tribunal needed to check unscrupulous developers 12/05/2003 New Sabah Times
    KOTA KINABALU: The absence of a House Buyers Tribunal has allowed unscrupulous housing developers to take advantage of the weaknesses or loopholes in the existing laws to victimise helpless house buyers.

23. Agencies to work as one 13/06/2003 The Star
    All state governments and local authorities will set up one-stop agencies to handle applications for building plans and certificates of fitness for occupation (CFO) as part of the Federal Government’s recently announced stimulus package.

24. Councils must set up one-stop agencies 13/06/2003  NST
    KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - With immediate effect, all local councils have been directed to set up a one-stop agency to handle the processing and approval of development plans and certificate of fitness for occupancy. "We are making our guidelines clearer. From now on, from day one of the application process, it should not take more than 12 weeks to approve development plans and issue CFs. A one-stop agency is expected to expedite this," Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said today.

25. Urusan lulus CF lebih sistematik 13/06/2003 Berita Harian
    KUALA LUMPUR: Satu garis panduan sistematik dan lebih jelas berhubung urusan meluluskan pelan pembangunan dan sijil layak menduduki (CF) akan dikeluarkan kepada semua pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) dan kerajaan negeri.

26. Low-cost house buyers selling out, says Abdullah  14/06/2003 NST
    BUKIT MERTAJAM, Fri. - Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today revealed that some buyers of low-cost units were found to have sold their houses for quick gains, and returned to living in slums. "This is wrong. They know how difficult it is to buy a house, especially one that is subsidised, and the importance of providing a proper home for their families," he said. Some of them had even sold their properties to buy a car, he said, while a number had returned to being squatters in urban areas.

27. Streamline other areas just as much 15/06/2003 The Star
    State governments and local authorities are to centralise the handling of applications for building plans and certificates of fitness for occupation (CFOs).

28. CF delay due to applicants' carelessness, says D-G 15/06/2003 NSUNT
    KANGAR, Sat. - The delay in issuance of certificates of fitness for projects is due to applicants' carelessness and not the authorities' fault, said Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Jafaar Sidek Thamby. "We can issue the CF in a day for certain cases provided all the conditions are fulfilled," he said after the department's co-operative (Kobopem) 18th general meeting here today

29. HBA: Enforce housing development laws 16/06/2003 The Sun
    Petaling Jaya: The government can enact all the laws it wants but these rules will not be worth the paper they are printed on if not enforced. This was the response of the House Buyers Association (HBA) to the Housing and Local Government Ministry's plan to fast track approvals for development plans and Certificates of Fitness.

30. Stalled housing project to be revived 16/06/2003 The Star By Tunku Shahariah
    THE low-cost housing project in Merbau Kudong, Tasek Glugor, which was stalled for four years will now be revived. Tasek Glugor MP Datuk Seri Mohd Shariff Omar said the housing project, comprising 200 units of low-cost houses, 133 units of low medium cost houses and 10 units of single-storey shops, would be revived before the end of this year.

31. Penduduk tertipu 16/06/2003 HM
    SERDANG: Penduduk Pangsapuri Cemara Taman Pinggiran Putra, Sri Kembangan berasa tertipu dan kecewa terhadap pemaju kerana tidak mengendahkan masalah bekalan air yang dihadapi penduduk sejak enam bulan lalu. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Bertindak Pangsapuri Cemara, Dr Mohd Azam Khan Goriman Khan, 43, berkata, sejak mendiami pangsapuri berkenaan Januari lalu, penduduk sudah mengalami masalah bekalan air.

32. Ministry's view of strata title tussle is flawed 17/06/2003 The Sun By Maintenance Fees, Kuala Lumpur
    The Deputy Land and Cooperative Development Minister warned that action would be taken against people who refuse to pay maintenance fees under the Strata Titles Act in "Fee dodgers have a year to pay up" (the Sun, June 13). 

33. Hidup dalam ketakutan 17/06/2003 HM
    KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk Apartmen Bouganvilla, Bukit Beruntung kecewa dengan tindakan pemaju yang membina rumah mereka tanpa mengikut spesifikasi hingga mendatangkan bahaya. Sejak diduduki tiga tahun lalu, penghuni empat blok yang terdiri daripada 440 unit rumah itu sentiasa hidup dalam ketakutan berikutan berlaku banyak keretakan dan kerosakan pada rumah di kawasan itu.

34. `Unfit' house given the CF 18/06/2003 NST
    THERE is a housing project in Taman Guru, Jalan Rasah, Seremban, which was completed in 1999. The certificate of fitness was duly issued by the local authority, that is, Seremban Municipal Council. My house is located 1.2m higher than the neighbouring house. One would have assumed that since the CF was issued, everything would be fine. This was proven wrong. The contractor passed the outlet of the septic tank of my house through the neighbouring house's compound. This is now creating a real mess.

35. Bentuk jawatankuasa tangani lebih 50 masalah 18/06/2003 HM
    BUKIT BERUNTUNG: Penduduk di beberapa taman perumahan sekitar Bukit Beruntung dan Bukit Sentosa dekat sini menubuhkan satu `Jawatankuasa Menagih Janji' mulai Mac lalu bagi menyelesaikan segala masalah mereka dengan pihak pemaju. Pengerusi jawatankuasa itu, Yaziz Yunus berkata, pihak terbabit dalam jawatankuasa itu ialah badan bukan kerajaan (NGO), ketua jawatankuasa taman, jawatankuasa surau, Persatuan Ibu bapa dan Guru (PIBG) dan sekolah sekitarnya

36. Rumah belum boleh diduduki 18/06/2003 BH
    By Ismail Abdullah - SAYA adalah pembeli Apartmen Blok 6 di Lagoon Perdana, Bandar Sunway, Selangor. Pemaju memaklumkan bahawa apartmen ini berjaya disiapkan pada 21 Februari lalu.

37. House buyers' interest woes 18/06/2003 NST
    IN the process of buying a house, there are perhaps no more contentious issues than payment of interest, both for late payment to the developer and payment for late delivery or LAD.

38. We need to protect buyers 18/06/2003 NST
    THE housing industry is plagued with many problems. We at Fomca constantly receive complaints from the public about the industry. One incident was related to me.

39. Court to hear bid for judicial review 18/06/2003  NST
    KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - The Appellate and Special Powers Division of the High Court today fixed Aug 4 to hear an application for judicial review by a housing developer against the Tribunal For Home-buyers Claims and 50 housebuyers.

40. Site investigation role in development 18/06/2003 The Star By Thomas Huong
    A SEMINAR on site investigation practice was organised recently by the Malaysian Site Investigators Association (MSIA) at the Armada Hotel in Petaling Jaya.

41. No freeze on property projects 20/6/2003 The Star
    KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue to give license for projects approved by to estates despite the who-hopping RM29 billion surplus of properties in the market.

42. Ministry to go on giving licences  20/6/2003 The Star
    KUAIA LUMPUR: The Government will continue to give licences for projects approved by the states despite the whopping RM29bil surplus of properties in the market.

43. Poor condition irks apartment owners 21/06/2003 The Star
    OCCUPANTS of Cemara Apartments in Taman Pinggiran Putra in Serdang are frustrated with the poor condition of their six-month-old homes. They find it hard to tolerate because the apartments are not equipped with basic amenities such as clean water supply and telephone lines.

44. MBMB arah pemaju ingkar henti pembinaan pangsapuri 21/6/2003 Berita Harian
    MELAKA: Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah (MBMB) mengarahkan pemaju projek pangsapuri di mukim Bukit Katil berhampiran Kampung Tun Razak di sini, menghentikan pembinaan serta-merta kerana dikesan melanggar peraturan yang ditetapkan.

45. Shoddy workmanship the main complaint 22/06/2003 NSUNT- FOCUS
    "I AM so sad and disappointed with my house!" said Brenda, tears of frustration on her tired face. Like many young couples in their late 20s and early 30s, Brenda and her husband, Billy, are first-time housebuyers.

46. Measures taken to weed out bad apples 22/06/2003 NSUNT-FOCUS
    THE Ministry of Housing and Local Government conducts background searches before awarding licences to developers. "We have become very cautious because there had been cases where errant developers set up different companies to launch new housing projects," says Deputy Minister Datuk M. Kayveas.

47. Purchasers push for build-then-sell system 22/06/2003 NSUNT-FOCUS
    BUYING a house can sometimes be a bad investment, especially in the following circumstances: when the project is abandoned, when your house turns out to be a lopsided building filled with cracks, and when your house is in the middle of no-where - not 20 minutes from Kuala Lumpur as promised by the developer.

48. Housebuyers end up losers in claims 22/06/2003 NSUNT-FOCUS
    A HANDFUL of house-buyers sat in the High Court listening intently to the barely audible exchange between the lawyers and the judge.

49. Developers take S&P contracts lightly 23/06/2003 NST
    I VERY much agree with RKL (NST, June 18) regarding the woes of house buyers. I too have suffered.

50. Developer needs to find replacement buyers first 23/06/2003 MM
    THE 20 housebuyers who claimed they have been cheated by Menang Murni Sdn Bhd will get a refund. The company's marketing executive, Casey Lee, claimed that they had informed the buyers that this would be done once they have found replacement buyers.

51. Deposit paid but no dream homes 23/06/2003 MM
    A GROUP of 20 housebuyers have been left in the lurch after paying a deposit for homes in Taman Sri Mekar in Setapak early this year. They had placed a five per cent deposit with Menang Murni Sdn Bhd and were told that the project would begin in March

52. Ka Ting: Check complexes 23/06/2003 NST
    KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - Local authorities have been directed to actively check on shopping complexes and other public buildings to ensure that they comply with the earlier directive to step up security in car parks. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said the Cabinet had already directed building owners to install closed-circuit cameras in car parks or increase the number of security guards

53. Developers blamed for strata title delay 23/06/2003 NST
    KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - Delays in obtaining strata titles are caused by developers who fail to provide the correct documents for fast processing of the applications, said Land and Co-operative Development Minister Tan Sri Kasitah Gaddam today.

54. No meaningful relief 23/06/2003 NST
    IN "Maintenance let-down" (NST, June 4), the writer asked: "Does any government agency monitor the work of maintenance companies?" I believe the answer is: "Probably no". The response of government departments, agencies and local authorities to numerous complaints in the newspapers is apathetic. The Housing Development Act was amended, and took effect on Dec 1, 2002.

55. The long road to getting CFS 24/06/2003 The Sun By Goh Ban Lee
    Penangites call them OCS while the rest of Malaysians CFs. They are Certificates of Fitness for Occupation that are issued by local authorities to certify that buildings are built according to approved plans and are safe to occupy.

56. PUAS to manage apartment's reservoir 24/06/2003 The Star 
    THE developer of Cemara Apartments in Taman Pinggiran Putra, Serdang, has been requested to hand over the reservoir and pump house at the six-month-old buildings to Perbadanan Urus Air Selangor Bhd (PUAS) by mid-July, following complaints of low water pressure and poor water quality. 

57. Residents cry foul over poor facilities 25/06/2003 MM
    PAMELA has been living in Seri Gembira Apartment in Taman Bamboo, Jalan Ipoh, which she owns, and is losing her patience with the management over facilities. "Almost all the facilities are not working. The swimming pool is always not in service and the gym is out of order, and the sauna does not function.

58. DPM: Fix CCTV or lose business 25/06/2003 NST
    PUTRAJAYA, Tues. - Building and car park operators should install closed- circuit television systems or risk losing customers and revenue, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. He said those who did not do so would have to face the consequences as people would be afraid of parking at their premises, he told reporters after attending the Home Ministry's morning assembly

59. Minister would do better to ensure law on strata titles is enforced 25/06/2003 NST
    I read with dismay the remarks made by the Minister of Land and Cooperative Development Tan Sri Kasitah Gaddam when put the blame on developers for not applying and not furnishing adequate information for the processing and the issuance of strata titles (NST, June 23).

60. Dewan Bandar Kota Kemuning tiada CF 26/06/2003 BH
    KIRA-KIRA lima tahun lalu, saya tertarik dengan kaedah penstrukturan Bandar Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam, Selangor berdasarkan pelan induk dan pembangunan sosial menyeluruh. Di antaranya dewan serba guna selain kemudahan beriadah yang disediakan oleh Kota Permai Golf & Country Club (KPGCC). Apa yang menyedihkan ialah dewan ini yang terletak di Anggerik Oncidium dan Anggerik Liparis masih belum boleh digunakan walaupun siap beberapa tahun lalu.

61. Temporary certificates of fitness pledge 26/06/2003 NST-CITY
    PURCHASERS of the low-cost Desa Pakar apartments in Salak South New Village are crying foul over a nine-year delay in getting their Certificates of Fitness for their units. Their sales and purchase agreements were signed in 1993 and 1994

62. `Build-first-sell-later concept will affect supply drastically' 26/06/2003 NST
    THE "build first sell later" concept as a means to help house buyers and overcome the problem of abandoned housing projects will create a set of different problems.

63. Ampang Jaya council to check Lembah Maju apartments 27/06/2003 NST-CITY
    OWNERS and tenants of the Taman Lembah Maju Apartment are requested to gather at Block B on July 8 to join in a building inspection at 10am. The inspection will be headed by Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) planning department senior engineer Khairul Anizan, representatives from the developer Ekabina Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Metroplex Berhad, and consultant surveyors.

64. Ka Ting wants power to monitor errant developers 27/06/2003 NST
    DEVELOPERS of commercial premises will not be easily let off the hook for abandoning projects as the Housing and Local Government Ministry is appealing to the Government to empower it to monitor the sector. Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said though developers of commercial projects had on various occasions left their projects idle, the ministry all this while could not take any action against them.

65. Kudos to developer who paid for late delivery 27/06/2003 NST
    RECENTLY, I read a few letters on payment of interest for late delivery of houses and would like to say that not all developers refuse to pay for late delivery. In December 1997, I received a letter of vacant possession from Panoramic Housing Development Sdn Bhd to collect the keys for a house I had bought.

66. Developers urged to obtain ISO certification 27/06/2003 NST
    KUANTAN, Thurs. - Housing developers in the country have been urged to obtain the ISO certification so that the houses they build will be of good quality.

67. Prosecute developers who cause strata title delays  27/06/2003 NST
    LAND and Co-operative Development Minister Tan Sri Kasitah Gaddam was quick to blame developers for strata title delays (NST, June 23). His statement "there is nothing we can do when some developers do not apply" shows he needs to re-read the Strata Title Act as there is the provision of punishment when developers deliberately choose not to comply with the requirement that they must apply for the strata titles within six months of obtaining the certificates of fitness from the relevant local authorities.

68. Chipi house buyers to get cash reward 30/06/2003 BT
    COUNTRY Heights Holdings Bhd (CHHB) plans to pay out RM1.2 billion cash in the next five years as a reward to house buyers under its loyalty programme Country Heights Innovation in Property Investment (Chipi). Since its introduction in January 8 2002, Chipi house buyers have received RM30 million cash. CHHB expects to pay out another RM250 million by the end of this year.

69. SPN to borrow RM1.5 bln from KWAP, EPF 30/6/2003 theedgedaily.com By Sidek Kamiso
    Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd, will borrow RM1.5 billion from Kumpulan Wang Amanah Pencen (KWAP) and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to finance its housing projects, says Second Finance Minister Datuk Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis.