Shoddy work upsets condo buyers
The Star 25/11/2004 By CHARLES FERNANDEZ

A SMALL group of apartment buyers want the developer to explain the shoddy workmanship on their Sri Putramas Towers condominum units in Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur. 

Some of the buyers, who wanted to remain anonymous, claimed that they had complained to the developer, Mayland Developments Sdn Bhd (MDSB), but no action had been taken. 

Most of them were told to view their apartments late last month and that was when the problems surfaced. 

One buyer, P. Kumarasiri, said he did not like what he saw especially considering the unit cost RM200,000. 

The condominium's car park is always waterlogged due to poor drainage.

Another buyer, who did not want to be named, claimed that the main doors were not fire resistant as specified in the Sale and Purchase Agreement and the walls in the interior were unevenly plastered. 

“Even the cement plastering at the windows has chipped off and the grilles are threatening to give way,” he added. 

It was also observed that the basement car park was waterlogged. 

Mayland Developments project engineer P.H. Thong said he was aware of the complaints. 

He said the units had been handed over as specified in the S&P Agreement and if the buyers were still unhappy, the company was ready to compromise. 

Thong said developers had a 30-day grace period to attend to complaints as and when they were received. 

“There are instances when a buyer has complained many times over different periods and we are collating the information before we carry out repair works,” said Thong, who assured the buyers that their grouses would be looked into.