Easier solution to maintenance
disputes of high-rise dwellings soon
NST 28/11/2006 by Deborah Loh
PUTRAJAYA: Every state will soon have at least one Commissioner of Buildings
(COB) to handle disputes about the management services of high-rise
dwellings.
The intermediary will be appointed by the state government to handle the
disputes between consumers and developers.
This is one of the main thrusts of a new law, the Common Properties
Management Act, which will be tabled in Parliament next month or at its next
sitting.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the COB should put an end
to housebuyers’ complaints about building maintenance during the interim
period between vacant possession and issuance of the strata title.
A developer manages a property until the residents form a building
management committee upon receiving their strata titles.
“It has been found that project maintenance during this interim period has
raised problems. The commissioner will be empowered to handle such
problems,” Najib said after chairing a meeting of the National Council on
Local Governments today.
