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Abandoned project may be
revived
06/10/2007 The Malay Mail By Darshini Kandasamy
Buyers of a low-cost housing project in Taman Sri Raya, Cheras, were hoping
that the abandoned housing project will be revived
Last week, after waiting 18 years, their plight finally caught the attention
of the Housing and Local Government Ministry.
Representatives from the ministry met members of a committee for the
abandoned low-cost housing project which represents the buyers, the
developer and representative of Permodalan Negeri Selangor on Oct 26.
Committee coordinator, Sevan Doraisamy, 33, said the developer was
questioned on the project's delay and its ability to deliver the houses.
He said the developer alleged that they were unable to proceed with the
project because they discovered the land was not suitable for development.
"The developer also claimed that they had contacted the buyers and
compensated them. However, this is not true.
"When we presented the list of buyers who had not been notified about the
project's cancellation or received any compensation, they admitted that they
were not able to contact all the buyers," said Sevan.
He said in the meeting, it was decided that the project will be taken over
by Permodalan Negeri Selangor Bhd.
Sevan said the committee had asked for a meeting with PNSB after Deepavali
to discuss reviving the project, as well as compensation for the buyers.
On Oct 4, the buyers presented a memorandum to the Housing and Local
Government Ministry.
In the memorandum, they requested for the Ministry's intervention to get the
houses completed within two years.
It was claimed that they signed a sales and purchase agreement for the
low-cost housing scheme between June 1989 and June 1990 with each house
costing RM25,000.
It was alleged that the agreement, signed with the developer and the
Selangor State secretary, promised that the houses would be ready by 1991.
They claimed that numerous attempts to meet the developers to seek
clarification over the delay have proven futile.
Sevan advises buyers to contact him at 016-9708370. |
