Q: What problems can cause a residential building to be unsafe? Unsafe building conditions can be attributed to non-compliant design and specification, inferior construction workmanship, inadequate maintenance and unregulated renovations/alterations.
PETALING JAYA (July 19): Residents of three public housing schemes under the EdgeProp.
PETALING JAYA (July 19): Residents of public housing schemes in PPR Lembah Subang 1, PPR Seri Cempaka and Perumahan Awam Seri Kedah in the Klang Valley will soon see the sports courts in their communities undergo a makeover under a private initiative under the EdgeProp.
Q: Does a unit holder (a resident of a condominium) have the right to view the accounts and the invoices of expenses incurred for the property anytime or can the unit holder only see the audited accounts during the AGM? Paragraph 7(6)(b) Second Schedule of the Strata Management Act 2013 states that a purchaser/proprietor may make a request to the Management Committee to inspect the books of accounts at a fee not exceeding RM50 for each inspection.
Q: The flooring of the pool deck at our condominium is too slippery.
问：如果业主不满意建筑物的施工品质，管理机构（Management Corporation）可以向哪一个机构投诉？ 如果是分层房产的公共财产，管理机构可以向分层管理仲裁庭投诉。管理机构也可以将有关投诉带到地方政府或民事法庭。切记要准备好充分的证明文件和证据。 问：我们的公寓才建好五年，油漆就已经开始剥落，这算是施工拙劣吗？为什么会发生这样的情况，我们能够怎样防止情况发生？ 一个涂抹在没有裂缝和渗水墙面上的优质外墙涂料，在五年后的情况应该还是尚好的。 在五年内发生油漆剥落的情况，可能是因为当初在油漆前没有对墙壁表面做好准备功夫，因此导致如今出现油漆粘合力消失的问题。 导致油漆过早损坏的常见因素，也包括油漆当中有掺杂了其他填料，还有墙面出现渗水、霉菌、藻类、裂痕和空洞等问题。而墙面褪色和出现风化现象，就是油漆过早损坏的的预兆。 Anthony Lee是Architect Centre培训员兼顾问、2019年EdgeProp大马最佳产业管理大奖评委（Best Managed Property Awards）与2019年EdgeProp.
Q: We recently formed a Management Corporation (MC).
Q: Which authority can the Management Corporation complain to if property owners are unhappy with the building’s construction workmanship? For common property defects in stratified properties, the MC can refer to the Strata Management Tribunal.
问：我的大楼管理机构（Management Corporation，简称MC）正在计划重新粉刷建筑的外墙。请问哪种涂漆比较适合大马的天气？
答：
马来西亚的热带气候非常考验建筑外墙涂漆的耐久度。这是因为空气湿度的变化较大，导致外墙涂漆收缩和剥离，进而导致水分渗入和扩散、藻类和霉菌滋生。
在大马，多数高楼住宅都使用石膏砌墙（plastered masonry walls）。由于这种墙体需要工人们在高处快速地用人工的方式建造，因此许多石膏砌墙的做工质量都大幅下降。
Q: My Management Corporation is thinking of repainting the facade of the building.
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