Different maintenance rates allowed for MC, so why not JMB, says BMAM and PPK

PETALING JAYA (Oct 24): The Court of Appeal’s ruling to disallow Joint Management Bodies (JMBs) to charge different rates of service fees for different components within mixed-use developments is based on a strict interpretation of the Strata Management Act 2013 (SMA) and the Strata Management (Maintenance and Management) Regulations 2015, said Building Management Association of Malaysia (BMAM) and the Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPK).

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How 1 Utama retains its appeal

While the news of the oversupply of malls in the Klang Valley has been talked about to death and the fierce competition to attract visitors is no longer foreign, there are some malls that are thronged all day and all night long.

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Freezing approvals of new shopping malls will affect the economy, says PPK

PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): Despite concerns over a possible oversuply of retail malls in the Klang Valley, the authorities should not freeze the development of new shopping malls because that would further dampen the already slow economy in the country, said Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPK) adviser Tan Sri Teo Chiang Kok.

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Developers facing difficulties complying with SMA/SMR

PETALING JAYA (Aug 4): Developers are finding it difficult to comply with the requirement under the country’s stata management laws, such as the Strata Management Act 2013 (SMA), to submit the number of share units in a development when submitting their strata plans to the authorities.

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