News about management corporation

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Property developers usually shy away from the topic of property management because they are reluctant to face the issues of homeowners but this has to change, said Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) Institute chairman Datuk Jeffrey Ng.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): It is important to take responsibility of the strata residence that you live in and be prepared to be a management committee (MC) member to serve the community conscientiously, honestly and impartially, said Sri Penaga management corporation chairman Khaw Chay Tee at EdgeProp.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): Joint management bodies (JMBs) and management corporations (MCs) of strata residential buildings should consider extending their annual audit process to include building safety.

Recent news of service and maintenance fee defaulters having their belongings seized or auctioned off should be a wake-up call to stubborn defaulters.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 16): While there is no regulation on short-term tenants such as Airbnb, Endah Promenade management corporation (MC) chairman Siew Yee Hoong advised operators to get approval from their property’s management body.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 16): The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) Commissioner of Buildings (COB) has called for the management corporation (MC) and joint management body (JMB) to opt for other legal ways to address stubborn owners who refuse to pay their monthly service charges as it is more effective than the current option of confiscating their assets.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 16): Unfortunate high-rise residential property owners who can't form their management corporation and joint management body due to developer bankruptcy may contact the liquidator to help them apply for strata titles.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 29): Property buyers of a multi-phase development need to be aware of whether the property they purchased is built on a subdivided land.

IT’S been a year since the Strata Management Act 2013 (SMA) was implemented in our country.

SERVICE charges are a monthly pain to many, especially those who live in strata buildings be they condominiums, serviced apartments, small office home offices (SOHOs) or others.