News about strata

Imagine coming back from work late one night to find your house flooded! A burst pipe from your bathroom upstairs had caused part of the floor/ceiling to collapse.

Unrectified defects, stubborn owners who refuse to comply with house rules, late issuance of strata titles, inter-floor leaks — these are some of the issues that may bring grief to strata residential owners.

PUTRAJAYA (May 4): The Department of Director General of Land and Mines (JKPTG) under the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry is currently exploring new ways, including changes in legislation, to facilitate strata property renewals or redevelopments in Malaysia.

Inspired by the co-working trend, people are now more open to the idea of space-sharing with strangers.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): A lawmaker has attacked Selangor’s delay in furnishing data on the number of buildings still without strata titles to be included in the Strata Ownership Special Fund.

PETALING JAYA (March 29): All stakeholders, particularly the public and property developers, need to be educated on their responsibilities in strata living and management.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Real estate negotiators and agents should take advantage of property technology (proptech) to offer better services to clients, said Exastrata Solutions Sdn Bhd CEO Adzman Ariffin.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 26): Only one child of a government pensioner is eligible for affordable homes offered by the 1Malaysia Civil Servants Housing Programme (PPA1M), said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa (pictured).

PETALING JAYA (Nov 21): Property developers handing over their debts and liabilities mainly in the form of water and electricity arrears to joint management bodies (JMBs) will evidently jeopardise proper maintenance by the JMBs, said the Malaysian Institute of Professional Property Managers (MIPPM).

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