News about strata

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.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): Developers who are not able to deliver their residential projects on time may request for an extension of an additional 12 months from the original 36 months, provided no sale and purchase agreement has been signed, said Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Tan Sri Noh Omar.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 16): Getting their property’s strata title might incur extra cost for owners, but a legal practitioner has advocated that property buyers not to wait too long to secure their strata title.

  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.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): The Malaysian Institute of Professional Property Managers (MIPPM) will be holding a free public forum titled “Strata Living in Harmony” this weekend at Sunway Putra Hotel.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Despite the grouses of property developers having difficulties in getting financing for their development projects, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) said it is open to financing property projects provided they are feasible.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 4): When it comes to strata living, one of the perpetual issues plaguing property managements is the maintenance fee or service fee collection.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 4): There is never an oversupply of shopping malls, said Persatuan Pengurusan Kompleks (PPK) Malaysia adviser Richard Chan, an opinion that differs from the general belief.