Hot: (12.8.2020) Covid-19 Bill and its impact on DEVELOPER (issues relating to Defect Liability Period, Liquidated Ascertained Damages)

The much anticipated Covid-19 Bill was read in the Dewan Rakyat for its 1st Reading today (12.8.2020). A copy can be downloaded below: Its preamble states that it . . .

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Strata Management Case Updates – Does Restricting Short-Term Rental Amount To Prohibiting And Restricting “dealings” of a Parcel?

Innab Salil & Ors v Verve Suites Mont Kiara Management Corporation (Court of Appeal) [2020] 3 CLJ 480 We wrote on the High Court’s decision previously in the . . .

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Whether the sum owed to Management Corporation should be given a lawful preference over the assets of a Company (parcel owner / proprietor) in liquidation?

Dubon Berhad v Wisma Cosway Management Corporation (Federal Court) [2020] 1 LNS 503 (Federal Court) Facts: Dubon Berhad (“Company”) is a beneficial owner of a parcel in Wisma . . .

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Whether Council Members of a Management Corporation owe a fiduciary duty to each and every Proprietor?

We have previously wrote about the High Court’s decision of 3 Two Square Sdn Bhd v Perbadanan Pengurusan 3 Two Square & Ors [2018] 4 CLJ 458. The High . . .

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(Updated 15.6.2020) HOT: MCO SERIES: LATEST SOP of KPKT for RMCO on STRATA SCHEME – AGM / EGM IS NOW ALLOWED!

The Government has on 7.6.2020 announced that Malaysia will be entering the recovery MCO from 10.6.2020 to 31.8.2020. A fresh Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within . . .

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CMCO SERIES: New SOP issued by KPKT (4.6.2020) for a strata scheme

KPKT has issued further guidelines on 4.6.2020 for a stratified scheme. It can be downloaded below. There were 2 new additions to the previous one and we extract . . .

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CMCO SERIES: Updates (22.5.2020) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No. 6) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

The Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas (No. 6) Regulations 2020 is further amended and gazetted on 22.5.2020. It now allows persons to . . .

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Strata Management Case Updates – Decision of Menara Rajawali in the Federal Court (21.5.2020) – Can a JMB still apply different rates of charges?

We have reported the High Court’s decision of Muhamad Nazri Bin Muhamad v JMB Menara Rajawali and Denflow Sdn Bhd [2018] 9 CLJ 547 which essentially allows a . . .

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EXCLUSIVE: CMCO SERIES: REVISED GUIDELINES (18.5.2020) by KPKT

We wrote about the notable changes to the recent guidelines in our earlier post. We waited for the approval and are now allowed to publish the latest guidelines. . . .

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CMCO SERIES: What are the revisions made to the Guidelines of KPKT dated 18.5.2020? Can renovation works be done? Can visitors be allowed?

In the immediate previous post, we highlighted several FAQs prepared by KPKT on 9.5.2020 which may no longer correspond to the further relaxed rules provided in the extended . . .

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