Perak recommends free building maintenance programme
Published on: Saturday, April 20, 2019
By: Bernama
IPOH: The Perak government is proposing a free building maintenance programme for low and medium-cost apartment buildings in the state in the future.Chairman of the state Housing, Local Government, Public Transport, Non-Islamic Affairs and New Villages Committee Paul Yong Choo Kiong said in order to implement this, housing developers would be required to contribute to a building maintenance savings fund for each unit in the initial stages of construction.
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“The buyer would no longer be required to pay for the maintenance fees while the fund will be managed and monitored by the Perak Housing and and Real Property Board (LPHP) which will channel the funds to the appointed management corporation.
“On their part, the management corporation must ensure that maintenance and cleaning checks are conducted each month,” he said in reply to a supplementary question from Leong Cheok Keng (DAP-Malim Nawar) at the Perak State Legislative Assembly sitting here today.
However, he said, the proposal was still in the early stages and was being tested by the LPHP.
“There are some issues which need to be looked at, especially coordination and viability of the programme in buildings and community properties. If the programme is successfully implemented by the LPHP, it will be expanded to projects by the private sector and other government agencies.
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