Rationalisation of Strata Management Act 2013, Act 757 and practices in strata residential buildings
Sr Rubiah Md Zan1.
Housing is the main contributor in property sector in Malaysia. A house is
one of the basic physiological needs. The best house is the one that can cater
human issues in several aspects depending on the condition and size of the
family. Types of house include single-family housing, multi-family housing
or mobile homes. In current scenario some countries have difficulties in
providing housing due to scarcity of land and higher land value at certain
area especially in central city area such as Kuala Lumpur, New York, Hong
Kong and Singapore. Residential housing development in these countries
focus on high-rise residential for the market. Over the years, development of
high-rise residential buildings increase significantly. Living in high-rise
building has become a trend in many countries today especially among city
dwellers which marks the start of the development of Strata Title Act that is
applicable to stratified subdivision building. Malaysia recently has
introduced the new Strata Management Act 2013, Act 757 to replace the
previous Building and Common Property (Management and Maintenance)
Act 2007. The new Act was introduced throughout the country with a lot of
improvement in a hope to ease the management of strata building for the
benefit of all especially proprietor, management body, management agent
and occupants. Objectives of this research are to compare and contrast the
elements of Strata Title legislation, Act 318 and Act 757 and investigate the
significant implementation of Strata Management Act, Act 757 in Malaysia.
Affiliation:
- Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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