DNR: Legal action against developers who advertise without permits

Housing developers who advertise their projects in newspapers without permits from the National Housing Department (NHD) will face a maximum fine of RM250,000 if they are found guilty. There are developers who already received notices from the ministry for breaching the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 by not applying for the permits but so far, no one has been fined. 

Taman Sri Derga was the 113th out of the 178 abandoned projects in the country since 2009 which had been successfully revived by NHD. Chor, who is Alor Setar MP, also said that of the 11 abandoned private housing projects in Kedah, six had been revived by NHD. The rest were under rehabilitation status. He encouraged developers to implement the build-and-sell concept by starting with small projects involving about 10 to 20 units of houses.

Earlier, Chor attended a briefing on Duties and Responsibilities for Licensed Housing Developers Northern Region organised by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Asso­ciation Malaysia Kedah/Perlis branch. In his opening speech, he said the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966, which was approved by Parliament last year, was expected to be implemented early next year. He also urged developers to be more responsible when undertaking housing projects as legal action would be taken against those who abandon the projects.