Housebuyers at a dead end

IT’S been 10 years and housebuyers of more than 60 abandoned houses in Taman Bukit Permai are still waiting for their houses to be completed. Six abandoned houses along Jalan Bukit Permai 2 were 95% completed and overgrown with weeds. The buyer of one of the six houses, Choo Lee Mae, said she has been waiting for over 10 years. “We are left in a lurch, we do not know who to approach for help. I have given a copy of the sales and purchase agreement to the liquidator,” she said. Makeshift carpark: A car parked inside this abandoned housing project in Taman Bukit Permai. A councillor with the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj), Lee Kee Hiong, who visited the site with another councillor Eddie Ng, urged the housebuyers to come forward to provide details. “We do not have the contact details of the buyers as no land titles were issued. “This is a complicated case as the liquidator is only in charge of unsold houses,” she said, adding that the council will act as a coordinator. She can be contacted at 03-9010 3137 or leekeehiong@gmail.com or visit her service centre on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 8pm-10pm, at 33-2, Jalan Temenggung 9/9. Bandar Mahkota Cheras. Not much have changed since the abandoned project was highlighted in StarMetro (“Task force to monitor abandoned projects”, March 26) eight months ago. “Some of the cars dumped in the area were towed away by council enforcement officers. We have since spoken to the liquidator but to no avail. “The Ministry of Housing and Local Government was notified of this abandoned project but no action has been taken to date,” Lee said. There were even cars abandoned in some of the houses. Forty-five notices were issued to the liquidator under the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974, Section 46(1)(e) for having derelict vehicles in any public place. Lee said she would check with the Customs Department if the cars were brought into the country illegally. Chong Nyit Seng was furious that his abandoned house was used as a dumping ground for cars. He claimed that a makeshift porch was also erected without his knowledge within the compound to provide shade for the cars. “I did not give permission to have these cars placed here. “Years ago when I first found out that the project was abandoned, I contacted the lawyer who handled the sales and purchase agreement but it was all in vain,” he said. On the issue of abandoned cars, V. Mathevan, who lives in the nearby Taman Desa Permai, said six cars were brought to his neighbourhood on Sunday. He promptly notified Lee. “I’m afraid that more will be dumped here and that it will become a breeding ground for mosquitoes,” he said. - The Star