AS a victim of an abandoned housing project, I wish to share my experience with people in a similar situation.
If you are fortunate to receive the keys to your house, which is delivered after the agreed date, you can claim for late delivery compensation from the developer by lodging a report with the Housing Ministry in Putrajaya.
Make a phone call to the ministry and bring all the relevant documents needed to register your case.
Upon registering, the ministry will fix a meeting between the developer and yourself, usually in about two months.
During the first meeting, make your claim against the developer by demanding full payment in which case the developer will bargain by proposing a lower compensation figure.
Give valid reasons for your claims.
If both parties cannot agree, the judge will decide.
If you are happy with the amount claimed, then ask for a lump sum payment. If agreeable, your case will be settled in about four months.
Another way is to engage a lawyer to fight your case.
This will take you a year if you are successful in getting a judgment against the developer.
The developer will seek ways to delay the case and you being the plaintiff, will have to go through anxious periods of not knowing whether the developer is going through the process of winding up his company to escape paying compensation.
Remember, speed is the essence here.
Therefore, the fastest way to realise your compensation claim is to register your case with the Housing Ministry because the developer fears the ministry’s summons.
The developer will be present himself because he is afraid the ministry will blacklist and issue a stop-work order against his other ongoing projects. - The Star
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Mantin, Negri Sembilan
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