Forum on Empowering the Commissioner of Buildings in West Malaysia

On 2, 3 & 4 June 2025, the Commissioner of Buildings (COB) and representatives from 74 local authorities and representatives of the Strata Management Division, JPN, KPKT gathered in Ayer Keroh, Melaka, for a forum titled “Empowering . . .

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Can a Residential Scheme with High Rise and Villas apply different rates of charges?

CASE UPDATE: Court of Appeal – Yong Kein Sin & Anor v Perbadanan Pengurusan Springtide Residences and other appeals [2025] MLJU 1469 Facts: There are 3 Appeals that were heard . . .

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Does a Licensed Land Surveyor owe a duty of care to a Subsidiary Management Corporation, prior to its formation?

Menara 1 MK Subsidiari Management Corporation v 1 Mont Kiara Dan Kiara 2 Management Corporation & Chuang Kuang Han (Kuala Lumpur Civil Suit: WA-22NCvC-720-11/2024) FACTS OF THE CASE The dispute . . .

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Strata Management Seminar 2 of 2025

On 12 June 2025, Logic Plus organised the SMA Seminar 2 of 2025 and attracted a strong turnout of more than 130 participants including developers, property management companies, joint management . . .

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Amendments to Strata Management Act 2013 – Focus Group 1/2025 with various stakeholders

Focus Group Workshop 1/2025 on Proposed Amendments to the Strata Management Act 2013 On 19th and 20th May 2025, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT), through the National Housing . . .

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COB’s Authority Curtailed: COB Has No Power to Demand Additional Documents to Validate Elected Committee Members of a Management Corporation

CASE UPDATE: Diamond F Management Corporation & 2 Ors v Commissioner of Building Kuala Lumpur and Maybank Islamic Berhad [2025] Facts: The Plaintiffs are the Management Corporation (“MC”) of Diamond . . .

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Amendments to Strata Management Act 2013 (“SMA 2013”) – (Article 10, 11)

These 2 articles mark the end of the 8 part series written on the proposed amendments to the Strata Management Act 2013. The entire series can be obtained within this . . .

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Amendments to Strata Management Act 2013 (“SMA 2013”) – (Article 7, 8, 9)

We continue to provide updates on the possible amendments to the Strata Management Act 2013 and its Regulations. Articles 7,8,9 can be downloaded below (as published in Star Newspaper): Article . . .

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Court of Appeal: A parcel owner is not entitled to documents within the custody of a Joint Management Body

Case update: Ideal City Development Sdn Bhd v Chimes AG Sdn Bhd & Anor [2024] CLJU 2898 Facts This dispute originated from a Tribunal claim filed by Chimes AG Sdn . . .

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Amendments to Strata Management Act 2013 (“SMA 2013”) – (Article 3,4,5,6)

We continue to provide updates over the possible amendments to the Strata Management Act 2013 and its regulations. Article 3 – Need to Change (Part 1) Links to the Article . . .

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