SHAH ALAM: Huge cracks on the walls, cracked bathroom tiles, a leaking roof, and retaining walls that have collapsed twice are not the kind of quality expected of terrace houses costing almost half a million ringgit, yet, this are what residents of a new housing development have to contend with upon receiving the keys to their houses.
Yesterday, representatives of 254 owners submitted a memorandum to Bukit Gasing Assemblyman, Rajiv Rishyakaran who is a member of the Select Committee on Local Councils to call for an investigation on the legitimacy of the Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC) issued for their houses in Taman Ehsan Jaya, Pandamaran to developer Melati Ehsan Sdn Bhd, a local housing developer.
Ad hoc Resident Associations of Taman Ehsan Jaya committee member Wong Hee Boon, said the Klang Municipal Council (MPK) should not have issued the CCC to the developer before thoroughly checking the condition of the houses.
Wong said they did not expect such shoddy workmanship as they received their keys later than the promises delivery date in January this year instead of in October last year.
“We were appalled by the condition of our houses.
“There were huge cracks on the walls and in the bathrooms. The roof leaks and the retaining walls had collapsed twice.
“We highlighted the matter to the developer and they said that they will rectify the problem within 24 months which is far too long to wait.
“Therefore, we have also brought up the matter to Klang member of Parliament Charles Santiago, to help us solve this issue,” he said.
He added that on March 23, MPK’s local councillors together with several government agencies, including the Road Transport Department (JKR) and Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JPS) visited the site.
After the site visit, the officers found that the houses were in bad condition including the roads as well as the drainage surrounding the area.
Following their discovery, he said he and other house buyers have refused to move in.
“We are very disappointed with what has happened.
“The ‘taman’ was built as a guarded and gated residential area but now we do not feel like it,” he said, adding that the price of the houses ranged from RM430,000 to RM600,000.
He added that it has been several months and they have not received any feedback from the developer and relevant authorities.
Meanwhile, Santiago questioned the approval by the authorities on how the CCC was issued considering the subpar quality of the houses.
“The approvals for this project must be reviewed.
“For now we will seek a solution from the local council and next we will take this matter up to the Housing and Local Government Ministry,” he said, in a press conference, here, yesterday.