Contributed by Lai Chee Hoe
The Ministry of Housing and Local Government, abbreviated as KPKT, recently issued a circular to provide clarity to joint management bodies (JMBs) and Management Corporations (MCs) as to the operations within a stratified development during the movement control order (MCO).
The circular, referenced under KPKT:800-7/2/1-JLD.5(59), provided active steps to be taken by all JMBs and MCs in all stratified development areas.
These steps are:
1. To reduce movement in the whole strata scheme except for when providing essential services;
2. To obey the restricted movement for Malaysians to travel overseas and to restrict tourists or foreign visitors from entering into a strata scheme;
3. To cancel or postpone all events which involve the gathering of crowds including all kinds of general meeting whether they are annual general meeting (AGM) or extraordinary general meeting (EGM);
4. To implement social distancing of not less than one metre;
5. To close and block all access to non-critical common property like halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, saunas, playgrounds and suraus;
6. To close all business premises within the strata scheme (education institution or nursery) except for essential services;
7. To postpone all renovation / restoration / repairs which are non-critical;
8. The Management Office and Managing Agent or Property Manager who is involved in providing essential services in a strata scheme shall operate within the minimal rate on an execution method which fits best during the MCO period. All Management Office is to shut down to the public. The underlying objective is to maintain an active and actionable communication channel to ensure the provision of essential services are not interrupted.
The essential or critical components within a strata scheme are set out in a schedule which includes:
(i) water
(ii) electricity
(iii) telecommunication services
(iv) sewerage services
(v) cleaning services and solid waste management
(vi) mechanical and electrical machineries (especially lifts)
Below is the circular:
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Lai Chee Hoe is a partner at Chee Hoe & Associates with over 10 years of experience under his belt. He specialises in civil and corporate litigation and is the current chairperson of various JMBs.
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