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Surge in power bills for Ipoh folk
May 4th
IPOH: Houseowners in various parts of the city are getting a nasty shock over the sudden spike in their electricity bills.
Contractor Tan Jia Fatt, 40, said he was taken aback when he received a bill on April 23 for RM434.
“Usually, I pay between RM100 and RM200 each month for my electricity bill.
“However, the bill came up to a whopping RM434 last month,” he told reporters at a press conference at the Pasir Pinji DAP service centre here yesterday.
Another disgruntled consumer, who only wished to be known as Mrs Chew, said she had initially thought the nearly two-fold jump in her bill was due to an increase in power tariff.
“Normally, my bill is about RM90 but last month, it was RM159,” said the 49-year-old housewife, adding that she had also not installed any new electrical appliance at her Seri Pengkalan home to warrant such an increase.
“The drastic increase has brought unnecessary burden to me,” she said.
Pasir Pinji assemblyman Thomas Su said the problem was due to Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) billing consumers every alternate month for electricity consumption.
“This system of billing consumers every alternate month has seriously short-changed them,” he claimed, adding that his service centre had been inundated with such complaints.
Su urged TNB to revert to its previous practice of billing houseowners for the actual month of their consumption, adding that the utility company should also suspend the payment for April’s electricity bill pending an investigation.
“The reason given by TNB for alternate billing is that they lack manpower but this does not make sense.
“If they are really facing manpower shortage, how can all the bills for all the consumers be sent out on April 23?” he said, adding that he had since highlighted the grouses to TNB Perak’s regional office.
Teja assemblyman Chang Lih Kang said TNB should explain its method of calculation which had led to higher electricity bills.
Both the assemblymen and Batu Gajah MP Fong Po Kuan will be compiling complaints on the electricity bills today at their respective service centres.
Consumers facing similar predicament are urged to bring copies of their March and April electricity bills.
Source : Star Online
The predicament described above is related to electricity bill, but here in Desaminium, we are charged bi-monthly for our water bill, which would also have similar effect to Desaminium folks. Hopefully, the JMB will look into this ASAP and revert our water bill to monthly instead of bi-monthly.
Webmaster
Cadangan: Air dari balcony
Mar 27th
Sebuah cadangan dari seorang penduduk bernama Aidil, melalui email:
saya akan berpindah ke block merbau, pada minggu lepas saya serta keluarga pergi
nengok rumah yang sy baru beli, sedang kami lihat2 suasa persekitaran dari balcony
rumah tersebut tiba2 kami dikejutkan dengan curahan air dari balcony tingkat atas,
habis basah balcony kami dan air tersebut terkena kami dan kami kurang berpuas hati
dengan keadaan tersebut kerana mengotorkan rumah penghuni di tingkat bawah. ini
tidak sepatutnya berlaku kerana ia adalah sebuah apartment kondo dan bukannya rumah
pangsa/flat. saya bayangkan bagaimana jika ada penghuni yang sedang menikmati
panorama persekitaran tiba2 dicurahkan dengan cuahan dari balcony atas dan bagaimana
jika air tersebut dari cucian najis atau sebagainya yang mengotorkan? saya juga
sempat lihat penghuni bawah rumah saya habis baju jemuran beliau basah oleh air
tersebut. ‘KESIAN’ penghuni tersebut. sy lihat juga setiap balcony di ketiga-tiga
block tersebut telah berlumut dan agak mencacatkan pemandangan dan ini menyebabkan
ketiga-tiga block tersebut kelihatan agak uzur/lama jika dipandang dari dekat.
memandangkan pembayaran parking dan maintenance yang tinggi saya cadangkan supaya
satu saluran paip yg kecil diwujudkan bersebelanhan balcony tersebut supaya air dari
balcony tidak terus jatuh ke bawah dan mengotorkan rumah penghuni lain dan lot
Apartment Wanted
Mar 27th
Sharmini wrote:
My husband and I are looking for apartment to rent in this area. Preferably
full/partly furnished and rental 550 – 700 monthly.
Please let me know if there are any units available.
Thank you.
Sharmini
012-3155046
Webmaster: Sorry for late posting of this request
Soalan Parlimen Mengenai Peraturan Terkandung Di Dalam Building & Common Property Act 2007.
Jun 23rd
Puan Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Seputeh) minta MENTERI PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATAN menyatakan bilakah Kementerian akan membentangkan peraturan (regulations) yang sepatutnya terkandung di dalam Building and Common Property (Maintenance & Management Act 2007). Apakah Pesuruhjaya Bangunan (Commission Of Buildings) boleh mendakwa pemaju yang enggan mengikut arahannya berdasarkan Seksyen 17(7) dalam akta tersebut.
JAWAPAN :
Tuan Yang Di-Pertua.
Terima kasih diucapkan kepada Ahli Yang Berhormat atas soalan ini. Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat, Kementerian Perumahan Dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT) sedang menyediakan empat peraturan-peraturan (regulations) di bawah Akta Bangunan dan Harta Bersama (Penyelenggaraan dan Pengurusan 2007 (Akta 663). Di samping itu, KPKT juga sedang meneliti dan mengkaji peraturan-peraturan lain yang perlu dibuat bagi mempastikan Akta 663 dapat dikuatkuasakan dengan berkesan.
Selaras dengan Seksyen 42(1) Akta 663, Menteri perlulah mendapat persetujuan daripada Pihak Berkuasa Negeri terlebih dahulu sebelum peraturan-peraturan ini diwartakan dan dikuatkuasakan. Walau bagaimanapun, peraturan-peraturan ini tidak perlu dibentangkan dalam dewan ini.
Seksyen 17(7) Akta 663 memperuntukkan kesalahan bagi mana-mana pemaju yang gagal untuk mematuhi Seksyen 17 Akta 663 tersebut iaitu peruntukan mengenai tanggungjawab pemaju terhadap Akaun Penyelenggaraan Bangunan. Jika disabitkan kesalahan, pemaju boleh dikenakan denda tidak kurang daripada RM 100,000 dan juga denda tidak melebihi RM 1,000 bagi tiap-tiap hari yang kesalahan itu diteruskan selepas sabitan.
Dalam hal ini, apa-apa kesalahan di bawah Akta 663 akan didakwa oleh Pendakwa Raya atau Timbalan Pendakwa Raya atau mana-mana orang yang diberikuasa oleh Pendakwa Raya termasuklah Pesuruhjaya Bangunan.
Source: Sassy MP, Teresa Kok
Room for rent
Jan 19th
Shuhada wrote:
-1 room available on Feb 2009
-Malay Muslim Female only
-Blok Keruing(blok biru)
-Mesin basuh,dapur,tv,astro etc
-Deposit+sewa bulanan RM120
Shuhada 012-5596584
Flora apartment wanted
Jan 19th
Hasmani wrote:
Saya sedang mencari apartment untuk disewa di Desaminium Flora kemasukkan February 2009.
0133942344
Thanks,
Hasmani
Apartment urgently needed
Jan 19th
farah wrote:
Memerlukan apartment secepat mungkin.
kemasukan akhir bulan January 2009.
VERY URGENT!HELP NEEDED.
kalau boleh partly furnished.
5 bilik 3 bathrooms.
malay owner kalau ada.
bilangan orang akan menyewa rumah, cuma 2 orang.(perempuan-malay)
thank you for your kind cooperation.
have a good day!
-farah-
please contact me at 012-2413389
Dilarang sidai kain terbuka di kediaman bertingkat tahun depan
Dec 3rd
PUTRAJAYA: Mulai tahun depan, penghuni kediaman bertingkat seperti rumah pangsa dan pangsapuri tidak lagi dibenarkan menyidai pakaian secara terbuka seperti sekarang.
Satu garis panduan berhubung perkara itu akan dikeluarkan kepada pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) bagi memastikan bangunan kediaman baru memiliki kemudahan ampaian seperti ditetapkan.
Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, berkata Pesuruhjaya Bangunan (COB) akan ditugaskan bagi memastikan peraturan baru itu dipatuhi, termasuk menyediakan tempat dan peralatan khusus kepada penghuni kediaman terbabit.
“Kita akan cuba melalui COB untuk ambil tindakan bagi menguatkuasakan perkara ini dan tindakan seperti menyediakan tempat yang khusus dan peralatan yang sepatutnya disediakan akan diambil.
“Sekiranya tindakan ini tidak berkesan maka, pindaan ke atas undang-undang sedia ada akan dipertimbangkan,” katanya selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat Majlis Negara Untuk Kerajaan Tempatan (MNKT) Ke-61 di sini, hari ini.
Source: Berita Harian Online
Denggi
Oct 15th
Dalam satu taklimat dengan Jawatankuasa Penduduk Zon 19 MPSJ yang diadakan malam tadi, terdapat 3 kes denggi telah dikesan disekitar kawasan Putra Permai. 2 kes di Puncak Jalil 2 (PUJ2) dan satu kes di Lestari Perdana 7 (LP7) yang melibatkan KEMATIAN . Oleh itu satu sesi Taklimat akan diadakan oleh pihak MPSJ pada tarikh dan masa berikut :-
Tarikh : 16 Oktober 2008
Masa : 8:30 malam
Tempat : Dewan George Lim, Taman Equine (Belakang Mc Donald)
SEMUA PENDUDUK DIJEMPUT HADIR
Pihak JMB juga ingin meminta kerjasama dari penduduk agar dapat memastikan tiada bekas takungan air atau sampah yang boleh menjadi tempat pembiakan nyamuk Aedes dikawasan sekitar Desaminium Rimba khususnya didalam rumah. Pihak JMB akan mengambil tindakan dengan membuat pengasapan (fogging) pada hari Khamis atau Jumaat ini bagi mengawal kawasan sekitar kita bebas dari Aedes. Sekali lagi saya mohon kerjasama anda untuk menjaga kebersihan kawasan kita.
Sekian Terima Kasih
AGM to form condominium’s management corporation illegal
Oct 14th
The following news article appeared in the Star October 6th, 2008. Thanks to one of the residents for forwarding this to us to be shared among the residents.
This news article is another proof that developers are always the source of the problems in majority of the issues faced by house buyers. Until the government has the political will to amend local by-laws to punish errant developers and protect the house buyers, developers will continue to behave arrogantly and irresponsibly in their dealings.
RESIDENTS of Palm Spring@Damansara in Petaling Jaya have foiled an attempt by the developer to set up the condominium’s management corporation (MC).
Under the Strata Titles Act, a developer is required to submit strata title applications for at least 25% of the total number of condominium units before calling for an annual general meeting (AGM) to form an MC.
The Palm Spring joint management body (JMB) conducted a check with the land office and discovered that developer Muafakat Kekal Sdn Bhd had not fulfilled that requirement. The development comprises more than 2,000 units.
MBPJ councillor Mak Khuin Weng, who was representing the Petaling Jaya Commisioner of Buildings, said it was unlawful for the developer to call for an AGM before that requirement was fulfilled.
Employees of the developer who were present at the AGM registration desk kept mum when questioned by Mak and the residents.
“The person in charge is still on Hari Raya leave,” answered an employee.
Mak said they could not proceed with the AGM until the developer had applied for strata titles for at least 25% of the units and the employees then voluntarily took their belongings and left the premises.
According to Palm Spring JMB secretary Richard Wong, 44, residents had received an invitation dated Sept 19 from the developer to attend an annual general meeting to form the MC for the condominium.
However, residents only received the letter a few days later, which did not comply with the minimum 14 days notice required by the act.
Some residents also voiced their dissatisfaction over the developer’s decision to conduct the meeting on Oct 4 when many Muslim owners were still away for the Hari Raya break.
“We just want things done according to the proper procedure,” said an irate resident, who declined to be named.
Mak said the council would continue to monitor condominium issues relating to joint management bodies and management corporations.
The MBPJ has come up with its own guidelines on how it interprets the Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007.
The guidelines apply only to cases under the council’s jurisdiction and copies are available at the MBPJ Commissioner of Buildings secretariat.
It also has a set of guidelines for the operations and conduct of the JMB and joint management committee (JMC).
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