KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau has advised the public to apply for renewal of their land lease titles well before the expiry date.
SUPP Public Complaints Bureau chief Wilfred Yap was recently approached by an individual seeking his advice and assistance on the renewal of her late father’s land, which had expired after she obtained the Letter of Administration in respect of the estate of her late father.
“Because the lease of her late father’s land title had expired, the woman who was the administrator of her late father’s estate could not transfer the land to the beneficiaries of the estate of her late father,” he said in a statement on Tuesday (August 25).
Yap said an application for renewal of land leases should be made any time prior to the expiry of land leases.
“The basic criteria for renewal of a land lease are the land is not required for government development purposes and that the utilisation of the land does not conflict with the conditions of the title,” he said.
According to Yap, the land lease may be renewed for a term of 60 years or 99 years, adding that a term of 99 years may be given to land for commercial (shophouse) and residential purposes subject to additional premium of 30 percent of the flat rates currently in force.
He said a term of 99 years might also be given to land for agricultural purposes if the original term is 99 years without charging an additional premium.
Yap, who is also SUPP Kota Sentosa Branch chairman, said that application forms for renewing land leases could be obtained free from any of the Land branches of the Land and Survey Department’s divisional Offices throughout Sarawak.
“Currently, there is no processing fee charged by the department for any application for renewal of land lease,” he said.
He advised members of the public who had inquiries or problems about renewing land leases to visit the nearest Land and Survey Office to seek assistance, or visit the department’s official website at https://landsurvey.sarawak.gov.my for more information.
SUPP Public Complaints Bureau is always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone facing problems or who have come across problems of public interest are unsure of how to handle them.
Anyone requiring assistance can always call SUPP Public Complaints Bureau at 016-7797688 or 082-246999, or directly visit SUPP Head Office to request for assistance.
