KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) public complaints bureau chief Wilfred Yap educated house buyers to exercise their rights when there is a dispute between them and the housing developers, especially on the non-compliance by the developers according to the sale and purchase agreement.
Yap said he had been receiving numerous requests for advice and assistance concerning late delivery and defects of their houses which they bought from housing developers and told them that they can refer their dissatisfaction or dispute with the housing developer to the Sarawak Housing Purchaser Claims Tribunal which was set up by the Sarawak government to hear, mediate, resolve and adjudicate housing purchaser’s claims from housing developers in an easy, cheap and efficient manner.
“Dissatisfied house purchasers can file their claim with the tribunal together with the prescribed fee of RM50. The tribunal can hear claims up to RM40,000 and the house buyer and housing developer are not allowed to engage lawyers to represent them during the hearing at the tribunal.
“However, no claim shall be entertained by the tribunal if there is already a suit of action filed in any Civil Court relating to the same issue in dispute.
“I advised the public to visit the Local Government and Housing Ministry website for more information,” he explained.
For those who wish to seek a helping hand, contact SUPP Public Complaint at 016-7797688 or 082-246999 or go direct to SUPP Head Office in Jalan Tan Sri Ong Kee Hui.
