Out of 16 abandoned residential projects in Perak since 2010, 11 have been restarted, according to State Women Development, Family, Community Welfare, Housing and Local Government Committee Chairman Datuk Rusnah Kassim.
Two developments are still in the process of being revived, while three others are in the early stages of getting resuscitated.
Moreover, Perak has teamed up with the federal government to identify companies that can help restart abandoned housing projects, noted Rusnah, adding that Putrajaya is providing allocations to revive abandoned residential development for low- and middle-income groups.
This is her response to a query from MP Tan Kar Hing, who asked about the number of abandoned projects in Perak from 2010 and 2015, as well as the steps done by the state authorities to tackle this issue.
According to Rusnah, they first check with the Housing Ministry on the status of developers who wants to work with the state government to ensure that they are not blacklisted for abandoning a previous development. This information is also available online at their website.
Once a developer is banned, its owner and board of directors will not able to apply for relevant approvals, including licences.
“The developer will also not be able to renew advertising and sales permits,” she added.
Mangalesri Chandrasekaran, Editor at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact her about this or other stories email mangales@propertyguru.com.my
