Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is set to take action against assessment and rent defaulters, confiscating movable properties and auctioning off vacant premises, reported The Star.
“Tenants with rental arrears will have their rental agreement terminated and units confiscated as well as evicted, upon the issuance of notice of claim…Court action will also be taken if the tenants fail to pay their dues,” said Khairul Azmir Ahmad, DBKL’s Corporate Planning Department Director.
“Former tenants with rent arrears will be hauled to court and their names will be blacklisted from using DBKL facilities or services,” he added.
The move comes after it was revealed that outstanding revenue stands at RM525 million as of August.
Assessment arrears was the highest at RM421 million, followed by rent arrears for People’s Housing Project (PPR) flats as well as public housing for civil servants (PPA) at RM63 million.
Other arrears were for market stall rentals at RM22 million and DBKL property rentals at RM19 million.
To coax defaulters into paying their arrears, DBKL’s task force had face-to-face negotiations in May and June, issued notices and locked water supply from 3 September to 3 October, said Khairul.
In August, DBKL also conducted market stall rental arrears payment campaign.
“Too much arrears can hinder DBKL services because the revenue is used to pay for cleaning, rubbish collection, beautifying the city, road construction and maintenance, drainage and river system, building and management of public housing, providing and managing public facilities (like stadium, sports complex/community centres, recreational parks, markets, hawker centres, and public toilets),” he added.
With this, Khairul urged defaulters to settle their arrears to avoid enforcement action.
Image sourced from The Star Online
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