Date: 07th March 2020, Saturday
Speakers: Datuk Ar. Ezumi Harzani Ismail & Sr. Leong Heng Chee
Time: 9:00am – 12:30pm
Venue: Dewan President, Level 2 PAM Centre Jalan Tandok, 59100 Bangsar Kuala Lumpur
Speakers' Biography
Ezumi Harzani is the Immediate Past President of PAM and the Director of Arkitek MAA Sdn Bhd, He is also a board member of Board of Architects Malaysia and Board of Engineers Malaysia. Other than his architecture practice, Ezumi also involved in various government working groups and committees, including the Focus Group on Dealing with Construction Permit (FGDCP) set up by PEMUDAH. He also represents PAM and LAM in various meetings and workshops with KPKT, DBKL, REHDA, CIDB and PEJUTA in relation to stratified land development and housing development issues. He graduated with Bachelor of Architecture from University of Science Malaysia, and Master of Philosophy (Policy Studies) from University of Technology Malaysia.
Synopsis
Strata living has become a solution to rapid urbanisation in our cities with approximately 30% of the Malaysian population reside in stratified properties. Stratified property developments have given rise to multiple issues affecting all parties dealing with it. The amendments to the Strata Management Act and introduction of Strata Management (Maintenance and Management) Regulations 2015 are intended to overcome management and maintenance issues of the stratified buildings as well as to provide further interpretation of strata title. Nevertheless, the regulation that requires issuance of vacant possession with strata title causes many other problems in stratified housing development rather than solving basic issues. It also reveals that there are other underlying issues that need to be dealt with, and which put the industry into dilemma.
What will it take for developers to successfully deliver Vacant Possession with Strata Title deeds? This regulation, which came into effect with the Strata Management Regulations 2015 as part of the Strata Management Act 2013, has indeed presented a big challenge to the housing industry players. This is not the sole responsibility of any one party, but requires a concerted effort among various professionals, and is a process that needs to be planned and executed well before the completion of the building development.
He will be presenting his view from the Land Surveyor’s perspective, and hope to offer some key practical suggestions for Architects in order to achieve this in a timely manner. By understanding the roles, it will help to be more efficient in work and further clarify the processes required during the course of a building development.