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A high percentage of owner occupancy is desirable because these owners have more "emotional interest" who would make the property his/her home than the investor-owners don't stay here.
An investor-owner is less likely to pay his/her condo fees, if he/she ran into financial difficulty, than an owner who makes the property his/her home.
There are also cases of investor-owner who couldn't be bothered to do repair work when his/her rented out unit is leaking into the unit below.
Vandalism may also be higher in condominium complex with high percentage of renters. Noisy tenants, illegal parking, and littering are more rampant in such condominium.
There's a underground pipe burst at the road before the Multi-purpose Hall. Tenders from three companies were received and the work has been awarded. Work is now in progress to repair the burst pipe.
These photos are taken at the lift landing area recently.
The dustbin at the lift landing area is meant for light rubbish only. Rubbish in bags are to be thrown in the refuse room. Please keep our environment clean.
TO ALL OUR VALUED OWNERS/RESIDENTS OF PRIMA DUTA CONDOMINIUM
RE: Rearing of Pets at Prima Duta Condominium
The management had received numerous complaints from residents concerning pets being kept in the unit and causing nuisance to other residents.
Once again, the management would like to remind all residents that pets (CAT, DOG, RABBIT, BIRD, ETC) are not allowed in the unit as per our House Rules section 3.03.
The Management would like all resident to remove their pets immediately, failing which we will report this matter to DBKL for further action.
Your cooperation in the above matter is highly appreciated.
The Management has put up the Defaulter List on the Notice Board. Members of the Prima Duta Management Corporation are to be informed of the collection problem faced by the Management. The total outstanding is approximately RM44K as at 1st February, 2010.
PETALING JAYA: Owners of units in strata-title buildings may find their possessions auctioned by the Commissioner of Buildings (COB) if they do not settle their outstanding maintenance fees.
This is provided for under the Building and Common Property (Management and Maintenance) Act, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha.
State governments are empowered to appoint a COB to settle disputes and to smooth management of the buildings even after strata titles are issued.
“All buildings that have strata titles are governed under this Act. It can be a luxury project, an old project — there is no difference.
“The maintenance is the responsibility of the joint management body (JMB), of which owners are members.
“It is the responsibility of owners to pay the maintenance fees,” he said.
Kong said the Act allowed the COB to auction items found inside the units, such as furniture and electrical items, to offset the amount defaulted by the owners.
“When housebuyers sign the sales and purchase agreement, they must know their responsibilities,” he said, adding that the ministry would host a series of seminars from Feb 6 to educate JMBs on the issue.
There are many reasons why people chose to buy a condo instead of a landed property. My few reasons are location, security and amenities (swimming pool, tennis court and the like). It's common sense that to enjoy the facilities of a condominium, these facilities must be taken care of for life.
The cost of providing the best in security and maintenance of amenities (pool, landscape, etc) is high. This cost is shared among the owners in paying a monthly condo fee to the management corporation. Condo fees cover items such as security services, building maintenance, a master insurance policy, parking lot maintenance, elevator maintenance, landscape maintenance, management, amenities, common utilities, sinking fund and more.
In other words, the management corporation needs to collect the money to take good care of the condominium. When a condominium is well taken care of, the value will increase and so will the rental. Everyone wishes that the value of their properties to increase over time, the more the better.
Many condominiums are run down because of late payment, delinquent owners and hardcore defaulters. When the percentage of these is high, the management will not have enough fund to upkeep the condominium. Frequent elevator break-down, dirty pool, landscaping neglected, large sum of unpaid water bill and poor security service are the usual problems arising. When this happens, other good paymasters will stop paying also. It'll become unbearable for everyone and also causes the property values to drop sharply.
Lets do our part in paying our condo fees promptly. Make it our new year aim to have zero defaulter so that money and manpower won't be wasted on sending reminder letters or spending on legal fees.
Vandalism and graffiti are problems that need our constant attention to safeguard our common property and the cleanliness of our condominium.
The management has taken some preventive measures by installing CCTV at the lift lobbies and installing protection cover for all the lift call button panels. These preventive measures have been effective but there are still some who are willing to take the risk of being caught. And we did catch an offender recorded by the CCTV recently for writing on the wall at the lift lobby.
Before installing the protection cover for the lift call panel, display covers were badly scratched or broken and stainless steel panels were scratched. These parts are costly to replace. We are now in the process of getting a contractor to install CCTV in the lift cars too.
Residents can be of great help in reporting to the management as soon as they come across any new graffiti or vandalism. Playing back the video will reveal the culprit. Together we can put a stop to these problems.
In the same way, we can also deter those who conveniently leave their garbage at the entrance to the lift lobbies. Garbage left at the lift lobby entrance is very unsightly. So please do keep our place clean and tidy.
I'd like to start a discussion on the outdoor BBQ issue. By now you must have received the circular that BBQ is not allowed anymore at the swimming pool area. The reasons are well stated in the circular.
So for those BBQ lovers who like to have a good time barbecuing with friends and relatives in our condo, where do you suggest to have it? I've scouted around the condo for a suitable place and found the land beside the Multipurpose Hall and the land beside the old show house most suitable. It's away from any smoke detector and the smoke won't get into the condos.
The area can easily accommodate up to 20 persons (the hall not included). If any party is held at the multipurpose hall, the BBQ area is a great party attraction.
I'm thinking of having a BBQ pit, some wooden benches and a couple of wooden tables. Having a wash basin is a great convenience.
What do you think? Comments/suggestions/opinions are welcome.
Since the situation of the H1N1 pandemic is not getting any better, we should be very careful now with our daily activities. We must be aware and start taking precautionary measures to protect our families and ourselves.
"The influenza A (H1N1) virus spread less effectively when it was “restricted” to only airborne respiratory droplets. Most outbreaks have occurred in limited clusters, sometimes within a family or a school but not spread much further” (MIT)
Nonetheless, we must take precautionary measures when we are in enclosed public places like the lift, bus and commuter trains.
Lift. It's best not to get into a crowded lift, just wait for the next round. Using your key to press the buttons instead of your finger is a good measure.
Public transport. It's best to keep one or two clean face mask in your bag or pocket if you are using the public transports. Put on your face mask before boarding the bus or train is a good measure. If you encounter someone coughing or sneezing, please offer them a new face mask if you have any. You may help save someone's life.
Although it's a fact that the size of the virus is smaller than the filter hole of a face mask, but the virus are carried by droplets from sneezing and coughing which is bigger in size than the filter hole. Secondly, wearing a face mask can prevent you from directly touching your mouth and nose with your finger.
Public-related work. Wash your hands more frequently if your work is in contact with many people. Keep a can of sanitizer spray nearby. Try not to rub your eyes or lips before washing your hand first.
Sick leave. When you have fever or flu, please take a sick leave and stay at home.
Additional precautionary measures from e-mail circulation:
1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).
2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat or bathe).
3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.
4. Similar to 3 above, clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.
5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.
6. Drink as much of warm liquids as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.
7. All these are simple ways to prevent, within means of most households, and certainly much less painful than to wait in long queues outside public hospitals.
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