Housing Tribunal To Be Set Up In Sabah
11/05/2007 Bernama

KOTA KINABALU, May 11 (Bernama) -- A housing tribunal will be set up in Sabah to protect the interest of house buyers, said state Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor today.

"This will also ensure that the quality of houses is according to specifications," he told reporters after launching the Kaamatan Real Estate Exhibition here today.

On the setting up of a one-stop centre at each of the local councils to speed up approval of development projects in Sabah, he said the local authority's enactments had to be amended before this could be done.

Earlier in his speech, Hajiji said the state government planned to extend the warranty or defect liability period under the sale and purchase agreement from six months at present.

"In comparison, the defect liability period in Sarawak is 12 months while in Peninsular Malaysia it is 18 months," he said, adding that Kuala Lumpur was even considering extending it to 24 months.

-- BERNAMA