PROBLEMS faced by KLH apartment and business owners remain unresolved despite a meeting last Saturday between the authorities and the people. 

Representatives from the Housing and Local Government Ministry, the Selangor Land and Mines Department, Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) and Kinrara assemblyman Dr Kow Cheong Wei’s office could not give residents and business owners an affirmative answer to the issues raised. 

Heading the list of issues was the flooding of the lower level parking lots and the allocation of these parking lots to residents effective May 1. 

Residents found it unacceptable and wanted the flooding problem to be solved first, but KLH Plaza Sdn Bhd building and project manager Goh Chong Tun reiterated that the flooding were not the fault of the developer and maintained that it was due to the neighbouring plot of land under Unitek Enterprise Sdn Bhd. 

Fruitless effort: Problems remain unresolved despite a meeting between the residents and the authorities.

MPSJ building department technical assistant Azmi Maricar Ahmad said the council is waiting for a land study report from Unitek before the council decides who was at fault for the flooding. 

The next issue was the privatisation of parking lot services that would be implemented on common property. 

The underground parking lots, which belong to the developer, would be handed over to Kasipillay Parking Services effective May 1, but the placement of the ticketing barriers at the road entrance were questioned by residents because the road was listed as common property. 

“Under Section 69 of the Strata Title Act, you cannot do business on common property,” said KLH Apartments Residents Association chairman Chong Kok Ken. 

Selangor Land and Mines department representative Hashimah Akib said that while the law did state the matter as such, the issue had to be debated further with all relevant parties involved. 

Goh also said cracks were appearing at the joining of both blocks and was due to settlement of the apartment and the business centre, which had different loads. 

“The cracks are not a hazard,” said Goh. 

MPSJ building department technical assistant Azmi Maricar Ahmad said the council has issued instructions to KLH Plaza to give a certified letter stating that studies have been done to ensure the building is safe and remedial works are carried out on the cracks. 

Dr Kow’s assistant Capt (R) Md Shobhi Mustakim urged residents to remain calm and promised that the assemblyman’s office was open to the residents and that their issues would be brought up at the various forums including the state assembly.