Moving into homes without CF The 13 house buyers remove barricade to get to their units

30/09/2007 The Star

KEPALA BATAS: Thirteen angry house buyers moved into their dream homes in Taman Abdullah Fahim here despite not having the keys and certificates of fitness (CF).

They removed a barricade at one of housing scheme’s entrances and started unloading things from their cars into the open units.

All the 89 double-storey terrace units were recently completed after a three-year delay.

The house buyers’ spokesman Imran Adnan, 38, said the developer had yet to apply for the CF due to not fulfilling certain requirements from the authorities.

“Enough is enough! We are moving into our houses despite not having the CF as we are fed up with waiting this long.

“The Penang Water Supply Corporation Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) and Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) have released water and electricity supply respectively to our units,” he said as the buyers moved into their units here yesterday.

Imran said a Seberang Prai Municipal Council official told him that the units had passed the necessary technical requirements set by the local authorities.

“So we believe our units are safe to be occupied,” he said.

Rosli Md Radzi, 42, a teacher, said he had been servicing the housing loan since 2005 as well as paying rental for his current residence.

He added that the units were between RM145,000 and RM220,000 each.

Grandmother Hasmah Hashim, 54, said she had wanted to celebrate Hari Raya in her new house since 2004.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rashid Abdullah, when contacted yesterday, said the state government allowed the buyers to move into their units after finding that the buildings were safe.

“But the developer must expedite applying for the CF,” he said.

The developer could not be reached for comment.