Strata scheme in Sarawak

In Sarawak, before March 2022, there is only one law that regulating and governing the management and maintenance of strata buildings, and issuance of strata titles, which is the Strata Titles Ordinance 1995 (STO 1995).  Under STO 1995, strata management by Management Corporation only come in after the registration of strata titles and the Management corporation is incorporated upon opening of register.  There is no provision mentioned about who is liable and responsible to manage and maintain the building before the issuance of strata titles .  Between the period of after the Delivery of vacant possession  (DVP) until the issuance of strata titles, there is no laws or body that governing the operation and management of strata buildings before this. Thus, it is up to the developer to maintain and manage based on the signed Deed of mutual government or the house rules make by the developers.  As to address the issues and grey area related to the management and ma...

Strata Titles in Sarawak Sarawak is the largest state in Malaysia with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. So, is there a necessity for strata type of high density development in Sarawak? As of the 2015 census, the population of Sarawak was merely 2,636,000. But strata titles development still has its role to play in the real estate industry in sarawak. Why in a state like Sarawak? With such a big land mass, and less population compared to others city area. This is mainly due to difficult terrain conditions ie. Hilly terrain, swampy land alongside the coastal area, many big and small rivers and etc. which had resulted in less land that is suitable for real estate development, difficulty and expensive for roads or bridges infrastructure construction. Vast population had led to more urban centric development and eventually encouraging more highrise development. I will posting some statistics in my upcoming posting on this. Surprisingly, strata titles in sarawak has start...