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Strata Management Act 2013 | Part 1 - MyLawyer
Strata Management Act 2013 | Part 1
Home Property & Real Estate Law Strata Management Act 2013 | Part 1
STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 ACT 757
1 June 2015 for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Territory of Labuan and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, 12 June 2015 for the state of Penang
3.Construction of the Act
Part II ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT
4.Appointment of Commissioner of Buildings, deputies and other officers
Part III DEALINGS IN BUILDING OR LAND INTENDED FOR SUBDIVISION INTO PARCELS
6.Schedule of parcels to be filed with the Commissioner before sale of any parcel
Part IV STRATA MANAGEMENT BEFORE EXISTENCE OF MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
8.Allocated share units
Chapter 2 Management by developer before joint management body is established
9.Duties and powers of developer during developer's management period
10.Developer to establish maintenance account
11.Developer to establish sinking fund account
12.Purchaser and developer to pay Charges, and contribution to sinking fund
13.Prohibition on collection of moneys before accounts are opened
14.Duties of developer in relation to accounts
15.Handing over by developer to the joint management body
16.Balances not transferred shall vest in joint management body
Chapter 3 Management by joint management body
17.Establishment of a joint management body
18.Duty of developer to convene first annual general meeting of joint management body
19.First annual general meeting of joint management body
20.Duty of joint management body to inform its name to Commissioner
21.Duties and powers of joint management body
22.Joint management committee
23.Joint management body to establish maintenance account
24.Joint management body to establish sinking fund account
25.Parcel owners to pay Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, to the joint management body
26.Duties of joint management body in relation to accounts
27.Dissolution of joint management body
28.Balances not transferred shall vest in management corporation
Chapter 4 Miscellaneous provisions applicable to this Part
29.Duty of developer in respect of Charges for building or land intended for subdivision into parcels completed before commencement of this Act
30.Register of parcel owners
31.Right of parcel owner or prospective purchaser
32.By-laws for building or land intended for subdivision into parcels
33.Recovery of sum as a debt due to joint management body
34.Procedure on recovery of sums due
35.Recovery of sums by attachment of movable property
36.Moneys not required for immediate use
Chapter 5 Transitional and saving provisions due to the repeal of the Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007
37.References to repealed Act and savings provision
38.Existing body and committee
39.Existing managing agent
40.Existing accounts or funds
41.Incumbent Commissioner of Buildings and other officers
42.Existing notices, orders, etc.
43.Pending applications, etc.
44.Pending appeals
45.Existing regulations
Chapter 2 Management by developer before first annual general meeting of management corporation
47.Application
48.Duties and powers of developer to maintain and manage
49.Restrictions during preliminary management period
50.Developer to establish maintenance account in the name of management corporation
51.Developer to establish sinking fund account in the name of management corporation
52.Proprietors to pay Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund
53.Prohibition on collection of moneys for maintenance from proprietors
54.Duties of developer in relation to accounts
55.Handing over of control to management corporation
56.Management committee
57.Duty of developer to convene first annual general meeting
58.First annual general meeting of management corporation
59.Duties and powers of management corporation
60.Maintenance account of the management corporation
61.Sinking fund account of the management corporation
62.Duties of management corporation in relation to accounts
63.Administration of the subsidiary management corporation
64.Duties and powers of subsidiary management corporation
65.Expenses of subsidiary management corporation
66.Maintenance account of subsidiary management corporation
67.Sinking fund account of subsidiary management corporation
68.Proprietors to pay Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, to subsidiary management corporation
69.Judgments against management corporation relating to limited common property
70.By-laws for regulation of subdivided building or land
71.By-laws for limited common property
72.Strata roll
73.Right of proprietor or prospective proprietor
74.Acquisition of additional land, grant and acceptance of easements, etc.
75.Rating
76.Appointment of administrator for management corporation
77.Recovery of sum as a debt due to management corporation or subsidiary management corporation
78.Procedure for recovery of sums due
79.Recovery of sums by attachment of movable property
80.Moneys not required for immediate use
81.Existing managing agent
82.Existing maintenance fund or special account
83.Existing notices, orders, etc.
84.Pending applications, etc.
85.Existing rules
86.Appointment of managing agent by Commissioner
87.Independence of managing agent
88.Managing agent to lodge bond
89.Powers and duties of managing agent
90.Developer not to be relieved of his obligations to carry out repairs, etc.
91.Termination of management agreement
92.Developer to pay deposit to rectify defects on common property
93.Duty to insure buildings
94.Amount to be insured
95.Insurance where area cannot be separated from main premises of building
96.Insurance where area can be separated from main premises of building
97.Land parcels
98.Other insurances
99.Insurable interest
100.Obligation to rebuild
101.Interpretation
102.Establishment of Tribunal
103.Members, terms of office and allowances
104.Secretary, officers and staff
105.Jurisdiction of Tribunal
106.Exclusion of jurisdiction of court
107.Persons entitled to file a claim
108.Claim to be in prescribed form
109.Sittings of Tribunal
110.Right to appear at hearings
111.Proceedings to be public
112.Negotiation for settlement
113.Equal treatment of parties
114.Determination of rules and procedure
115.Hearings
116.Appointment of expert by Tribunal
117.Awards of the Tribunal
118.References to a Judge of the High Court on a question of law
119.Awards and settlement to be recorded in writing
120.Decisions of Tribunal to be final
121.Challenging the award on ground of serious irregularity
122.Disposal of document, etc.
123.Criminal penalty for failure to comply with award
124.Regulations in respect of the Tribunal
125.Power of investigation
126.Search and seizure with warrant
127.Search and seizure without warrant
128.Access to computerized data
129.List of things seized
130.Release of things seized
131.Power to require attendance of person acquainted with case
132.Examination of person acquainted with case
133.Obstruction
134.Requirement to provide translation
135.Compounding of offences
136.Prosecution
137.Jurisdiction of the Magistrate's Court
138.Joinder of offences
139.Protection of informers
140.Offences by body corporate
141.Continuing offences
143.Representation in proceedings
144.Service of notice or order
145.Protection against suits and legal proceedings
146.Public Authorities Protection Act 1948
147.Public servant
148.Non-application of other written laws, contracts and deeds
149.Contracting out prohibited
150.Regulations
151.Power to exempt
152.Amendment of Schedules
153.Repeal
An Act to provide for the proper maintenance and management of buildings and common property, and for related matters.
[1 June 2015 for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Territory of Labuan and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (P.U. (B) 237/2015) ]
WHEREAS it is expedient for the purposes only of ensuring uniformity of law and policy with respect to local government to make laws relating to the maintenance and management of buildings and common property within Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan:
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Clause (4) of Article 76 of the Federal Constitution, IT IS ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows:
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/1.Short title, application and commencement
(1) This Act may be cited as the Strata Management Act 2013.
(2) This Act applies only to Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan.
(3) This Act shall come into operation in each State on such date as may be appointed by the Minister, after consultation with the State Authority of that State, by notification in the Gazette, and the Minister may, after consultation with the State Authority, appoint different dates--
for the coming into operation of this Act in different local authority areas or parts of local authority areas; and
for the coming into operation of different provisions of this Act in different local authority areas or parts of local authority areas.
(4) This Act shall come into operation in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Territory of Labuan and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya on a date to be appointed by the Minister responsible for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Territory of Labuan and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya by notification in the Gazette.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (3), the State Authority may, by notification in the Gazette, extend any of the provisions of this Act to apply to the whole or any part of any area within the State which is not under any local authority area, and may make such modifications, amendments or variations to the provisions of this Act as may be necessary for the purpose of their application to such area.
(6) Notwithstanding subsection (3), the State Authority may, by notification in the Gazette, exempt any part of any local authority area from any or all the provisions of this Act or any regulations made under this Act.
(7) The State Authority may, if in its opinion it would not be contrary to the public interest and the interest of the purchasers to do so, suspend the operation of this Act or any provision of this Act in any local authority area or any part of any local authority area or any other area for such period as it deems fit.
(8) In this Act, references to the State Authority in relation to the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Territory of Labuan and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya shall be construed as references to the Minister responsible for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Territory of Labuan and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/2.Interpretation
"sinking fund account"
means an account required to be opened and maintained by a developer, joint management body, management corporation or subsidiary management corporation under section 11, 24, 51, 61 or 67, as the case may be;
"maintenance account"
means an account required to be opened and maintained by a developer, joint management body, management corporation or subsidiary management corporation under section 10, 23, 50, 60 or 66, as the case may be;
means the Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007 [Act 663];
"joint management body"
means the body established under section 17;
includes part of a building;
"building or land intended for subdivision into parcels"
any building or buildings having two or more storeys in a development area and intended to be subdivided into parcels, and any land on the same lot intended to be subdivided into parcels to be held under a separate strata title; or
any development area having two or more buildings intended to be subdivided into land parcels as defined in the Strata Titles Act 1985 [Act 318];
"subdivided building or land"
means a building or land as subdivided under the Strata Titles Act 1985;
"bank or financial institution"
means a bank or financial institution licensed under the Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 [Act 372] or the Islamic Banking Act 1983 [Act 276], or regulated by the Central Bank under any written law;
means the Central Bank of Malaysia referred to in the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009 [Act 701];
"provisional block"
has the meaning assigned to it in section 4 of the Strata Titles Act 1985;
means any money collected to be deposited into the maintenance account;
means a person who is appointed by the Commissioner under section 86;
in relation to a building or land intended for subdivision into parcels, means so much of the development area--
as is not comprised in any parcel or proposed parcel; and
used or capable of being used or enjoyed by occupiers of two or more parcels or proposed parcels; or
in relation to a subdivided building or land, means so much of the lot--
as is not comprised in any parcel, including any accessory parcel, or any provisional block as shown in a certified strata plan; and
used or capable of being used or enjoyed by occupiers of two or more parcels;
"limited common property"
means such part of the common property in a lot--
that is designated in a comprehensive resolution referred to in section 17A of the Strata Titles Act 1985 for the exclusive benefit of the proprietors of two or more, but not all, parcels; and
for which a certificate has been issued by the Director certifying that the subsidiary management corporation has been constituted under the Strata Titles Act 1985;
"management committee",
in relation to a management corporation, means the committee of the management corporation elected under section 56;
"joint management committee",
in relation to a joint management body, means the committee of the joint management body elected under section 22;
"subsidiary management committee",
in relation to a subsidiary management corporation, means the committee of the subsidiary management corporation elected under section 63;
"approved company auditor"
has the meaning assigned to it in the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125];
"licensed land surveyor"
means a surveyor licensed under the Licensed Land Surveyors Act 1958 [Act 458];
in relation to a building or land intended for subdivision into parcels, means any land on which the building or land intended for subdivision into parcels is developed or is in the course of development or intended to be developed; and
in relation to a subdivided building or land, means any alienated land held as one lot under final title (whether Registry or Land Office title) on which the subdivided building or land is developed;
"local authority area"
means any area in a State that has been declared by the State Authority to be a local authority area in accordance with section 3 of the Local Government Act 1976 [Act 171];
means the Federal Government or the State Government;
means a resolution which is passed at a duly convened general meeting of which at least twenty-one days' notice specifying the proposed resolution has been given, and carried by a majority consisting of not less than three-quarters of the valid votes cast at the general meeting by a show of hands, or if a poll is demanded and taken, by a majority consisting of not less than three-quarters in number of the valid votes cast on such poll;
"comprehensive resolution"
means a resolution which--
is considered at a duly convened general meeting of the management corporation of which at least thirty days' notice specifying the resolution has been given; and
at the end of the period of sixty days after the general meeting in paragraph (a) is convened, on a poll, the total of the share units of the parcels for which valid votes are counted for the resolution is at least two-thirds of the aggregate share units of the parcels of all the proprietors who constitute the management corporation at the end of such period;
"unanimous resolution"
means a resolution which is passed at a duly convened general meeting of which at least twenty-one days' notice specifying the proposed resolution has been given, and carried by every valid vote cast at the general meeting by a show of hands, or if a poll is demanded and taken, by every vote cast on such poll;
"exclusive benefit",
in relation to a limited common property, includes but is not limited to the exclusive use or enjoyment of, and right to contributions and earnings in respect of, the limited common property but excludes any proprietary interest;
means the Minister charged with the responsibility for local government;
"certified strata plan"
in relation to a development area, means any person or body of persons, by whatever name described, who develops any land for the purpose of residential, commercial or industrial use, or a combination of such uses; and
in relation to a subdivided building or land, includes the original proprietor of the lot before the subdivision,
and includes the executors, administrators and successors-in-title and permitted assigns of such person or body of persons, and in a case where the person or body of persons is under liquidation, includes such person or body appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be the provisional liquidator or liquidator;
means the purchaser of a parcel and includes any person or body who has acquired an interest as a purchaser in the parcel or any person or body for the time being registered as a parcel owner in the register of parcel owners under subsection 30(1);
"original proprietor"
means the purchaser or the developer in respect of those parcels in the development area which have not been sold by the developer;
means the person in actual occupation or control of the parcel or land parcel, but, in the case of premises for lodging purposes, does not include a lodger;
"registered property manager"
means a property manager registered under the Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981 [Act 242];
"management corporation"
means the management corporation which comes into existence under the Strata Titles Act 1985;
"subsidiary management corporation"
means the subsidiary management corporation which is created under the Strata Titles Act 1985;
means the Commissioner of Buildings appointed under subsection 4(1), and includes any Deputy Commissioner and other officers appointed under subsection 4(1) to exercise the powers or perform the duties imposed on the Commissioner;
in relation to a building intended for subdivision, means one of the individual units comprised therein, which (except in the case of an accessory parcel) is to be held under a separate strata title;
in relation to a land intended for subdivision, means one of the individual units of land parcels which is to be held under a separate strata title;
in relation to a subdivided building, means one of the individual units comprised therein, which (except in the case of an accessory parcel) is held under a separate strata title; and
in relation to a subdivided land, means one of the individual units of land parcels which is held under a separate strata title;
"accessory parcel"
"land parcel"
means any local authority established or deemed to have been established under the Local Government Act 1976;
in relation to the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, means the Perbadanan Putrajaya established under the Perbadanan Putrajaya Act 1995 [Act 536];
in relation to the Federal Territory of Labuan, means the Perbadanan Labuan established under the Perbadanan Labuan Act 2001 [Act 609];
in relation to the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, means the Commissioner of the City of Kuala Lumpur appointed under section 4 of the Federal Capital Act 1960 [Act 190]; and
includes any person or body of persons appointed or authorized under any written law to exercise and perform the powers and functions which are conferred and imposed on a local authority under any written law;
means the Strata Management Tribunal established under Part IX;
means the by-laws which are in operation in respect of the building or land intended for subdivision into parcels or the subdivided building or land, and the common property as--
prescribed by the regulations made under section 150 for regulating the control, management, administration, use and enjoyment of the building or land intended for subdivision into parcels or the subdivided building or land, and the common property; or
provided for in any additional by-laws made under section 32, 70 or 71;
"share units"
"aggregate share units"
in relation to a building or land intended for subdivision into parcels, the sum of the allocated share units of the parcels or proposed parcels, including a provisional block, in a development area; or
in relation to a subdivided building or land, the sum of the share units of the parcels, including a provisional block, as shown in the strata register prepared and maintained by the Registrar under the Strata Titles Act 1985;
"provisional share units"
"allocated share units"
means the share units assigned to each parcel intended for subdivision by the developer's licensed land surveyor or in a case where share units have not been so assigned, means the share units assigned under section 8.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/3.Construction of the Act
3. Construction of the Act
This Act shall be read and construed with the Strata Titles Act 1985 and the subsidiary legislation made under that Act in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the regulations made under this Act.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/4.Appointment of Commissioner of Buildings, deputies and other officers
4. Appointment of Commissioner of Buildings, deputies and other officers
(1) The State Authority may, in respect of a local authority area or any other area, appoint an officer to be known as the Commissioner of Buildings and such number of Deputy Commissioners of Buildings and other officers as may be necessary for the purpose of administering and carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) The appointment of the Commissioner of Buildings, any Deputy Commissioner of Buildings and other officer under subsection (1) shall be made by notification in the Gazette.
(3) Subject to any general or special direction of the State Authority which is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, the Commissioner shall have charge of the administration of this Act and may perform such duties as are imposed and may exercise such powers as are conferred upon him by this Act or any other written law.
(4) Subject to any general or special direction of the Commissioner which is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, any powers conferred on and duties to be performed by the Commissioner under this Act or any other written law may be exercised or performed by any Deputy Commissioner or other officer appointed under subsection (1).
(5) The Commissioner may, in relation to any particular matter, delegate in writing all or any of his powers or functions under this Act, except his power of delegation, to any public officer or officer of any local authority.
(6) Any delegation under subsection (5) may be revoked at any time by the Commissioner and shall not prevent the Commissioner from exercising the powers or performing the functions delegated.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/5.Application of this Part
(1) This Part shall apply to any sale of a parcel by a developer on or after the commencement of this Act.
(2) For the purpose of this Part, a developer shall be deemed to have sold a parcel or proposed parcel in a development area if by an agreement in writing or by any deed or instrument, conditional or otherwise, the developer has agreed to sell, convey, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of its interest in the parcel or proposed parcel to another person for valuable consideration or otherwise.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/6.Schedule of parcels to be filed with the Commissioner before sale of any parcel
6. Schedule of parcels to be filed with the Commissioner before sale of any parcel
(1) A developer of any building or land intended for subdivision into parcels in a development area shall not sell any parcel or proposed parcel unless--
a schedule of parcels showing the proposed share units of each parcel or proposed parcel and the total share units of all the parcels has been filed with the Commissioner under this Part; and
in the case of any phased development, the schedule of parcels filed with the Commissioner shows the proposed quantum of provisional share units for each provisional block.
(2) In the case of any phased development, the developer shall also not sell any parcel or proposed parcel in any provisional block unless the developer has filed with the Commissioner an amended schedule of parcels showing the proposed allocation of the provisional share units among the new parcels in the provisional block.
(3) A schedule of parcels filed under subsection (1) or an amended schedule of parcels filed under subsection (2) shall--
comprise a location plan, storey plan and delineation plan as specified in section 8A of the Strata Titles Act 1985;
show a legend of all parcels, all common properties and all accessory parcels, and in the case of accessory parcels, specify in the legend the parcels they are made appurtenant to;
contain a certificate by the developer's licensed land surveyor that the buildings or land parcels shown in the schedule of parcels or amended schedule of parcels, as the case may be, are capable of being subdivided under the provisions of the Strata Titles Act 1985;
contain a certificate by the developer's architect or engineer that the buildings or land parcels to be constructed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and any amendments to the plans and specifications under the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 [Act 133] and any by-laws made under that Act, prepared by the developer's architect or engineer, are capable of being subdivided under the provisions of the Strata Titles Act 1985; and
contain such other details as may be specified by the Commissioner.
(4) The proposed share units of each parcel or proposed parcel as shown in the schedule of parcels filed with the Commissioner under subsection (1), and the proposed allocation of the provisional share units among the parcels in a provisional block as shown in the amended schedule of parcels filed with the Commissioner under subsection (2) shall be deemed to be the allocated share units assigned to each parcel for the purpose of Part IV of this Act, until such time as the share units of each parcel have been approved by the Director pursuant to section 18 of the Strata Titles Act 1985.
(5) A copy of the schedule of parcels or an amended schedule of parcels, as the case may be, filed with the Commissioner under this Part shall be--
exhibited at all times in a conspicuous position in any office and branch office of the developer and at such place where sale of a parcel is conducted; and
submitted to the Director in any application for subdivision of building or land under the provisions of the Strata Titles Act 1985.
(6) Any developer who fails to comply with subsection (1), (2) or (5) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
knowingly makes or produces or causes to be made or produced any false or fraudulent certification that purports to comply with the requirement of paragraph (3)(c) or (d); or
negligently makes or produces or causes to be made or produced any false certification that purports to comply with the requirement of paragraph (3)(c) or (d),
commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to both.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/7.Application of this Part
7. Application of this Part
(1) Subject to Part V, this Part shall apply to a development area where before or after the commencement of this Act--
vacant possession of a parcel in the building or land intended for subdivision into parcels has been delivered by the developer to a purchaser; and
at the time of delivery of vacant possession of the parcel, the management corporation has not come into existence.
(2) In this Part, "developer's management period" means the period commencing from the date of delivery of vacant possession of a parcel to a purchaser by the developer until one month after the establishment of the joint management body or such other time as may be extended by the Commissioner.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/8.Allocated share units
8. Allocated share units
(1) Where the sale of a parcel by a developer was made before the commencement of this Act and no share units have been assigned to each parcel by the developer's licensed land surveyors, the share units for each parcel shall be assigned by any person or body who has a duty or is responsible under this Part to maintain and manage any building or land intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property in accordance with the formula set out in the First Schedule, and such assignment shall be deemed to be the allocated share units of each parcel when the assignment is filed with the Commissioner.
(2) The allocated share units assigned to each parcel by the developer's licensed land surveyors or the share units for each parcel assigned pursuant to subsection (1) shall be deemed to be the allocated share units assigned to each parcel for the purpose of this Part until such time as the share units of each parcel have been approved by the Director pursuant to section 18 of the Strata Titles Act 1985.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/9.Duties and powers of developer during developer's management period
9. Duties and powers of developer during developer's management period
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a developer shall, during the developer's management period, be responsible to maintain and manage properly any building or land intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the duties of the developer during the developer's management period shall be as follows:
to determine and impose the Charges to be deposited into the maintenance account;
to determine and impose the contribution to the sinking fund to be deposited into the sinking fund account;
to effect insurance according to this Act;
to ensure that the accounts required to be maintained by the developer under this Act are audited and to provide audited financial statements for information to all purchasers;
to enforce by-laws; and
(3) The powers of the developer during the developer's management period shall be as follows:
to authorize expenditure for the carrying out of maintenance and management of the buildings or lands intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property;
to recover from any parcel owner any sum expended by the developer in respect of that parcel in complying with any such notice or order referred to under paragraph (2)(d); and
to do all things reasonably necessary for the performance of its duties under this Act.
(4) During the developer's management period--
the developer shall ensure that a separate and distinct area is set aside out of the common property of the development area for the sole purpose of an administration office for the carrying out of duties of the developer under this Act; and
the developer shall not enter into any contract relating to the maintenance and management of a building or land intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property in the development area for any period after the expiration of the developer's management period.
(5) Any developer who fails to comply with subsection (1), (2) or (4) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/10.Developer to establish maintenance account
10. Developer to establish maintenance account
(1) A developer shall open one maintenance account in respect of each development area with a bank or financial institution--
if vacant possession of a parcel was delivered before the commencement of this Act, on the date of the commencement of this Act; or
if vacant possession of a parcel is delivered after the commencement of this Act, at any time before the delivery of vacant possession,
but in any case, before the Charges are collected from the purchaser of any parcel in the development area.
(2) Each maintenance account shall be operated and maintained by the developer until the expiry of the developer's management period.
(3) The developer shall deposit into the maintenance account--
the Charges received by the developer from the purchasers in the development area; and
the Charges to be paid by the developer in respect of those parcels in the development area which have not been sold,
and all such moneys shall be deposited into the maintenance account within three working days of receiving the moneys.
(4) Notwithstanding any other written law to the contrary, all moneys in the maintenance account shall--
not form part of the property of the developer;
be held in trust for the purchasers; and
only be used by the developer solely for the purpose of meeting the actual or expected general or regular expenditure necessary in respect of the following matters:
maintaining the common property in good condition on a day-to-day basis;
paying any premiums for the insurance effected under this Act;
complying with any notice or order given or made by the local authority in respect of periodical inspection of any building in the development area in the manner as specified in the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974;
minor painting work on premises of the common property;
carrying out inspection of all electrical wiring systems of the common property and replacing or repairing any faulty wiring system, if any;
paying any fee incurred for the auditing of the accounts required to be maintained by the developer under this Act;
paying all charges reasonably incurred for the administration of the accounts required to be maintained by the developer under this Act as may be determined by the Commissioner;
paying the remuneration or fees for the managing agent appointed under Part VI;
paying any expenses, costs or expenditure in relation to the procurement of services, including the engagement of consultants, legal fees or costs and other fees and costs, properly incurred or accepted by the developer in the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers under this Act; or
meeting other expenses of a general or regular nature relating to the maintenance and management of the building or land intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property.
(5) In the event that--
the developer enters into any composition or arrangement with his creditors or has a receiving order or an adjudication order made against him; or
the developer, being a company, goes into voluntary or compulsory liquidation,
the moneys in the maintenance account shall vest in the administrator, official receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or liquidator, as the case may be, to be applied for all or any of the purposes for which moneys in the maintenance account are authorized to be applied under this Act.
(6) Any money remaining in the maintenance account, after all payments have been properly made under this Act, shall be held by the administrator, official receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or liquidator, as the case may be, and shall be transferred into a maintenance account in the name of the joint management body.
(7) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/11.Developer to establish sinking fund account
11. Developer to establish sinking fund account
(1) A developer shall open one sinking fund account in respect of each development area with a bank or financial institution--
but in any case, before the contribution to the sinking fund is collected from the purchaser of any parcel in the development area.
(2) Each sinking fund account shall be operated and maintained by the developer until the expiry of the developer's management period.
(3) The developer shall deposit into the sinking fund account--
the contribution to the sinking fund received by the developer from the purchasers in the development area; and
the contribution to the sinking fund to be paid by the developer in respect of those parcels in the development area which have not been sold by the developer,
and all such moneys shall be deposited into the sinking fund account within three working days of receiving the moneys.
(4) Notwithstanding any other written law to the contrary, all moneys in the sinking fund account shall--
be used by the developer solely for the purpose of meeting the actual or expected capital expenditure necessary in respect of the following matters:
the painting or repainting of any part of the common property;
the acquisition of any movable property for use in relation to the common property; or
the renewal or replacement of any fixture or fitting comprised in any common property.
the moneys in the sinking fund account shall vest in the administrator, official receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or liquidator, as the case may be, to be applied for all or any of the purposes for which moneys in the sinking fund account are authorized to be applied under this Act.
(6) Any money remaining in the sinking fund account, after all payments have been properly made under this Act, shall be held by the administrator, official receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or liquidator, as the case may be, and shall be transferred into a sinking fund account in the name of the joint management body.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/12.Purchaser and developer to pay Charges, and contribution to sinking fund
12. Purchaser and developer to pay Charges, and contribution to sinking fund
(1) Each purchaser shall pay the Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, in respect of his parcel to the developer for the maintenance and management of the buildings or lands intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property in a development area.
(2) The developer shall pay the Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, in respect of those parcels in the development area which have not been sold, being a sum equivalent to the Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, payable by the purchasers to the developer had the parcels been sold.
(3) The amount of the Charges to be paid under subsections (1) and (2) shall be determined by the developer in proportion to the allocated share units of each parcel.
(4) The amount of contribution to the sinking fund to be paid under subsections (1) and (2) shall be a sum equivalent to ten per cent of the Charges.
(5) The purchaser shall, within fourteen days of receiving a notice from the developer, pay the Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, to the developer and if any sum remains unpaid by the purchaser in respect of his parcel at the expiry of the period of fourteen days, the developer may recover the sum in the manner set out in section 34.
(6) If any sum remains unpaid by the purchaser in respect of his parcel at the expiry of the period of fourteen days specified in subsection (5), the purchaser shall pay interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum on a daily basis.
(7) Any purchaser who is not satisfied with the sums determined by the developer under subsection (3) or (4) may apply to the Commissioner for a review and the Commissioner may--
determine the sum to be paid as the Charges, or contribution to the sinking fund; or
instruct the developer to appoint, at the developer's own cost and expense, a registered property manager to recommend the sum payable as the Charges, or contribution to the sinking fund, and submit a copy of the registered property manager's report to the Commissioner.
(8) Upon receiving the report under paragraph (7)(b), the Commissioner shall determine the sum payable as he thinks just and reasonable, and any sum so determined by the Commissioner shall be deemed to be the sum payable as the Charges, or contribution to the sinking fund.
(9) Any developer who fails to comply with subsection (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/13.Prohibition on collection of moneys before accounts are opened
13. Prohibition on collection of moneys before accounts are opened
(1) No person shall at any time collect any Charge, or contribution to the sinking fund from any purchaser for the maintenance and management of any building or land intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property unless--
a maintenance account and a sinking fund account have been opened in respect of the development area; and
vacant possession of the parcel purchased by the purchaser has been delivered to the purchaser.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), any developer of a development area which has been completed on or before the commencement of this Act and has, immediately before that date, been collecting moneys from the purchasers for the maintenance and management of any building or land intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property comprised in the development area, may continue to do so until the joint management body is established, provided that all moneys shall be collected and dealt with by the developer in accordance with this Act.
(3) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/14.Duties of developer in relation to accounts
14. Duties of developer in relation to accounts
(1) A developer shall, in respect of the maintenance account and the sinking fund account--
cause to be prepared such accounts and records of accounts as will sufficiently explain the transactions of the accounts and enable true and fair balance sheet, income and expenditure statement and profit and loss statement to be prepared for the period starting from the commencement of the developer's management period;
appoint an approved company auditor to carry out the audit of the accounts annually and the accounts shall be--
in the case where moneys are to be transferred under paragraph 15(1)(a), audited up to the date of the actual transfer; and
in the case where the accounts are to be presented at the first annual general meeting of the joint management body, audited up to a date not earlier than three months before the meeting;
permit the Commissioner or any person authorized by the Commissioner in writing to act on its behalf full and free access to the accounts and records of accounts and to make copies or extracts of such accounts and records of accounts.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Commissioner shall have, at any time, the right to appoint an approved company auditor to investigate the accounts and records of accounts specified in subsection (1), and the developer shall pay all the expenses incurred for that purpose.
(3) The developer shall furnish to the Commissioner or any public authority such returns, reports, accounts and information with respect to its activities and finances as the Commissioner may, from time to time, require or direct.
(5) Any developer who fails to comply with subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/15.Handing over by developer to the joint management body
15. Handing over by developer to the joint management body
(1) A developer shall, before the developer's management period expires--
transfer all balances of moneys in the maintenance account and the sinking fund account, after payment of all the expenditure which have been properly charged to the accounts, to the joint management body;
hand over to the joint management body--
the administration office set up by the developer under paragraph 9(4)(a);
the audited accounts of the maintenance account and the sinking fund account or, if such accounts have not been audited, the unaudited accounts;
all records relating to and necessary for the maintenance and management of the buildings or lands intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property of the development area; and
all invoices, receipts and payment vouchers in respect of the maintenance account and sinking fund account.
(2) If only unaudited accounts have been handed over under subparagraph (1)(b)(ii), the developer shall, not more than three months after the expiry of the developer's management period, hand over to the joint management body the audited accounts up to the date of transfer of the balances of moneys referred to in paragraph (1)(a).
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subparagraph (1)(b)(iv), the developer shall deliver to the joint management body copies of all of the following documents:
all approved plans for buildings or lands intended for subdivision into parcels relating to the development area;
any document in the developer's possession that indicates, as far as practicable, the actual location of any pipe, wire, cable, chute, duct or other facility for the passage or provision of systems or services, if the developer has reason to believe that the pipe, wire, cable, chute, duct or other facility is not located as shown on an approved plan or an approved amended plan;
all contracts entered into by the developer in respect of the maintenance or management of any building or land intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property comprised in the development area;
a copy of the schedule of parcels or the amended schedule of parcels filed with the Commissioner under subsection 6(1) or (2), if applicable, or a copy of the proposed strata plan filed with the Director under the provisions of the Strata Titles Act 1985, if any;
the names and addresses of such contractors, subcontractors and persons who supplied labour or materials to the development area during the construction of any building or land intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property comprised in the development area;
all warranties, manuals, schematic drawings, operating instructions, service guides, manufacturer's documentation and other similar information in respect of the construction, installation, operation, maintenance, repair and servicing of any common property, including any warranty or information provided to the developer by any person referred to in paragraph (e);
the register of all parcel owners of the buildings or lands intended for subdivision into parcels; and
the original copy of all insurance policies effected under this Act.
(4) Any developer who fails to comply with subsection (1), (2) or (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/16.Balances not transferred shall vest in joint management body
16. Balances not transferred shall vest in joint management body
(1) If any balance of moneys in the maintenance account and in the sinking fund account has not been transferred by the developer under paragraph 15(1)(a), the moneys shall vest in the joint management body on the date of the expiry of the developer's management period.
(2) Any right, power or remedy granted to the developer under this Part in respect of the Charges, contribution to the sinking fund, and any other assets of the maintenance account and the sinking fund account, shall vest in the joint management body on the date of the expiry of the developer's management period, and the joint management body shall have the same right, power or remedy as if it had at all times been a right, power or remedy of the joint management body, including those rights in respect of any legal proceedings or applications to any authority by the developer pending immediately before the expiry of the developer's management period.
(3) Any judgment or award of any arbitral or other tribunal obtained by a developer in respect of the Charges, contribution to the sinking fund and any other assets of the maintenance account and the sinking fund account, and not fully satisfied before the expiry of the developer's management period shall be enforceable by the joint management body.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/17.Establishment of a joint management body
17. Establishment of a joint management body
(1) A joint management body shall be established upon the convening of the first annual general meeting of that joint management body--
if vacant possession was delivered before the commencement of this Act, not later than twelve months from the commencement of this Act; or
if vacant possession is delivered after the commencement of this Act, not later than twelve months from the date of delivery of vacant possession of a parcel to a purchaser.
(2) The joint management body established by subsection (1) shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal.
(3) The joint management body may sue and be sued in its name.
(4) The joint management body shall comprise the developer and the purchasers.
(5) If the management corporation comes into existence before the first annual general meeting of the joint management body specified in subsection (1) is convened--
the first annual general meeting shall not be required to be convened and no joint management body shall be established for that development area; and
the provisions in Part V of this Act shall apply to the development area.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/18.Duty of developer to convene first annual general meeting of joint management body
18. Duty of developer to convene first annual general meeting of joint management body
(1) It shall be the duty of the developer to convene the first annual general meeting of the joint management body within the period specified in subsection 17(1).
(3) The developer shall give written notice of the first annual general meeting of the joint management body to all purchasers not less than fourteen days before the meeting, and a copy of such written notice shall be displayed at a conspicuous part of the development area.
(4) The developer shall prepare and place before the first annual general meeting of the joint management body for consideration an annual budget that sufficiently sets the expected and estimated expenditure required to properly maintain and manage the buildings or lands intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property which shall be for a period of twelve months starting on the first day of the month following the date of the first annual general meeting.
(5) If the developer fails to convene the first annual general meeting of the joint management body within the period specified in subsection 17(1), the Commissioner may appoint any person to convene the first annual general meeting of the joint management body within such time as may be specified by the Commissioner, and the developer shall pay all the expenses incurred for that purpose.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/19.First annual general meeting of joint management body
19. First annual general meeting of joint management body
(1) The agenda for the first annual general meeting of the joint management body shall include the following matters:
to determine the number of members of the joint management committee and to elect the members of the joint management committee;
to consider the annual budget prepared by the developer under subsection 18(4);
subject to subsections 25(2) and (3), to determine the amount to be paid by a parcel owner as the Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund;
to determine the rate of interest payable by a parcel owner in respect of any late payment of the Charges, or contribution to the sinking fund, by the parcel owner;
to consider the audited accounts specified in subparagraph 14(1)(b)(ii);
to confirm the taking over by the joint management body of insurances effected by the developer under this Act;
to consider any other matter connected with the maintenance and management of the common property of the building or land intended for subdivision into parcels.
(2) If within half an hour after the time appointed for the meeting no purchaser entitled to vote turns up or all the purchasers present, for any reason, refuse to be members of the joint management committee, the developer or the person appointed by the Commissioner to convene the meeting shall, within seven days of the date of the meeting inform the Commissioner of the fact and the Commissioner may--
appoint a new date for the election of the joint management committee; or
appoint a managing agent under Part VI to maintain or manage the buildings or lands intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property comprised in the development area.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/20.Duty of joint management body to inform its name to Commissioner
20. Duty of joint management body to inform its name to Commissioner
(1) A joint management body shall inform and register with the Commissioner the name of the joint management body within thirty days from the date of the first annual general meeting.
(2) The Commissioner may, upon an application by the joint management body, issue a certificate certifying that the joint management body has been duly established under this Act on the day when the first annual general meeting was convened.
(3) The constitution of the joint management body under this Act shall not be affected in the event that the first annual general meeting is subsequently invalidated or the provision of subsection 19(1) is not complied with or a situation under subsection 19(2) occurs.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/21.Duties and powers of joint management body
21. Duties and powers of joint management body
(1) The duties of a joint management body shall be as follows:
(2) The powers of the joint management body shall be as follows:
(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, the joint management body shall not enter into any contract relating to the maintenance and management of any building or land intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property in the development area for any period exceeding twelve months.
the joint management body incurs any expenditure or performs any repairs, work or act that it is required or authorized by or under this Part or by or under any other written law to perform, irrespective of whether or not the expenditure was incurred or the repairs, work or act were or was performed consequent upon the service of any notice or order on it by any Government or statutory authority; and
the expenditure or the repairs, work or act referred to in paragraph (a) were or was rendered necessary by reason of any willful or negligent act or omission on the part of, or breach of any provision of its by-laws by, any parcel owner or his tenant, lessee, licensee or invitee,
the amount of the expenditure of any money expended by the joint management body in performing the repairs, work or act shall be recoverable by it from that parcel owner as a debt in an action in any court of competent jurisdiction or before the Tribunal.
(5) The generality of this section shall not be prejudiced by any other provision in this Part conferring a power or imposing a duty on the joint management body.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/22.Joint management committee
22. Joint management committee
(1) A joint management body shall elect a joint management committee which shall, subject to any restriction imposed or direction given by the joint management body at a general meeting, perform the joint management body's duties and conduct the joint management body's business on its behalf, and may for that purpose exercise any of the powers of the joint management body.
(2) The provisions of the Second Schedule shall apply to the joint management body and the joint management committee with modifications, including the following:
a reference to the "management corporation" shall be construed as a reference to the joint management body;
a reference to the "management committee" shall be construed as a reference to the joint management committee;
a reference to the "proprietors" shall be construed as a reference to the parcel owners;
a reference to the "share units" shall be construed as a reference to the allocated share units;
at any general meeting, including the first annual general meeting, and for the purpose of determining the quorum, the developer shall be considered as one person, regardless of the number of parcels in the development area which have not been sold; and
at any general meeting, including the first annual general meeting, and for the purpose of determining voting rights, the developer, in respect of the parcels in the development area which have not been sold, shall have the same voting rights as that of a purchaser.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/23.Joint management body to establish maintenance account
23. Joint management body to establish maintenance account
(1) A joint management body shall open and maintain a maintenance account with a bank or financial institution for the purposes specified in subsection (3).
(2) The maintenance account shall be administered and controlled by the joint management body and shall consist of--
all balances of moneys in the maintenance account transferred by the developer to the joint management body under paragraph 15(1)(a);
all or any part of the Charges imposed by or payable to the joint management body under this Act;
all moneys derived from the lease, rent or use of any property which may be lawfully charged by the joint management body;
all other moneys and property which may in any manner become payable to or vested in the joint management body in respect of any matter incidental to its functions and powers; and
all other moneys lawfully received by the joint management body, including interest, donation and trust.
(3) The maintenance account referred to in subsection (1) shall be used solely for the purpose of meeting the actual or expected general or regular expenditure necessary in respect of the following matters:
paying any premiums for the insurance effected under this Act or any other insurance approved by a special resolution in a general meeting;
minor painting works on the premises of the common property;
carrying out inspection of all electrical wiring systems of the common property and replacing or repairing any faulty wiring systems, if any;
paying any fee incurred for the auditing of the accounts required to be maintained by the joint management body under this Act;
paying all charges reasonably incurred for the administration of the accounts required to be maintained by the joint management body under this Act as may be determined by the Commissioner;
paying for the allowances and other expenses of the members of the joint management body and members of the joint management committee according to such rates as may be approved by the Commissioner;
paying any expenses, costs or expenditure in relation to the procurement of services, including the engagement of consultants, legal fees or costs and other fees and costs, properly incurred or accepted by the joint management body in the performance of its functions and the exercise of its power under this Act; or
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/24.Joint management body to establish sinking fund account
24. Joint management body to establish sinking fund account
(1) A joint management body shall open and maintain a sinking fund account with a bank or financial institution, into which shall be deposited all balances of moneys in the sinking fund account transferred by the developer to the joint management body under paragraph 15(1)(a), and all contributions to the sinking fund paid by the parcel owners to the joint management body.
(2) The sinking fund account shall be used solely for the purposes of meeting the actual or expected capital expenditure in respect of the following matters:
the acquisition of any movable property for use in relation to the common property;
the renewal or replacement of any fixture or fitting comprised in any common property;
the upgrading and refurbishment of the common property; or
any other capital expenditure as the joint management body deems necessary.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/25.Parcel owners to pay Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, to the joint management body
25. Parcel owners to pay Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, to the joint management body
(1) Each purchaser shall pay the Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, in respect of his parcel to the joint management body for the maintenance and management of the buildings or lands intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property in a development area.
(2) The developer shall pay the Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, to the joint management body in respect of those parcels in the development area which have not been sold, being a sum equivalent to the Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, payable by the purchasers to the joint management body had the parcels been sold.
(3) The amount of the Charges to be paid under subsections (1) and (2) shall be determined by the joint management body from time to time in proportion to the allocated share units of each parcel.
(4) The amount of contribution to the sinking fund to be paid under subsections (1) and (2) shall be a sum equivalent to ten per cent of the Charges unless otherwise determined by the joint management body from time to time at a general meeting which shall not be less than ten percent of the Charges.
(5) A parcel owner shall, within fourteen days of receiving a notice from the joint management body, pay the Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, to the joint management body.
(6) If any sum remains unpaid by the parcel owner in respect of his parcel at the expiry of the period of fourteen days specified in subsection (5)--
the joint management body may recover the sum in the manner set out in section 34; and
the parcel owner shall pay interest at the rate to be determined by the joint management body under paragraph 19(1)(d) but such interest shall not exceed ten per cent per annum.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/26.Duties of joint management body in relation to accounts
26. Duties of joint management body in relation to accounts
(1) A joint management body shall in respect of the maintenance account and the sinking fund account--
cause to be prepared such accounts and records of accounts as will sufficiently explain the transactions of the accounts and enable true and fair balance sheet, income and expenditure statement and profit and loss statement to be prepared for the period starting from its first annual general meeting;
in the case where moneys are to be transferred under paragraph 27(2)(a), audited up to the date of the actual transfer; and
in the case where the accounts are to be presented at the first annual general meeting of the management corporation, audited up to a date not earlier than three months before the meeting;
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Commissioner shall have, at any time, the right to appoint an approved company auditor to investigate the accounts and records of accounts specified in subsection (1), and the joint management body shall pay all the expenses incurred for that purpose.
(3) The joint management body shall furnish to the Commissioner or any public authority such returns, reports, accounts and information with respect to its activities and finances as the Commissioner may, from time to time, require or direct.
(5) If the joint management body fails to comply with subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4), every member of the joint management committee commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(6) In proceedings against the member of the joint management committee for an offence under subsection (5), it is a defence if the member proves that--
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/27.Dissolution of joint management body
27. Dissolution of joint management body
(1) A joint management body shall dissolve three months from the date of the first annual general meeting of the management corporation for the development area.
(2) The joint management body shall, not more than one month from the date of the first annual general meeting of the management corporation--
hand over to the management corporation--
all the assets and liabilities of the joint management body;
all the documents delivered by the developer to the joint management body under subsection 15(3); and
all records relating to and necessary for the maintenance and management of the building or land intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property.
(3) If only unaudited accounts have been handed over under subparagraph (2)(b)(ii), the joint management body shall hand over to the management corporation the audited accounts of the joint management body not more than three months from the date of the first annual general meeting of the management corporation.
(4) If the joint management body fails to comply with subsection (2) or (3), every member of the joint management committee commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(5) In proceedings against the member of the joint management committee for an offence under subsection (4), it is a defence if the member proves that--
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/28.Balances not transferred shall vest in management corporation
28. Balances not transferred shall vest in management corporation
(1) If any balance of moneys in the maintenance account and in the sinking fund account has not been transferred by the joint management body under paragraph 27(2)(a), the moneys shall vest in the management corporation on the date of the expiry of the period specified in subsection 27(2).
(2) Any right, power or remedy granted to, or any liability imposed on, the joint management body under this Part in respect of the development area, including Charges, contribution to the sinking fund, and any other assets of maintenance account and the sinking fund account, shall vest in the management corporation on the date of the expiry of the period specified in subsection 27(2), and the management corporation shall have the same right, power, remedy or liability as if it had at all times been a right, power, remedy or liability of the management corporation, including those rights in respect of any legal proceedings or applications to any authority by or against the joint management body pending immediately before the date of the expiry of the period specified in subsection 27(2).
(3) Any judgment or award of any arbitral or other tribunal obtained by the joint management body in respect of the development area, including the Charges, contribution to the sinking fund and any other assets of the maintenance account and the sinking fund account, and not fully satisfied before the expiry of the period specified in subsection 27(2), shall be enforceable by the management corporation.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/29.Duty of developer in respect of Charges for building or land intended for subdivision into parcels completed before commencement of this Act
29. Duty of developer in respect of Charges for building or land intended for subdivision into parcels completed before commencement of this Act
(1) Any developer of a development area which has been completed before the commencement of this Act, but for which a management corporation has not been established shall, not later than six months following the establishment of the joint management body, submit to the Commissioner an account audited by an approved company auditor of all moneys collected and expended for the purpose of the maintenance and management of the common property and the sinking fund, prior to the establishment of the joint management body.
(2) The Commissioner may, upon request by the developer of a development area, extend the period stated in subsection (1) for another period not exceeding three months.
(3) Any developer who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/30.Register of parcel owners
30. Register of parcel owners
(1) A developer, during the developer's management period, or the joint management body, as the case may be, shall prepare and maintain a register in such form as the Commissioner may require, containing the following particulars in respect of all the parcels in the development area:
the allocated share units assigned to each parcel;
the floor area of the parcel referred to in paragraph (a);
the name and address of every parcel owner and if the parcel owner is not a resident of Malaysia, the address in Malaysia at which notices may be served on the parcel owner; and
the name and address of the solicitor acting for the parcel owner in the sale and purchase of the parcel, if any.
(3) If a joint management body fails to comply with subsection (1), every member of the joint management committee commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(4) In proceedings against the member of the joint management committee for an offence under subsection (3), it is a defence if the member proves that--
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/31.Right of parcel owner or prospective purchaser
31. Right of parcel owner or prospective purchaser
Subject to a payment of a fee not exceeding fifty ringgit, on application by or on behalf of a person who is a parcel owner, or by or on behalf of a person who is a prospective purchaser, the developer or the joint management body, as the case may be, shall issue to that person a certificate certifying--
the amount of the Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, payable by a parcel owner;
the time and manner of payment of the amount of such Charges, and contributions to the sinking fund;
the amount, if any, of arrears of such Charges, and contributions to the sinking fund, in respect of the parcel;
the sum standing to the credit of the maintenance account and the sum in the account that has been committed or reserved for expenses already incurred by the developer or the joint management body, as the case may be;
the sum standing to the credit of the sinking fund account and the sum in the account that has been committed or reserved for expenses already incurred by the developer or the joint management body, as the case may be; and
the nature of the repairs and estimated expenditure, if any, where the developer or the joint management body, as the case may be, has incurred any expenditure or is about to perform any repairs, work or act in respect of which a liability is likely to be incurred by the parcel owner of the parcel under any provision of this Act.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/32.By-laws for building or land intended for subdivision into parcels
32. By-laws for building or land intended for subdivision into parcels
(1) Any by-laws prescribed by the regulations made under section 150 shall have effect in relation to every building or land intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property.
(2) A developer during the developer's management period may make additional by-laws or make amendments to such additional by-laws, not inconsistent with the by-laws prescribed by the regulations made under section 150, with the approval of the Commissioner.
(3) A joint management body may, by a special resolution, make additional by-laws or make amendments to such additional by-laws, not inconsistent with the by-laws prescribed by regulations made under section 150, for regulating the control, management, administration, use and enjoyment of the building or land intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property, including all or any of the following matters:
architectural and landscaping guidelines to be observed by all parcel owners; and
imposition of fine not exceeding two hundred ringgit against any parcel owner, occupant or invitee who is in breach of any of the by-laws.
(4) The additional by-laws made under subsection (2) or (3) shall bind the developer or the joint management body, as the case may be, and the parcel owners, and any chargee or assignee, lessee, tenant or occupier of a parcel to the same extent as if the additional by-laws--
had been signed or sealed by the developer or the joint management body, as the case may be, and each parcel owner and each such chargee or assignee, lessee, tenant or occupier, respectively; and
contain mutual covenants to observe, comply and perform all the provisions of those additional by-laws.
(5) The developer or the joint management body, as the case may be, shall--
on receipt of an application in writing made by a parcel owner or a person duly authorized to apply on behalf of a parcel owner for a copy of the additional by-laws in force, supply to such parcel owner or person duly authorized by him, at a reasonable cost, a copy of the additional by-laws; and
on the application of any person who satisfies the developer or the joint management body, as the case may be, that he has a proper interest in so applying, make such additional by-laws available for inspection.
(6) A copy of any additional by-laws made by the developer or the joint management body, as the case may be, and any amendment of any such additional by-laws for the time being in force, certified as a true copy under the seal of the developer or the joint management body, shall be filed by the developer or the joint management body with the Commissioner--
in the case where such additional by-laws are made by the developer, within fourteen days from the date of the approval of the Commissioner; and
in the case where such additional by-laws are made by the joint management body, within fourteen days from the date of the passing of the special resolution by the joint management body approving the additional by-laws.
(7) The developer or the joint management body, as the case may be, or any parcel owner shall be entitled to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction or the Tribunal--
for an order to enforce the performance of or restrain the breach of, any by-laws by; or
to recover damages for any loss or injury to any person or property arising out of the breach of any by-laws from,
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/33.Recovery of sum as a debt due to joint management body
33. Recovery of sum as a debt due to joint management body
(1) The payment of any amount of money lawfully incurred by the joint management body in the course of the exercise of any of its powers or functions or the carrying out of its duties or obligations shall by virtue of this section be guaranteed by the parcel owners for the time being constituting the joint management body.
(2) Each parcel owner shall be liable under the guarantee referred to in subsection (1) only for such proportion of the money so incurred as the allocated share units of his parcel bear to the aggregate share units.
(3) Where any parcel owner has not discharged or fully discharged his liability for the purpose of subsection (1), the joint management body shall be entitled to recover from the parcel owner in a court of competent jurisdiction or in the Tribunal as a debt due to it.
(4) Where for reasons of insufficiency of funds to meet the sum guaranteed under subsection (1), the joint management body may, at an annual general meeting or at an extraordinary general meeting, determine the amount to be contributed by each parcel owner and decide any other issue or matter relating to the settlement of the said sum.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/34.Procedure on recovery of sums due
34. Procedure on recovery of sums due
(1) Where a sum becomes recoverable by the developer from the purchaser in respect of his parcel by virtue of subsection 12(5), or by the joint management body from the parcel owner in respect of his parcel by virtue of subsection 25(6) or 33(3), the developer or the joint management body may serve on the purchaser or the parcel owner, as the case may be, a written notice demanding payment of the sum due within the period as may be specified in the notice which shall not be less than fourteen days from the date of service of the notice.
(2) If any sum remains unpaid by the purchaser or parcel owner at the end of the period specified in the notice under subsection (1), the developer or the joint management body, as the case may be, may file a summons or claim in a court of competent jurisdiction or in the Tribunal for the recovery of the said sum or as an alternative to recovery under this section, resort to recovery under section 35.
(3) Any purchaser or parcel owner who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the notice referred to in subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both, and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding fifty ringgit for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/35.Recovery of sums by attachment of movable property
35. Recovery of sums by attachment of movable property
(1) The Commissioner may, upon sworn application in writing made by the developer or any member of the joint management committee, issue a warrant of attachment in Form A of the Third Schedule authorizing the attachment of any movable property belonging to the defaulting parcel owner which may be found in the building or elsewhere in the State.
(2) The warrant of attachment under subsection (1) shall be executed by the developer or a member of the joint management committee or by a person specially employed by the developer or the joint management body to execute such warrant, in the presence of the Commissioner or an officer from the office of the Commissioner.
(3) If the developer or the member of the joint management committee or the person referred to in subsection (2) encounters difficulties in executing the warrant, such developer, member or person may seek the assistance of the Commissioner, and in providing such assistance, the Commissioner may request for the assistance of a police officer not below the rank of Inspector.
(4) A person executing the warrant--
(5) Any tenant, subtenant, or occupier who, in order to avoid the attachment or sale of the movable property for non-payment of any sum due to the developer or the joint management body by the parcel owner, pays such sum may--
in the absence of any written agreement to the contrary, deduct the amount so paid by him from the rent due or to become due by him to the parcel owner; and
retain possession of the property until such amount so paid by him has been fully reimbursed to him whether by deduction from the rent or otherwise.
(6) The receipt issued by the developer or the joint management body for any amount so paid by any such tenant, subtenant or occupier under subsection (5) shall be deemed a discharge in full for the like amount of rent.
(8) If the sum due is not paid within fourteen days from the date of attachment, the property attached or such portion of the property attached as may be sufficient to realize the sum shall be sold by auction conducted by the developer or the joint management body under the supervision of the Commissioner unless within that period an application is made under subsection (7), in which case, the property shall be held pending the decision of the Magistrate's Court and shall then be dealt with as the Magistrate's Court may order.
(13) Where any property is sold by virtue of subsection (10) before the expiry of fourteen days from the date of attachment, the reference in subsection (7) to "an order for the release of the property" shall be construed as a reference to an order for the release of the proceeds of the sale of the property.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/36.Moneys not required for immediate use
36. Moneys not required for immediate use
All moneys in the accounts required to be opened and maintained under this Part which exceeds five thousand ringgit and which are not required for immediate use, shall be placed or deposited by the developer or the joint management body, as the case may be, into an income-bearing deposit account with a bank or financial institution.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/37.References to repealed Act and savings provision
37. References to repealed Act and savings provision
(1) All references to the repealed Act in any written law or document shall, when this Act comes into operation, be construed as references to this Act.
(2) Nothing in this Act shall affect the past operation of, or anything done under the repealed Act before the date of coming into operation of this Act.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/38.Existing body and committee
38. Existing body and committee
A Joint Management Body established or a Joint Management Committee elected under the repealed Act shall be deemed to have been established or elected under this Act except that after the commencement of this Act the provisions of this Act shall apply to such a Body or Committee.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/39.Existing managing agent
39. Existing managing agent
Any person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, is a managing agent appointed by the Commissioner of Buildings under section 25 of the repealed Act shall continue as such managing agent as if he were appointed under section 86 of this Act.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/40.Existing accounts or funds
40. Existing accounts or funds
Every accounts or funds established by the developer or the Joint Management Body under the repealed Act before the commencement of this Act shall continue and be deemed to be established under this Act.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/41.Incumbent Commissioner of Buildings and other officers
41. Incumbent Commissioner of Buildings and other officers
A person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, is--
the Commissioner of Buildings; or
an officer appointed under subsection 3(1) of the repealed Act,
shall continue to hold such office as if he were appointed under subsection 4(1) of this Act.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/42.Existing notices, orders, etc.
42. Existing notices, orders, etc.
(1) Any notice, order, action, direction or other document prepared, issued or made by the Commissioner under the repealed Act shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue and be deemed to have been prepared, issued or made under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
(2) Any decision made by the Commissioner under the repealed Act shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue and be deemed to have been made under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/43.Pending applications, etc.
43. Pending applications, etc.
(1) Any application or other document filed for approval under the repealed Act before the commencement of this Act and was not approved before that date shall, where applicable, be deemed to be an application or a document filed for approval under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/44.Pending appeals
44. Pending appeals
Where an appeal has been made to the State Authority under section 41 of the repealed Act and the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before the commencement of this Act, the appeal may be dealt with in accordance with that repealed section as if this Act had not been enacted.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/45.Existing regulations
45. Existing regulations
Any regulations made under the repealed Act and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue to be in force as if the regulations were made under this Act until they are revoked or repealed by the regulations made under this Act.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/46.Application of this Part
46. Application of this Part
(1) This Part shall apply to a development area, where before or after the commencement of this Act--
vacant possession of a parcel in a building or land intended for subdivision into parcels or in a subdivided building or land has been delivered by the developer to a purchaser; and
the management corporation has come into existence under the provisions of the Strata Titles Act 1985.
(2) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires--
includes the original proprietor of the lot of land relating to the development area;
"preliminary management period"
means the period commencing from the date of delivery of vacant possession of a parcel to a purchaser by the developer until one month after the first annual general meeting of the management corporation;
in relation to a management corporation, means the period commencing on the day on which the management corporation comes into existence and ending on the day on which there are proprietors, excluding the original proprietor of the lot of land or the developer who is registered as the proprietor of a parcel or parcels or a provisional block or blocks, the sum of whose share units is at least one-quarter of the aggregate share units.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/47.Application
This Chapter shall apply to a development area specified in subsection 46(1) where no joint management body is established under subsection 17(1) for the development area.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/48.Duties and powers of developer to maintain and manage
48. Duties and powers of developer to maintain and manage
(1) A developer shall, during the preliminary management period and subject to the provisions of this Act, be responsible to maintain and manage properly the subdivided building or land, and the common property.
(2) The developer shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the management committee of the management corporation from the time the management corporation comes into existence until the expiry of the preliminary management period.
(3) During the preliminary management period, the developer shall ensure that a separate and distinct area is set aside out of the common property of the development area for the sole purpose of an administration office for the carrying out of duties of the developer under this Act.
(4) Any developer who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/49.Restrictions during preliminary management period
49. Restrictions during preliminary management period
(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, the developer shall not, during the preliminary management period--
borrow moneys or give securities; or
enter into any contract relating to the maintenance and management of any subdivided building or land and the common property in the development area for any period extending beyond the expiration of the preliminary management period.
(2) Without prejudice to any other remedy available against the developer, if any developer fails to comply with subsection (1), the developer shall be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the management corporation or any proprietor as a result of the contravention, and the management corporation or any proprietor may recover from the developer, as damages for breach of a statutory duty, any loss suffered by it or him in consequence of such contravention.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/50.Developer to establish maintenance account in the name of management corporation
50. Developer to establish maintenance account in the name of management corporation
(1) A developer shall open and maintain a maintenance account in respect of the development area in the name of the management corporation with a bank or financial institution--
if vacant possession of a parcel was delivered before the commencement of this Act, on the date of the commencement of this Act;
if vacant possession of a parcel is delivered after the commencement of this Act and after the management corporation came into existence, at any time before the delivery of vacant possession; or
if vacant possession of a parcel is delivered after the commencement of this Act and before the management corporation comes into existence and if no joint management body is established under subsection 17(1), within fourteen days from the date the management corporation comes into existence,
but in any case, before the Charges are collected from the proprietors of any parcel in the development area.
(2) The maintenance account shall consist of--
all Charges paid by the proprietors to the management corporation;
all or any part of the Charges imposed by or payable to the management corporation under this Act;
all moneys derived from the sale, disposal, lease or hire of, or any other dealing with any property, mortgages, charges or debentures vested in or acquired by the management corporation;
all other moneys and property which may in any manner become payable to or vested in the management corporation in respect of any matter incidental to its functions and powers; and
all other moneys lawfully received by the management corporation, including interest, donation and trust.
(3) The maintenance account shall be used solely for the purpose of meeting the actual or expected general or regular expenditure necessary in respect of the following matters:
minor painting on the premises of the common property;
paying any fee incurred for the auditing of the accounts required to be maintained by the management corporation under this Act;
paying all charges reasonably incurred for the administration of the accounts required to be maintained by the management corporation under this Act as may be determined by the Commissioner;
paying for the allowances and other expenses of the members of the management committee according to such rates as may be approved by the Commissioner;
paying any expenses, costs or expenditure in relation to the procurement of services, including the engagement of consultants, legal fees or costs and other fees and costs, properly incurred or accepted by the management corporation in the performance of its functions and the exercise of its power under this Act; or
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/51.Developer to establish sinking fund account in the name of management corporation
51. Developer to establish sinking fund account in the name of management corporation
(1) At the same time when the developer is required to open and maintain the maintenance account under subsection 50(1), the developer shall open and maintain a sinking fund account in the name of the management corporation, with a bank or financial institution, into which shall be deposited the contribution to the sinking fund paid by the proprietors.
(2) The sinking fund account shall be used solely for the purposes of meeting the actual or expected capital expenditure necessary in respect of the following matters:
the painting or repainting any part of the common property which is a building or other structure;
the renewal or replacement of any fixtures or fittings comprised in any common property and any movable property vested in the management corporation;
the upgrading and refurbishment of the common property; and
any other capital expenditure as the management corporation deems necessary.
(3) Any developer who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/52.Proprietors to pay Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund
52. Proprietors to pay Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund
(1) Each proprietor shall pay the Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, to the management corporation for the maintenance and management of the subdivided building or land and the common property in a development area.
(2) During the preliminary management period, the amount of the Charges to be paid under subsection (1) shall be determined by the developer in proportion to the share units assigned to each parcel.
(3) The amount of the contribution to the sinking fund to be paid under subsection (1) shall be a sum equivalent to ten per cent of the Charges.
(4) The proprietor shall, within fourteen days of receiving a notice from developer, pay the Charges, and contribution to the sinking fund, to the management corporation and if any sum remains unpaid by the proprietor at the expiry of the period of fourteen days, the developer may in the name of the management corporation recover the sum in the manner set out in section 78.
(5) If any sum remains unpaid by the proprietor at the expiry of the period of fourteen days specified in subsection (4), the proprietor shall pay interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum on a daily basis.
(6) Any proprietor who is not satisfied with the sums determined by the developer under subsection (2) or (3) may apply to the Commissioner for a review and the Commissioner may--
instruct the developer to appoint, at the developer's own cost and expense, a registered property manager to recommend the sum payable as Charges, or contribution to the sinking fund, and submit a copy of the registered property manager's report to the Commissioner.
(7) Upon receiving the report under paragraph (6)(b), the Commissioner shall determine the sum payable as he thinks just and reasonable, and any sum so determined by the Commissioner shall be deemed to be the sum payable as the Charges, or contribution to the sinking fund.
(8) For the purposes of this section, "proprietor" includes--
the person for the time being receiving the rent of the parcel, whether as an agent or a trustee or a receiver, and who would receive the same if the parcel were let to a tenant;
a purchaser to be duly registered as a proprietor; or
a developer in respect of those parcels in the development area which have not been sold.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/53.Prohibition on collection of moneys for maintenance from proprietors
53. Prohibition on collection of moneys for maintenance from proprietors
(1) No person shall at any time collect any Charges, or contribution to the sinking fund, from any proprietor for the maintenance and management of any subdivided building or land and the common property unless--
a maintenance account and a sinking fund account have been opened in the name of the management corporation; and
vacant possession of the parcel has been delivered to the proprietor.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), any developer of a development area which has been completed on or before the commencement of this Act and has, immediately before that date, been collecting moneys from the proprietors for the maintenance and management of any subdivided building or land and the common property comprised in the development area, may continue to do so until the expiry of the preliminary management period, provided that all moneys shall be collected and dealt with by the developer in accordance with this Act.
(3) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/54.Duties of developer in relation to accounts
54. Duties of developer in relation to accounts
(1) During the preliminary management period, a developer shall, in respect of the maintenance account and the sinking fund account--
cause to be prepared such accounts and records of accounts as will sufficiently explain the transactions of the accounts and enable true and fair balance sheet, income and expenditure statement and profit and loss statement to be prepared for the period starting from the commencement of the preliminary management period;
appoint an approved company auditor to carry out the audit of the accounts annually and the accounts shall be audited--
in the case where control of all balances of moneys in the maintenance account and in the sinking fund account is to be transferred under paragraph 55(1)(a), up to the date of the actual transfer of control; or
in the case where the accounts are to be presented at the first annual general meeting of the management corporation, up to a date not earlier than three months before the meeting;
(3) The developer shall furnish to the Commissioner or any public authority such returns, reports, accounts and information with respect to the activities and finances of the respective accounts, as the Commissioner may, from time to time, require or direct.
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/55.Handing over of control to management corporation
55. Handing over of control to management corporation
(1) A developer shall, not later than the date of the expiry of the preliminary management period--
transfer the control of all balances of moneys in the maintenance account and in the sinking fund account to the management committee of the management corporation; and
hand over to the management committee of the management corporation--
the administration office set up by the developer under subsection 48(3);
all the assets of the management corporation; and
all records related to and necessary for the maintenance and management of the subdivided building or land and the common property of the development area.
(2) If only unaudited accounts have been handed over under subparagraph (1)(b)(ii), the developer shall hand over to the management committee of the management corporation the audited accounts up to the date of transfer of control of all balances of moneys in the maintenance account and sinking fund account not later than three months after the expiry of the preliminary management period.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subparagraph (1)(b)(iv), the developer shall deliver to the management committee of the management corporation copies of all the following documents:
all approved plans for the subdivided buildings or land relating to the development area;
all contracts entered into by the developer in respect of the maintenance or management of any subdivided building or land and the common property comprised in the development area;
a copy of the schedule of parcels or the amended schedule of parcels filed with the Commissioner under subsection 6(1) or (2), if applicable, or the certified strata plan filed by the Director of Survey under the provisions of the Strata Titles Act 1985;
the names and addresses of such contractors, subcontractors and persons who supplied labour or materials to the development area during construction of any subdivided building or land and the common property comprised in the development area; and
all warranties, manuals, schematic drawings, operating instructions, service guides, manufacturer's documentation and other similar information in respect of the construction, installation, operation, maintenance, repair and servicing of any common property, including any warranty or information provided to the developer by any person referred to in paragraph (e).
Unannotated Statutes of Malaysia - Principal Acts/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757/STRATA MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 Act 757,,/56.Management committee
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