Q. When you have 2 or more claims more than RM50,000, can you file for Tribunal Home Buyer’s Claim under HDA? A. The decision of Federal Court 2023 has the Read More …
Category: TPC – Law
Jual-janji & harta sepencarian
Q. Jual-janji and Harta Sepencarian, how are they interacting with indefeasibility of title? Are they exceptions to indefeasibility? A. As we all know indefeasibility of title is a commonly asked Read More …
Classification and Category of Land (NLC and SWK LC)
Q. There is some confusion as of NLC about Classification of Land and Category of Land Use. There are also confusion over if Category of Land is similar to Class Read More …
Categories of land vs categories of use
Q. We have many instances been confused with the categories of land and categories of use of land. In the same context, there is also classification of land and class Read More …
Booking date v SPA date – who is to benefit?
Q. Should LAD be counted from Booking Date or SPA Date? A. SHEDA (Sarawak Housing and Estate Developer’s Association) Augustine Wong said: “Paying booking fees more beneficial to house buyers Read More …
LAD to be counted from BOOKING Date or SPA Date?
Q. Liquidated Ascertained Damages (LAD) is counted due to delay in delivery of completed residential home. The law has been decided by Federal Court judgment PJD Regency Sdn Bhd v Read More …
Can a Landlord Physically Evict a Tenant from the Property?
Posted on March 20, 2020 by Ahmad Iyas Husni Imagine this scenario. You’re a tenant renting a house and one day you receive a letter from your landlord giving you notice that he Read More …
Can you not pay RENT? TPC – Law Q14
Can you not pay RENT? Your toilet is having problem. It cannot function properly. You have asked help from the Landlord, however you were never entertained. The result was that Read More …
Signed but did not pay deposit TPC – Law Q13
The Landlord and tenant signed the tenancy contract, however tenant has not paid the security deposit. Is the contract valid? In most cases, the landlord is a busy person. When Read More …
Money vs signature TPC – Law Q12
Money or signature, which is more important in a contract? In a normal sequence of events, a booking fee is paid upon an offer to the landlord or vendor. When Read More …
Contingent contract TPC – Law Q11
What is a contingent contract? Is that “time is an essence” a contingent contract? In case where the tenant says he will only RENT the premises after the landlord has Read More …
Time is an essence Part 3 of 3 TPC – Law Q10
Time is an essence – Part 3. When time is not essential, can you claim damage? Take an example, you have a basket of fruits in a pasar malam on Read More …
Time is an essence Part 2 of 3 TPC – Law Q9
Time is an essence – Part 2. When time is not essential. What happen next? When tenant said I will start renting your place from July, time is a factor Read More …
Time is an essence Part 1 of 3 TPC – Law Q8
Time is an essence – Part 1. What does it mean? S.56 CA 1950 says in a contract, time is an essence… to perform at fixed time, in contract in Read More …
Service Suite vs Condo TPC – Law Q7
Q. What is “service suite” if compared to “condominium”? A. Some answers are like: Service Suite is of higher standard! It is used as “Hotel”! It is commercial use. It Read More …
Land Conversion AVTC TPC – Law Q6
Q. What is Land Conversion or AVTC (Application for Variable Title Condition)? A. AVTC* is a term used in Sarawak. West Malaysia, it is called land conversion. The fee is Read More …
Amendment VEAP Act 1981 TPC – Law Q5
Q. There are some interesting things in the amended NEW Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers Act, 1981 (amended 2017). What are they? A. https://justletak.blogspot.my/2018/03/amendment-to-vaea-act-1981.html 5 key points are: Read More …
Title Types and Conditions TPC – Law Q4
Q. Why landed is better than strata? Perpetuity vs Lease, which is better? A. Simple answer is Scarcity vs in Abundance. Live forever or limited lifespan? Nothing comes without price Read More …
Title and dealings TPC – Law Q3
Q. How does title to property affect its dealings? A. When a property is without title (under construction) or the title has not been issued from the land office, the Read More …
No Gain No Loss deemed Market Value TPC – Law Q2
Q. What do you mean by “No gain No Loss”? And, “Disposal deemed at market value?” A. If you study taxation, you would have heard “No gain No loss”. For Read More …