Q. What is ‘Zoning’ in Town and Country Planning Act, 1976? A. A good article on this is written by Abdullah, Harun & Rahman (2011) below. See the original question Read More …
Category: 2.4 Laws relating to Property
Public Participation in Draft Development Plan
Q. Is there any way that the development plan of the proposed land be opened to public feedback? List down the law as according to Town and Country Planning Act, Read More …
Tenant not paying rental!
Q. What can you landlords do when your tenants are not paying monthly rent? A. FOR COMPLETE READING ON TENANCY MATTERS, read the slides of Mr Lee Siew Seng “Issues Read More …
Strata Management Act and Regulation on leakage
Q. What if your neighbour downstairs says your bathroom leaks to his bedroom? A. IF you live in a high rise building and have an inter-floor leakage issue, you can Read More …
The history and evolution of Town and Country Planning in Malaysia
Q. Explain in your own language what is local plan and the process of local planning to its implementation in accordance to Town and Country Planning Act, 1976. A. An Read More …
Development covering more than a Single State
Q. What would happen if there is a big scale project which encompasses more than a Single State jurisdiction? A. Section 6A of the TCPA, 1976 specifies that Regional Planning Read More …
Land is a matter of the State
Q.Who is responsible for the development of the State Land? A.Town and Country Planning Act, 1976 provides that under Section 3 – General Planning Policy, and subject to Clauses (5) Read More …
Functions of Local (State) Planning Authorities
Q. What are the functions of Local Planning Authorities? A. Section 6 of the TCPA, 1976 has provided the Functions or local planning authorities. S. 6 (1) The functions of Read More …
State Planning Authority and Local Planning Authority
Q. What and who is in charged of the State Planning Authority, or is it different from Local Planning Authority? A. Section 5 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Read More …
Local Plan according to TCPA 1976
Q.What is ‘Local Plan’ and its relationship with ‘Local Planning Authority’ in accordance to TCPA 1976? A.’Local Plan’, in relation to an area, means the local plan for the area, Read More …
Development Plan according to TCPA 1976
Q. What is the definition of ‘Development Plan’ in Town and Country Planning Act, 1976? A. “Development Plan’, in relation to an area, means – (a) the local plan for Read More …
Material Change in TCPA 1976
Q. What is the definition of ‘material change’ according to Town and Country Planning Act, 1976? A. Similar question was posted in ‘material Change’ here. There are two parts of Read More …
Benefits of leaving a Will
Q. Briefly, what are the benefits of having a Will? A. In short, a Will allows us to enjoy the following benefits: Appoint our own executor; Appoint the trustee; Appoint Read More …
Distribution Act 1958
Q.What is the effect of Distribution Act 1958 on a deceased property investor? A.When a person passes away, any assets that are registered under the deceased name will be ‘frozen’. Read More …
FAQ for tort
List of FAQ for Tort from US Legal What is a Tort? Conduct that harms other people or their property is generally called a tort. It is a private wrong Read More …
Easement 4 – Cases
Q. Why creation of easement is important? A. Under the National Land Code 1965, in Section 286, an easement can only be created by express grant. It must be registered Read More …
Leasehold vs Freehold
Q.What are the differences between “leasehold” and “freehold” properties? A. Property Attributes in Malaysia – Key Things To Look For When purchasing or refinancing a property in Malaysia, there are Read More …
Pro-tenant or Pro-landlord?
Q. It is said that Malaysia is pro-tenant and not pro-landlord. Why is that so? A. FOR COMPLETE READING ON TENANCY MATTERS, read the slides of Mr Lee Siew Seng Read More …
Building Maintenance Law 2
Maintenance of a building (Part II) 08/06/2007 The Sun LAW & REALTY By Andrew Wong Fook Hin …before management corporation is formed – Part 2 IN Part 1 (last week), we examined Read More …
Building Maintenance Law 1
Maintenance of a building 01/06/2007 The Sun LAW & REALTY By Andrew Wong Fook Hin …before management corporation is formed – Part 1, Part 2 here. ON April 12, the Read More …