thank you so much, Dario..

you have been a great help to us forumers..we all do owe you loads of lunches!

Dear Dario

I have a problems here.i bought a properties subsaleansd just get a key yestersday but as i go into the premises,i notice there are leaking in some area.can i ask the previous owner to repair it as the lawyer not yet release the balanxce sum to him?in the s&p written

"in the event of any material change in the consdition state nature or character of the property between the date of this agreement and the delivery date,the vendors shall forthwith make goosd the same at the vensdors own xcost ansd expense."

Pls asdvise Dario,the previous owner must repair ?or can i abort this deal ands ask him refund to me if he dont want to repair?i just get a key yestersday
Thanks

Hi there Dario , really need info about this ,

I would like to know if I can get back my booking fee in this scenario .

1. I paid the agent , their company is Oriental to book a condo unit
2. They give me time to process my loan
3. Now let say I want to change my mind , it is since around 1 months after booking fees paid , I would like to get my booking back and cancel my interest on the particular unit .

So , I talked with the agent , he said that because the time passed so long , I will not be refunded . Then , he say it will only be refunded if the loan processing failed . Any opinions ?

but its not written in the agreement that the vendor have to repair

in the agreement said

"fair wear and tear excepted"

if the vendor dont want to repair.what action can i take?can i abort the deal ansd ask the vendor to refund me the deposit ?

Anyway to make the loan rejected ?

Or ... how about we discuss if gettig part of the fees back , maybe 60-70% .

ya the transaction completed ansd resdemption sum paid.but my lawyer stil hold the balance.can i ask my lawyer not to pay him ansd abort the transaction?if he really dont want to repair how?i really want to abort the deal.any action can be taken?  pls help Dario.This is subsale .

Hi there Dario, can you please take a look on the refinancing loan legal fees? It's charge very expensive right? Thanks.

My question is if i draft the rental agreement exactly the same as the old one, and i also go to the LHDN office to get the stamp duty chop on it, it is still valid ?

What i did is only make new pages with the tenant details while the rest of the pages, i make a photocopy from the old agreement.
Rgds,
Milo_O

If i have the chance to meet u in person, i'll treat u Milo Peng kau kau       

Hi,

I've been renting a Condo for 3 years now.
The main Door slammed shut because of strong winds, and now there is a crack in the door, about 5 inches long.

Now i am moving out,
The Landlord wants to replace the door and wants to deduct the cost from my deposit. (~RM900)

Am I liable for this?
First of all, i have done some reading, and have come up with the following:

1. The damage was caused by wind, and not an act of carelessness or negligence.

2. There was no latch behind the door to keep the open door from slamming.
Therefore, i am not careless/negligent to use the latch, as none was provided.

3. I read that in foreign countries, such as New Zealand, that tenants have a right to keep their doors (or windows) open.
and that keeping a door open is not a form of negligence or carelessness.

4. I believe that strong wind is an act of God, that cannot be predicted.
And that it is part the LandLord's Risk when renting out his property. (is this true in Malaysia?)

I proposed paying half for the door, but the landlord insists that it was my fault because i left the door open when the wind blew.

Can the landlord really deduct my deposit for a new door?
Or is this considered normal wear & tear?

P.S. - I have repaired the door by sealing the crack with a very strong polymer (i am a Chemical Engineering student), the polymer is clear, so you can see the crack, but the crack is sealed, and the door is still functioning. I believe it is still in tenant-able condition, and should not be replaced.

Thank you so much

thanks a lot dario.i already ask my lawyer.he said this leaking already happened when i view the unit.not after the s&p

i diont know the leaks when i view but the vendor told the lawyer the leaks is there when i view but i didnt ask for repair so he already sold me the unit with discount.

"force Majuere"
"in the event the property or any part thereof is prior to the date of delivery of vacant possession ,damaged or destroyed by fire,lighthing,tempest ,flood,riot,eathquake,civil commotion,malicious act and such others causes not due to the fault of the purchaser,the purchaser shall be entitled to terminate this agreement"

What action can i take to terminate the transactions?

hi dario, can you advise me on how to put on stamp duty for tenancey agreement? rental amount is rm550 a month x12 (option to continue another 1yr). thanks

hey dario,

one of my tenants would like to renew his tenancy. i dont intend to change any terms and conditions and would like to keep it at the same rental price. therefore i feel that a new agreement need not be drafted. is it enough for me to just write a letter to him stating that the agreement will be renewed with the same T&C as before? What about stamp duty etc? thanks

Hi Dario, need your help here.
I want to sell of my units. It is a leasehold condo. I got the letter from developer to execute the MOT at S&P lawyer office. Since I plan to sell off, I am not going to execute the MOT. I will directly transfer the name to the buyer.

Potential buyer is asking how long does it takes for the process from signing S&P to get the name transferred and strata title issued under buyer's name?

hmm, both are identical copies, so just wack one 17 and 10? btw who shud hold the pricipal copies the tenant or landlord? thanks alottttt 

sorry..tumpang topic.

No worries of tumpang topic - this is an open topic for QnA relating to legal matters. 

I wanna ask is it possible for a non-bumi to buy the bumi lot (house)?
Currently I`m interested in the house and found out is a bumi lot. The owner definitely is a Malay and I'm not a Malay.

The agent told me can buy if I interested. Worry I being conned by the agent.

Sorry for a noob question. Thanks in advance  

Hi Dario,

I'm in a predicament and need some advice. About a year ago I agreed to sell my apartment. The buyer paid 3% to the agent and I signed the booking receipt agreeing to the transaction. At that time my property's strata title was in the process of application and the lawyer told me it will be completed in 2 months. However, there were delays later due to developer not willing to transfer the title to me as its an aution property so they wanted to transfer to the original buyer and so on ... the whole thing got delayed.

Now 1 year later I still don't have my title but my lawyer tells me I will get it in about 6 months (its already been 18 months since I paid the money to the lawyer to do the transfer).

When I told the buyer about the delays last year he said he is willing to wait, no problem. My issue now is that now the property price has increased substantially over the last 1 year and I want to get out of the agreement which the buyer locked me for 1 year plus.

What can I do to get out of this agreement? I am willing to pay reasonable compensation to the buyer but do I have to compensate the agent as well? And will the agent refund the deposit collected to the buyer?

Pls advise. Thanks.

P.S. Some may think that I am greedy but in truth the property did not appreciate for 6 years and the price I agreed to was at a loss. Now I finally have a chance to recoup all the money I ploughed into this property and break-even.

Hi,
I need advice. My dad own a property and blindly signed a tenancy agreement prepared by the tenant few years ago. There isnt any early termination clause for landlord.
In this case, can my dad transfer the property to me?
If yes, is the tenancy agreement still valid as my dad is no longer the landlord.

Thanks.

i would like to ask for a case of an apartment.  The apartment has been almost 20yrs, and there are sign of leaking of water from the unit above into my unit.  (infact a lot of units have the same problem for the whole block).  So under this case, how should i go about? log complant to the management?  who should do the repair?  what if the owner unit above is not cooperative? what can i do?