Anyone have idea how much will be penalty cost if we start renovation without permit (particular in Penang)? Plan to start renovation will pending permit application.

Not too sure about Penang, but was told it is 10x the fees. I think this should be applicable to everywhere.

advise you wait for the permit approval in hand before starting extension.

You can get started on the interiors first while waiting for the exterior's approval.
That is what I'll be doing.

Depend what is the coffee / tea rate in Penang. If they come 1 time a week is luck. But if they come 3 times a week good luck.

These people are very sharp and have lots of eyes around.

I heard even not allow to do interiors first like plaster ceiling and wiring. Not sure how true my contractor told me.

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Added on October 5, 2011, 11:21 amYou mean ask for coffee/tea beside penalty? If they already fine, do we still need to pay coffee/tea $$?

This post has been edited by gennn: Oct 5 2011, 11:21 AM

No hacking internal is ok. If it make noise and got people complain they have the right to summon you.

If they come, usually is coffee fees. If give summon than no coffee loh. They can issue stop work order too.

This post has been edited by weikee: Oct 5 2011, 11:40 AM

Look like i might end up with summon and stop work order until I get the permit. If just summon with continue renovation, sound better.

If they come 3 times a week give you summon. You do the math. Is not one summon for a renovation. It can come many times.

Do you mean the summon is not one time deal? They will continue to issue summon as long i continue the renovation?

If your neighbour open farmhouse next door.
If pay summon, can continue operation ah ?

Make sense. Thanks.

You can. Your neighbours may or may not complain (talk to them first). but you can.

Small things with 1/2 hours drilling, knocking or noise is not much a problem. Problem when you drill and make noise whole day.

As for my case, my neighbor run tuition from 3pm - 7pm, so I instruct my contractor no hacking or minimal hacking after 3pm. Even got permit also got to have curtsy.

In selangor, the fee is RM200 which makes the penalty RM2,000.

Most important is to get along with your neighbours and be courteous as they're the ones living next to the noise.

May I know how much does it cost to apply the permit in KL?? how long to get the approval??

my neighbour got 7 summons for starting without permits and others within 2months time in Penang

Must cost your neighbour a lot with 7 summons

Is just like traffic summon, can even come twice a day. So better get permit if have major renovation. Not worth paying summon or even coffee

Big also want, small also want than will be big trouble.
Follow the rule if they want ask them ask from they boss