ask ur bro in law go die pls.. such ppl also got.

if someone doesnt need another parking, then no need pay while other residents are paying for you? stupid.

watch your mouth pls. btw my bro in law in deep shit last time... summore need fork out $$ to buy car and parking lot for his small business...
it's nt tat he wont pay 4ever. jus late.

haiz /.\ nwadays gt alot ppl look on outside oni...

Usually the landlord/owner of condo unit will pay the maintenance fee.

Is there a reason why the maintenance fee is not paid? Like some of the owners claim that they don't maintain the place then they don't wanna pay the maintenance fee or something like that.

I think if you don't pay then they'll just reject whatever you request from them until you pay off the amount owed. If the amount grows to be very huge then they may take legal actions.

adoi.. im looking to make a purchase (of a condo) in the comings months and this thought popped up so i just wanted to know what usually happens in this case lah.. its not me who isnt paying lah. =_=

clear enough?

thanks for all the feedback so far, thank you.

isn't there a few condos in cheras/kl where there's no money left even for security guard? every night robbers just go in and steal cars and rob people in the lift? i think this is a good example of what happens when owners don't pay fees.

i guess all strata title buildings got such risk, just that some area lower risk than others.

im not worried till that extent considering the maintenance fees will be in the region of 25-28 sen psf, but worried about the management of facilities.

my condo list down those owners and arrears - without fail, we will see the developer's name up there - they own some units there and fail to pay management fee

it is the responsibility of every owner to pay your maintenance fee as promptly as possible. why is it so hard when nowadays you can even bank in the fee?
the management at the condo where im living have tirelessly reminded owners to pay the fee and they seem to be so inconsiderate even when their names are published on the board! Now TNB has cut the electricity supply to the condo and people are not able to use the lifts as well. It is so unfair to punish people who are promptly paying their fees just because of some of these super inconsiderate and stingy owners!! why buy a property if you cant afford it then!!

woww so hardcore mang...where is this place?

ok let me try to answer for you..

first of all before you buy a condo (secondary) its good to ask around and also to see for yourself how well is the place maintained.
That will give you an idea how good is the management/committee in managing the place. go and ask the office what do they
do with defaulters ..also to find out the % of delinquent owners ..of course the lower the better..

at the end of the day if the JMB is good, half the battle is won already..they will be proactive to go after the defaulters and take all necessary action
in their power to recover the arrears at all costs..

This post has been edited by nookie188: Jul 1 2015, 08:58 PM

Super good advice! A lot of us being first timers, or being too busy, we just don't spend enough time researching. I was guilt of this. Sometimes, it's because we don't trust information on the Internet as well, and lack connections to people who know the area well.

I have been thinking a bit more about this:
1. How to get better/trustworthy information about the area/condo
2. How to get people to understand, cooperate, and be responsible for their actions since they actions will affect everyone in the area/condo

Yes what is mentioned above is true, always check on whether it is a good management company. this makes a HUGE difference in keeping the whole building is top condition especially if you are investing. You'd want to get a good value for rental yeild. Good management also makes a huge difference in terms of security, cleanlines and efficiently in maintaining the area.
I believe that the owner should pay the full maintenance fee and consider the cost when listing your montly rental rate.

I can volunteer to track whenever people post info about their Condo Management.
I won't be able to verify immediately but if there are more than X complaints about that issue then maybe we can go verify of something.
Hopefully this info will be useful to some of us someday.