Jun 11 2013, 10:15 AM
QUOTE(a123 @ Jun 9 2013, 05:33 PM)
Hostels are commercial operations. Require to meet a whole new set of rules and regulations. In particular fire safety rules are a lot more stringent. For example, there must be maps to indicate where you are and the nearest escape route in case of fire. Rooms require smoke alarms, fire extinguisher and water sprinkles would almost be mandatory, etc. SW apartments are neither zoned or built to be hostels. So official student hostels would clearly be illegal.
But what if a college would get some one to privately rent or even buy some units before sub letting rooms to students? Then the case is a lot more tricky. I think, for instance, years ago, MBPJ has some rules on the maximum number of occupants per house. But the numbers are often set quite high in order to be reasonable. It is going to be difficult to expect local councils to weed out unofficial student houses. It is almost beyong their scope of duty.
Let us examine the root reasons why many owners do not wish their apartment blocks to be populated by students, especially those from less developed nations. It is simply not reasonable for apartment units designed for small families to be swamped by five to nine adults. In particular foreign adults with little regard to Malaysian social etiquette/norm while sharing the same aprtment block. So really, race alone is not the real problem. But rather the behaviour norms brought in by some foreign students are often not exceptable to local communities. This is especially so with service apartments where many common facilities are shared. Consequently, property value would fall since locals would not like to live in those apartments any more.
A well represented and effective JMB to make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations would be an effective option at solving this problem. Yes it is unfair to ban owners from renting rooms to students. But at the same time it is also unfair to have many adults from any one unit to share the same common facilities designed for one or at most two families per unit. So why not bill the facilities maintenance and service charges based on the number of unrelated families in each unit. For example, for a two room unit, maximum of two families at RM0.25 psf/unit. Additional families at RM1.00 psf/unit/additional family. Actual fees can be culculated from the security access cards issued. This rule will prevent SW apartment from being too densly populated by unrelated occupants within a unit. It does not matter whether the occupants are executives or air hostesses. There will be additional charges for having more families per unit than a set number.
Above are simply suggestions that can be brought up to JMB and SW management for consideration to minimise potential student house problem at SW.
i agreed with you on certain issues, but some Malaysians also misbehaved and made a nuisance of themselves in public areas. The uncontrolled nature of children that shouted and screamed with annoying & ignorant parents added up to public nuisance. Parents should teach their children on proper social etiquette too. Coming back to social etiquette of black and other foreign students, basic manners must be instilled and students with the intention of doing well in their studies although from a poor family background behaves better than the rest. It will be devastating that the authorities and Colleges with 'greedy' intention are the ones that do not check the main intention of foreign students coming to Malaysia to study. These students come in for different reasons e.g. to rob, to steal, to rape or other malicious habits. Since we are under Selangor state, i would suggest that an approach to the local council will be the solution. Highlighting these problems to the local council will perhaps lead to the closing down of the unscrupulous colleges. At least Selangor has the reputation of being the elite state.But what if a college would get some one to privately rent or even buy some units before sub letting rooms to students? Then the case is a lot more tricky. I think, for instance, years ago, MBPJ has some rules on the maximum number of occupants per house. But the numbers are often set quite high in order to be reasonable. It is going to be difficult to expect local councils to weed out unofficial student houses. It is almost beyong their scope of duty.
Let us examine the root reasons why many owners do not wish their apartment blocks to be populated by students, especially those from less developed nations. It is simply not reasonable for apartment units designed for small families to be swamped by five to nine adults. In particular foreign adults with little regard to Malaysian social etiquette/norm while sharing the same aprtment block. So really, race alone is not the real problem. But rather the behaviour norms brought in by some foreign students are often not exceptable to local communities. This is especially so with service apartments where many common facilities are shared. Consequently, property value would fall since locals would not like to live in those apartments any more.
A well represented and effective JMB to make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations would be an effective option at solving this problem. Yes it is unfair to ban owners from renting rooms to students. But at the same time it is also unfair to have many adults from any one unit to share the same common facilities designed for one or at most two families per unit. So why not bill the facilities maintenance and service charges based on the number of unrelated families in each unit. For example, for a two room unit, maximum of two families at RM0.25 psf/unit. Additional families at RM1.00 psf/unit/additional family. Actual fees can be culculated from the security access cards issued. This rule will prevent SW apartment from being too densly populated by unrelated occupants within a unit. It does not matter whether the occupants are executives or air hostesses. There will be additional charges for having more families per unit than a set number.
Above are simply suggestions that can be brought up to JMB and SW management for consideration to minimise potential student house problem at SW.
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