Renovation cleaning fee or whatever name of RM100 is very reasonable.

As during renovation, there is potential of debris, damage to common property, scratches done on life etc, which required management to rectify which may be costly more than Rm100.

If the property is under one strata property, then all the maintenance fee incurred need to be shared across proprietor owners (based on share unit), whether you use it or not doesn't matter.

As joint owner of strata property, all equal share the burden of the maintenance fee needed.

There is no such thing of lift maintenance fee actually (so that no confusion occurs), all should be lump sum into monthly maintenance fee.
Management doesn't or shouldn't list out details like maintenance fee for life or others, just need to state monthly maintenance fee invoice is RMxxx.

By then MC only use the fund inside the maintenance fee account to pay off the life maintenance expenses.

You can't say you don't use it, then refuse to pay.
Imagine,
some never use swimming pool, then don't want to pay swimming pool upkeep expenses.
Then another one live on second floor, never use lift, then don't want to pay for lift maintenance expenses.
How can?

It is the duty of proprietor owner to pay the maintenance fee required for the strata property so that it is enough to cover all expenses, which is stated clearly in the strata title act.

Maintenance fee is catered for paying common property expenses and upkeep on it.
Renovation is another matter, whereby MC has the right to impose such deposit or minimal fee.

Living in a strata property, need to have a strata property mindset, as it is like living in a big community instead alone.
You need to follow individual house rules set by the management or MC.

This post has been edited by cherroy: Aug 20 2015, 09:53 PM

I'm the owner of Skyridge Penang. I'm so sad that the management just eat money. They asked us to pay for RM 5000 deposit and RM 300 for rubbish. If not, use their contractor,quote us around 8k...I heard they hire samseng to control over ...So some people scared to use outsider..Which department that I can complain?

congrats.. they look you very up, charge you atas price.

on a serious note, call PDRM.

This post has been edited by warrenbuffett: Aug 15 2022, 03:31 PM

if i only install grill and aircon, no other renovation , do i need to apply renovation permit from management office?

Can I know who sets the Reno deposit? Is it based on any law?

Better to check with the management. You don't want to see the contractor being barred from entering on that day.

installing grill and air con is quite a major one, so yeah you will need to apply for reno permit.

unless you are talking about easier task like installing water heater, fans/light, that will be easier to hide as you can just bring the contractor in yourself.