I recently visited a few completed but not yet VP properties, such as Jardin Residence Phase 1 (KLK Property) and Ilham Residence 1 (Sime Darby).

While the houses on the whole looked nice, I could see the gates and fencing rusting, and also the paint flaking off the fencing exposing the metal.

Is this normal? Mind you, these are freshly completed properties that have yet to even VP. And no, these are not limited to the show units, I actually looked at the completed non-show units and saw the same.

I asked the Ilham SA, he says the houses been painted over a year ago...but even so, it's bloody shocking to see this happening. I would expect these to last a good 5 to 10 years, no? Or are my expectations out of check?

Serious? But Ilham 1 is strata...

My question is just have standards dropped so low that this is happening, or these are just not normal and I'm unlucky to find these?

Is this covered under the Defect Liability Period? Means if any flaking or paint peel off or rusting within 2 years, they will make it good?