According to SPA, DLP is 24 months. However, there is a clause at the acknowledgement of key collection as below, which contradicts the SPA. Any advice?


Purchasers are required to apply for water supply on our own. However, SPA state that the Developer shall undertake to apply for the connection of water. Is my understanding correct? Is this a breach of the SPA?

Developed has applied for eletricity but it has not been connected. Meaning the house will have no eletricity and water supply during key collection.



Any input is appreciated. TQ

This post has been edited by Human Nature: Jun 24 2024, 10:16 PM

Did you buy those unsold house from developer with very big discount?? It seen like you must report defect on those 5 items within 5 days after collect the key. Here has nothing to say on normal 24 mths DLP to be beared by developer. To me is like they only give you five working days to file defect after collect the key.

And the electric and water are quite common, first clause it said developer have to provide all infra on electric and water. Then purchaser need to pay them deposit when they request. So if both have been done, then on your VP date the water and electric supply should be available when you got the key

No, it is a new developement. The SPA contains the 24 months DLP, the 5 days period comes in a separate letter during key handover which contradicts the SPA. LIke twisting purchaaser arm, if you dont sign cannot get key. The thing is electrical and water supply still not available, so how to check the fault in those items.

Developer didn't ask us to pay the deposit for electricity and water and already issue VP. So is ths a breach of SPA?

Thia is very weird, my experience with two developers, both never impose such stringent rules on defect submission. You may ask your SPA lawyer if such requirement is valid. Or you may try to call House Buyer Association(HBA) or HDA for advise. I did call HBA in 2016 due to dispute of LAD with developer, they at first call and ask me give them 70% discount on the amount if I wan to get the key soon. So I call the helpline and their volunteers lawyer only ask me for the developer name and registration number, then next day the developer call and say there is misunderstanding and ask me to confirm the date for appointment

The way you interpret it is not correct. The developer will only make sure the utility is ready to be connected to each of the unit. Means , the utilities has termination ready before any meter like TNB or AIR.

Simply logic question, when the purchaser use the utility, the meter under purchaser name. If under purchaser name - why developer need to apply? You buy sub-sale unit also same, you need to apply the new meter / change the name on your own. The only different , for the new unit, some developer are kind enough/ doing extra mile to help the owner to apply for the meters. But applying for the utility meter is never the developer responsibility. Just because some of the developer doing extra mile to buy their customer convenient, doesn't all developers will do the same.

As long as the power , water reach your unit before the meter connection - the task by the developer is deemed to be completed. PBT will support the issuance of CCC.

Already got this sorted out. Thanks everyone for the input.