For the past two months, I have spent considerable time reading, advising and submitting on the issues related to land and property. In fact, I enjoy what I am doing as it involves policy and legislative issues which have a huge impact to the affected parties.
The issues I covered, inter alia,:
1. Sufficiency and validity of the notice to quit of a tenancy involving pre-war premises. Rent Control Act and Rent Control (Repeal) Act are the relevant legislations. It has been 7 years since the repeal of the rent control act but there are still such cases. The issue is whether the 3 months notice to quit is mandatory or merely directory.
2. The remedy for the landowner whose land is subjected to acquisition by the Government. Relevant Legislation: Land Acquisition Act.
3. The locus standi of a company claiming maintenance fees from the proprietors of high-rise building. Relevant legislations: Strata Title Act and Valuers/Estate Agents Act.
4. When does the cause of action commence for a claim on late delivery damages of a house under the Housing Developers Act? Is it started from the actual vacant possession or the contractual date of vacant possession? The starting date is material because the houseowner has 6 years under the Limitation Act to initiate a claim from the developer.
5. National Land Code (Penang and Malacca Title) is a piece of legislation on conversion of the land title on English Deeds System to the Torrens System. There are complex issues involving dispute of land title which has to be traced back to events happening on 1930s.
The issues I covered, inter alia,:
1. Sufficiency and validity of the notice to quit of a tenancy involving pre-war premises. Rent Control Act and Rent Control (Repeal) Act are the relevant legislations. It has been 7 years since the repeal of the rent control act but there are still such cases. The issue is whether the 3 months notice to quit is mandatory or merely directory.
2. The remedy for the landowner whose land is subjected to acquisition by the Government. Relevant Legislation: Land Acquisition Act.
3. The locus standi of a company claiming maintenance fees from the proprietors of high-rise building. Relevant legislations: Strata Title Act and Valuers/Estate Agents Act.
4. When does the cause of action commence for a claim on late delivery damages of a house under the Housing Developers Act? Is it started from the actual vacant possession or the contractual date of vacant possession? The starting date is material because the houseowner has 6 years under the Limitation Act to initiate a claim from the developer.
5. National Land Code (Penang and Malacca Title) is a piece of legislation on conversion of the land title on English Deeds System to the Torrens System. There are complex issues involving dispute of land title which has to be traced back to events happening on 1930s.
