Md Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal (2015) Issues in the Malaysian statutory housing agreements (Schedules G, H, I And J):'Defect liability period'. Current Law Journal, 9-25. ix -xxvi. ISSN 0127-0699

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Abstract

Defect liability period clause is provided in the statutory housing agreements - Schedules G, H, I and J ('the said agreements').However, this liability is not provided if the housing project is abandoned.Thus, In the event of housing abandonment, the purchasers may not be able to get protection under defect liability period clause. Due to this lacuna, the rights of purchasers may be undermined.This paper aims to highlight this issue - deffect liability period in the said agreements, particularly involving abandoned housing projects in Malaysia.This research paper used a pure legal research methodologv.This paper finds that due to the absence of specific clause of defect liability period in the said agreements in the event of housing abandonment, the rights of the purchasers will be denied and they will suffer irreparable damage.At the ending part of this paper, the author suggests some recommendations to settle the issues identifield.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Abandoned Housing Projects in Malaysia; Defect Liability Period; Statutory Housing Agreements Legal Issues Puchasers; Grevances; Recommendations.
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Divisions:	College of Law, Government and International Studies
Depositing User:	Prof Dr Nuarrual Hilal Md Dahlan
Date Deposited:	13 Aug 2015 01:09
Last Modified:	27 Nov 2017 03:26
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/15161

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