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The Malaysian Federal Court has confirmed that homebuyers can bring separate claims involving the same property in order to stay within the RM50,000 jurisdictional limit of the Home Buyers Tribunal (TPPR). The RM50,000 limit does not have to be for the combination of all claims in respect of the same property, as long as the respective claims are for different types of actions.

In Malaysia, homebuyers are protected under the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966, also known as the HDA. The HDA lists out the duties of a property developer selling units within a housing development. What happens when a developer does not adhere to the terms and conditions listed in the Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA)? Or when the developer does not rectify defects properly within the defect liability period (DLP)?

In this article, we share a checklist for defect checks at new homes, based on the experience of a Malaysian homeowner checking for defects in his new home during the Defect Liability Period (DLP).

A new home defect inspection must be on your checklist before moving in. While defect inspections can be done by the owners themselves, it requires specific skills such as those offered by these house inspection services.

在本文中，我们将介绍购房者在完成一项房屋交易时需要完成或签署的各种文件，包括买卖协议、MOT（转让备忘录）、MC（管理机构）和转让契约。

Sure, all new launch properties come with a 24-month Defect Liability period (DLP) but homebuyers in Malaysia need to be educated about their rights when it comes to building quality. They have to be made aware that the issues they face are not without recourse and to demand quality for the huge sum of monies they are paying for their property.

Building defects is one of the biggest nightmares a homeowner could face. Unfortunately, the occurrence of defects, especially after the DLP ends is becoming a norm in many residential high-rise buildings in Malaysia. Find out what are your homebuyer rights, tips on conducting a property defect inspection and how to build a legal case to claim for latent defects.

Unfortunately for many homeowners, certain types of defects only rear their ugly heads after years of homeownership. Since homeowners cannot reasonably be expected to know about these defects early through general inspection, how much time are they allowed under the law to seek compensation?