DESPITE having adequate laws in place to throw the book at developers responsible for abandoned housing projects, industry participants say enforcement activities need to be stepped up if the issue is to be addressed effectively.
National Housebuyers Association (HBA) honorary secretary-general Chang Kim Loong says strict monitoring and implementation of the existing laws will ensure the safety nets put in place under the Housing Development (Control & Licensing) Act, 1966 (Act 118) are enforced by the governing authorities.