IN RESPONSE to the protest held by a group of Subang Jaya residents on Nov 9 over the proposed development of serviced apartments on Jalan SS12/1 next to the Grand Dorsett Hotel, the developer, Malaysia Land Properties Sdn Bhd (Mayland), has issued a statement saying it had all the necessary development and approved building plans as ordered by the courts, contrary to allegations.
Its managing director Datuk Kevin Woo said these approvals were further reinforced and supported by the subsequent approval and issuance of developer's licence and advertising permit.
"We also had permits for our sales gallery and show units, which in substance reflect the approved layout plans.
"The approvals were also sanctioned by the decisions of the Court of Appeal and the apex court – that is, the Federal Court, in this country," he said.
As to the contention over hotel suites being sold as serviced apartments, Woo said there were many serviced apartments that were sold under hotel management in this country, and Mayland was no exception in this regard.
He said it was a marketing leverage where buyers would have hotel concierge services and, to some extent, some developers had a guaranteed rental return yield scheme to aid and fuel sales in the current market climate.
He added that Mayland relied on approved building plans and had sold 1,000 units, and their records showed that there were substantial buyers from the vicinity of the Subang neighbourhood.
When their building plans were revoked years ago, the developer refunded about 600 buyers to its detriment, Woo said, but the remaining buyers did not want a refund and wanted the project to proceed regardless of the obstacles.
Those buyers had threatened legal suits and class action petitions against the developer for not proceeding with the development, with potential losses and damages from this action estimated to exceed RM50mil.
As for concerns over traffic congestion, the developer said it had the support of an independent traffic consultant who had made recommendations on how to effectively disperse traffic to alleviate the anticipated congestion in the vicinity of the development.
"We are grateful that the courts have since reversed the High Court's decision at the Court of Appeal level, and further reinforced this at the Federal Court in our favour," said Woo.
"The courts' decisions must be respected in subscribing to the principle of rule of law in this country.
"Everyone should uphold the principle of law in this country," he said.
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