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Managing director of Yap Burgess Rawson International managing director Wong Kok Soo.

THE Strata Management Act 2013 (Act 757) that came into force in June last year unifies all previous laws governing the management and maintenance of common properties in stratified – condos and high-rise – buildings, explains Wong Kok Soo.

Wong is an adviser to the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector of Malaysia and consultant to the National House Buyers Association.

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