New DBKL rule sets time limit on home renovations

Timing is key: KL residents will now have to ensure their renovations are completed within a year or have a ‘very good’ reason to renew the plan.

KUALA LUMPUR: House owners here who wish to renovate their homes have to complete the work within a year of the date the renovation plan is approved, says Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

Its Building Control Department director Norizan Sulaiman said beginning early this year, all house renovation plans approved by the council would be valid for a year.