Seeking changes: Suren (seated, centre) and Chang (seated, second from left) at the press conference on the Urban Renewal Act in Petaling Jaya. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star
PETALING JAYA: The controversial Urban Renewal Act (URA) continues to be a source of concern for resident associations, with groups calling on Putrajaya to withdraw the Bill until the government has reviewed the current consent threshold required by developers to manage redevelopment projects.
They feel that the current consent threshold is too low because under the proposed URA, projects initiated by either Federal (FEC) or State Executive Committees (SEC) need an 80% consent threshold for buildings less than 30 years old, 75% for buildings older than 30 years old, and 51% for abandoned structures.
