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Taman Kepong to receive final titles for their homes soon
All 1,124 qualified titles of Taman Kepong can expect to be converted into geran or final titles by end-March, Residents’ Action Group (RAG) chairman M U Arumugam (pix) informed the packed crowd the good news at Pemadam’s office at Jalan Kuang Bulan today (13 March 2011).
The RAG’s meeting with the Federal Territory Land and Mines Office personnel on 10 March had been fruitful with the latter confirming that they will be sending a letter to notify Taman Kepong house owners of to collect their final title by end-March.
To date, 475 titles under phase one of Taman Kepong have been registered and are ready for collection while 49 titles are still held up.
In the case of phase two, 385 of the 600 titles have been registered with the rest to be completed by March.
Arumugam urged residents to immediately collect their titles once they are registered.
It was discovered that some transfers have not been properly executed with 150 titles issued in the developer’s name, Kepong Garden Development Sdn Bhd.
According to the Land Office, the developer still exists with the company’s registered address at Cangkat Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.
For those house owners having their titles in the developer’s name, Arumugam said, “Let us know early and we will inform the Land Office to change the title to your name.”
“If you had received a photostat copy of the qualified title from the Land Office before, let us know and we will help you solve this problem.”
It was a case of this nature discovered by one of the residents three months ago that led the RAG to realise that the titles held by the house owners of Taman Kepong are only temporary.
“Because the Taman Kepong titles’ issue is 40 years old,” Arumugam said, “the transactions made were harder to trace as some residents did not keep their documents properly.
“Some have lost their sales and purchase agreements, and memorandum of transfer (MOT). To prove ownership of the land, evidence of this nature is important.”
He said these owners would not get their title deeds until the MOT is properly executed with the developer’s consent.
“The Land Office is willing to assist with the transfer but the owners will have to fork out the stamp duty.
“Without a proper transfer being carried out, the ownership of the property could be disputed and we do not wish this to happen.”
For titles carrying the old correspondence address, Arumugam said the letter from the Land Office might not reach the house owners. It is the owners’ onus to register a current correspondence address.