State Housing Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said he had instructed an education campaign to be conducted on the importance of not violating rules.
The move comes in the wake of the tragic death of 15-year-old S Sathiswaran, who was killed by a chair that had been thrown from a unit at an upper level at the Seri Pantai low-cost flats in Pantai Dalam, Kuala Lumpur, on Jan 15.
He said complaints involving security, crime, building structure or other serious matters would be forwarded to the police and other authorities.
“Residents are encouraged to lodge reports and send photos or videos as evidence of such violations,” he said.
“Investigations will be carried out and if the complaints are found to be true, enforcement action will be taken,” he said at a press conference here today.
Jagdeep said he had also ordered the housing division to work with the Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC), which had previously carried out programmes at some people’s housing projects (PPR), to gather feedback and suggestions from residents on issues that they faced.
“On the back of such a serious incident at the Seri Pantai PPR, I have asked for a workshop to be held jointly by the division and PWDC to discuss steps we can take to create awareness among PPR residents in Penang,” he said.
Jagdeep also said the housing division had issued 28 notices for a variety of violations in public housing areas last year.
They included offences such as placing objects or obstacles in common walkways, conducting unapproved renovations, constructing illegal structures, throwing rubbish indiscriminately and undertaking activities that could endanger or cause disturbance to others.
He said the issuance of the notices was in line with the Strata Management Act 2013 and regulations prohibiting barriers in common spaces.
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