Johor places sales restriction on developers for not building affordable homes

Johor places sales restriction on developers for not building affordable homes

State housing and local government committee chairman says all their projects in Johor cannot be sold for now.

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Developers in Johor are allowed to sell properties that they have developed only after they have built affordable homes in the state. (Bernama pic)
ISKANDAR PUTERI:
The Johor government has issued a caveat or sales restriction notice to three developers for failing to develop affordable homes in the state, says state housing and local government committee chairman Jafni Shukor.

He said the developers should have complied with this requirement by the evaluation, planning, and development committee (PDRC).

Jafni said the developers are only allowed to sell the properties that they have developed once they fulfil the commitment they made to build affordable housing in the state.

“We are not imposing the caveat on just one development project, but on all the developers’ projects in the state, with the enforcement having been carried out since last year,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the Johor state legislative assembly sitting at the Sultan Ismail Building here today.

According to him, developers must comply with the state government’s affordable housing policy, which requires them to build affordable homes for every free-market housing development in the state.

Jafni, who is also Bukit Permai assemblyman, said so far, PDRC has met with 100 developers to issue reminders regarding the construction of affordable homes, adding that half of the developers have committed to building affordable housing in the relevant category next year.

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