{"id":23575,"date":"2016-08-22T11:27:45","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T04:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/residents-of-sengkang-condo-unhappy-over-defects\/"},"modified":"2016-08-22T11:32:14","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T04:32:14","slug":"residents-of-sengkang-condo-unhappy-over-defects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/residents-of-sengkang-condo-unhappy-over-defects\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents of Sengkang condo unhappy over defects"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLa Fiesta residents have complained about defects just months after moving into their new units.
\nResidents of La Fiesta, an 810-unit condominium project in Sengkang, have complained about defects at their new units, including water seepage and cracked bathroom tiles.
\nBuilt by EL Development (ELD), La Fiesta received its temporary occupation permit (TOP) in May, while residents received the keys to their new homes in June; they had spent between S$1.1 million and S$1.5 million on each unit.
\nBy August, however, some residents began experiencing problems. They complained of flooding in some parts of the units, as well as cracked bathroom tiles. Others claimed that the shelves and cabinets were showing signs of wear and tear, and that the finish was not what they had expected.
\nTan Swee Yong, a senior programme manager who has been living at the development for a month, said his bed left indentations in the flooring. Some residents have also complained about water seepage that has damaged furniture, and stained walls; the resulting wood rot has also attracted insects.
\n\u201cThe first time it happened, they patched it up and assured me it was fixed. Then water seeped through again at the same spot and in another (adjoining) room as well,\u201d said another resident, Lim Chee How.
\n\u201cWe have been calling the developer everyday to fix the problem,\u201d revealed the IT consultant.
\nResidents noted that the project\u2019s developer has only provided stopgap solutions to their problems. As such, they have gathered signatures from residents in 120 units as part of a petition for ELD to agree to a mediation session with them.
\nELD was also in the news last year, after residents at Trivelis complained of poor design and shoddy workmanship for its Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) flats.
\nOn 15 May last year, a La Fiesta buyer wrote the property developer to seek assurance that there would be no such issues at the project.
\nFour days later, the company\u2019s Managing Director, Lim Yew Soon, wrote an e-mail to the condo\u2019s buyers, saying: \u201cWe can understand the concerns of the purchasers of La Fiesta after learning of what happened in Trivelis. We would like to assure you that we will learn from the lessons in Trivelis and not let history repeat itself in La Fiesta.\u201d
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\nCheryl Marie Tay, Senior Journalist\u00a0at PropertyGuru, edited\u00a0this story. To contact her\u00a0about this or other stories, email cheryl@propertyguru.com.sg
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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