{"id":62551,"date":"2017-08-02T10:23:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T03:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/amendments-to-building-maintenance-and-strata-management-act-tabled-in-parliament\/"},"modified":"2017-08-02T10:29:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T03:29:40","slug":"amendments-to-building-maintenance-and-strata-management-act-tabled-in-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/amendments-to-building-maintenance-and-strata-management-act-tabled-in-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Amendments to Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act tabled in Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nIn a bid to improve transparency and governance in the running of strata-titled developments, a total of 33 amendments to the city-state\u2019s Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act were tabled in Parliament, and if passed \u2013 will mark the first revision to the law since its introduction in April 2005, reported Channel News Asia.
\nAmong the key amendments is a cap on the number of proxy votes one can hold \u2013 at either two percent of total lots within a development or two owners, whichever is higher \u2013 in order to prevent a certain owner from gathering proxy votes to push their interest.
\nThe existing law does not contain any restriction on the number of proxies one can hold.
\nOther proposed changes include allowing the installation of safety equipment like safety grilles to protect children, in the absent of design guidelines for the development, and prohibiting a person from holding more than one office bearer position. Developments with 10 or fewer lots, however, are exempted from the said rule.
\nOther amendments include securing the consent of nominees before they can be elected into the council and giving the Commissioner of Building\u2019s powers to appoint an official manager to lead the management corporations (MCSTs) in times of emergency or critical situation.
\nThe Building and Construction Authority (BCA) revealed that the proposed changes were the result of various rounds of consultation with stakeholders, which include occupiers, subsidiary proprietors, managing agents and council members of MCSTs.
\nBCA noted that the proposed changes were supported by the majority of the respondents during the final public consultation round.
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\nThis article was edited by Denise Djong.
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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