When Strata Management Fails: JMB/MC Elections, Proxies and the Strata Management Tribunal
The Strata Management Tribunal in Malaysia hears owner-versus-management disputes up to RM250,000, and it is the last rung of a ladder that starts with a written request. This article covers the machinery in the Strata Management Act 2013 that matters when management is failing: how a JMB and then an MC are formed and when control passes from the developer, who may vote and how share units decide voting power, quorum and the limits on proxies, how owners requisition an EGM, how committee members are elected and when their office is vacated, what the Commissioner of Buildings can and cannot do after the 2026 Diamond F decision, and what the Tribunal costs, orders and how long it takes. Where a figure could not be verified, we say so instead of guessing.
Short answer
When strata management fails, owners have a statutory ladder: put the request in writing, check the accounts filed with the Commissioner of Buildings, submit a motion seven days before the AGM, requisition an EGM with 25% of the aggregate share units, and file at the Strata Management Tribunal, which hears claims up to RM250,000 and must award within 60 days of the first hearing day where practicable.
Key numbers at a glance
| JMB and MC handover | JMB first AGM within 12 months of VP; MC first AGM 1 month after 25% of share units transfer |
|---|---|
| Voting power | In proportion to share units; developer counts as one person (s.22(2)(g)) |
| Loss of vote | Any sum due after the 7th day before the meeting |
| Proxy | In writing, deposited 48 hours before; never for committee elections; no verified cap |
| EGM requisition | 25% of aggregate share units; meeting within six weeks (HBA, 2019) |
| Committee | 3–14 members; office bearers 2 consecutive years, members 3 terms (2nd Sch, 5–6) |
| Tribunal | Limit RM250,000; fee reported RM100 (2022); award in 60 days where practicable |
| COB's limits | Administrative and supervisory, no adjudicatory power (Diamond F [2026] 7 MLJ 848) |
Key points in 30 seconds
- The developer must convene the JMB’s first AGM within 12 months of vacant possession (ss.17–18); the MC’s first AGM follows within one month after 25% of share units have transferred, and the JMB dissolves three months later.
- Votes are counted in proportion to share units, with the developer counting as one person however many unsold parcels it holds; anyone with money due after the seventh day before a meeting cannot vote.
- A proxy must be in writing and deposited 48 hours before the meeting, and may not be used in a committee election. No statutory maximum number of proxies could be verified, so we publish none.
- Owners holding 25% of the aggregate share units can requisition an EGM, which must be held within six weeks (source: HBA, 2019).
- The committee has 3–14 members, and the Act speaks of office being vacated — three months’ arrears, three consecutive absences, an unremedied serious by-law breach — not of removal by vote.
- The COB can compel process, but the High Court in Diamond F [2026] 7 MLJ 848 held it has no adjudicatory power over the validity of meetings or committee members — that goes to the Tribunal, whose limit is RM250,000 and whose award is due within 60 days of the first hearing day where practicable.
How is a JMB formed, and when does the MC take over?
Strata management in Malaysia is not whatever the developer decides. The Strata Management Act 2013 (Act 757) sets out a fixed sequence. Before vacant possession (VP) the developer manages under s.15. After VP, the developer must convene the first annual general meeting of the Joint Management Body (JMB) within 12 months, and the JMB is established on the convening of that meeting (ss.17(1) and 18(1)). At that first AGM the developer must also table a budget covering the 12 months starting the month after the meeting (s.18(4)).
- Before VP: the developer managesUnder s.15 the developer collects charges, maintains common property and runs a separate maintenance account.
- Within 12 months of VP: the JMB's first AGMIt is the developer’s statutory duty to convene it (s.18(1)). The JMB comes into being at that meeting and elects a joint management committee (s.22(1)).
- Strata titles issued, strata roll opened: the MC existsThe “initial period” runs from the day the Management Corporation (MC) comes into existence until proprietors hold at least one-quarter of the aggregate share units (s.46(2)).
- Within 1 month after the initial period: the MC's first AGMConvened by the developer (s.57(1)), on not less than 14 days’ written notice (s.57(3)). That meeting determines the number of committee members and elects them (s.58(a)).
- The preliminary management period: the deadline for handoverIt runs from delivery of vacant possession until one month after the MC’s first AGM. During it the developer exercises the powers and duties of the management committee (s.48(2)), and control must transfer no later than the expiry of that period (s.55(1)).
- The JMB dissolvesThree months from the date of the MC’s first AGM (s.27(1)); the developer must transfer all account balances within one month of that meeting (s.27(2)).
Who can vote at a strata AGM? Share units, quorum and proxies
Voting power follows share units
Votes at a general meeting are counted in proportion to the share units assigned to each parcel (s.20(1)(b) and the Second Schedule). The developer counts as one person however many unsold parcels it holds, with the same voting rights as a purchaser (s.22(2)(g)), and as one person for quorum too (s.22(2)(f)). The same share-unit figure drives your maintenance charge under s.25 — one number, both your bill and your vote. Ask for it before you buy: how many share units does this parcel carry, and what is the aggregate? The arithmetic is in maintenance fees and the sinking fund.
Who cannot vote
- At the MC stage, only a registered proprietor may attend and vote. In Tham Sau Hoong v Perbadanan Pengurusan Pantai Emas Resort [2021] 1 LNS 56 the High Court held that “by the clear definition provided statutorily, only a registered proprietor is entitled to attend and vote at the AGM”. If the strata title is not yet in your name, you are not a proprietor — even with the purchase price fully paid.
- The JMB stage is different. The Commissioner of Buildings unit at Majlis Bandaraya Subang states in its own FAQ that “the buyer who has settled the service payment is qualified to vote in the JMB meeting”, and that joint buyers cannot vote unless one is appointed as proxy.
- Arrears remove your vote. An owner with money due and payable after the seventh day before the meeting is not entitled to vote at it. That makes arrears a governance issue, not just a debt: in a block with widespread arrears, the AGM is decided by the minority who paid.
Quorum, and the trap inside it
The AGM quorum is half of the persons entitled to vote, in person or by proxy. If a quorum is not present after the waiting period, those entitled to vote who are present constitute the quorum. Sources conflict on the waiting time — one says half an hour, another says one hour — so we print both rather than pick one; confirm which your building applies before the meeting. Committee meetings need half the committee members, rounded up, and the chairman “shall not allow more than two months to lapse between meetings”.
Proxies: what is settled, and what is not
- The appointment must be in writing, signed by the proprietor or their solicitor; under seal for a corporate owner.
- It must be deposited at the JMB’s or MC’s registered address not less than 48 hours before the meeting.
- A proxy cannot vote if the person who appointed them is exercising the vote.
- A proxy may not be used for the election of a committee member. That single rule is the main structural defence against proxy-farming a committee.
- How many proxies may one person hold? No Malaysian source we could reach states a statutory maximum, so we publish no figure. Tham Sau Hoong refers to proxy irregularities including a representative “exceeding single-parcel authority”, which hints at a limit without stating one. If the cap matters to your case, have the text of paragraph 22 of the Second Schedule read, or ask your lawyer.
| What | Deadline |
|---|---|
| AGM notice | At least 14 days, by hand, registered post or posting in a conspicuous place |
| Papers for an ordinary resolution | 14 days before the meeting |
| Papers for a special resolution | 21 days before the meeting (Second Schedule, para 12) |
| Owner’s motion for the agenda | Not less than 7 days before the meeting (Second Schedule, para 13(1)) |
| MC first AGM notice | Not less than 14 days (s.57(3)) |
| Depositing a proxy form | Not less than 48 hours before the meeting |
| After the meeting: minutes to owners, accounts and resolutions to the COB | Within 28 days (Second Schedule, paras 7(8) and (9)) |
Two mistakes are common and both are expensive. Withholding maintenance fees to protest bad service costs you your vote — any sum due after the seventh day before a meeting disqualifies you from voting and from standing for the committee, exactly when you need the say. And filing in the wrong forum: the Strata Management Tribunal is capped at RM250,000, while late delivery and defects against a developer belong at the homebuyer tribunal, capped at RM50,000 with a 12-month deadline that does not come back.
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How do owners requisition an EGM when the committee will not act?
If the committee ignores you, owners have three levers: requisition an extraordinary general meeting (EGM), ask the Commissioner of Buildings to direct one, or ask the Strata Management Tribunal to order a general meeting to be convened.
- Requisition: parcel owners together holding not less than 25% of the aggregate share units may requisition an EGM in writing, stating the objects of the meeting. The requisition may consist of several documents in like form, each signed by one or more requisitionists.
- Timing: the EGM must be held as soon as practicable and no later than six weeks after the written requisition is received, or as the COB directs.
- COB direction: the Commissioner can direct that an EGM be held (see the next section).
- Tribunal order: “an order to convene a general meeting” is one of the orders the Tribunal can make (see the Tribunal section).
There is a cheaper route people forget: a motion. A special audit, a change of managing agent or an amendment to the house rules goes on the agenda if you submit it in writing not less than seven days before the AGM. Miss that and the EGM is your only route.
Electing the committee: numbers, terms, disqualification and removal
The joint management committee (JMB stage) or management committee (MC stage) is made up of between three and 14 parcel owners, elected at the AGM (ss.22(1) and 56(1)). The first AGM determines the number of members and then elects them (s.58(a)).
Who is eligible to stand
- At least 21 years old;
- a proprietor or co-proprietor of a parcel;
- properly nominated;
- has fully paid arrears of maintenance charges and sinking fund at least seven days before the AGM;
- not a bankrupt, not convicted of fraud or dishonesty, and not lacking mental capacity.
When a committee member's office is vacated
The Act does not talk about being voted out. It talks about office being vacated. A member is deemed to have vacated office on arrears exceeding three consecutive months of charges or sinking fund; three consecutive committee meetings missed without leave; a serious breach of the by-laws not remedied within 14 days; or ceasing to meet any eligibility condition. A member may also resign at any time by written notice. Separately, ss.26(5) and 27(4) expose committee members to personal liability, including imprisonment, for statutory non-compliance such as failing to hand over on dissolution.
Terms and term limits
Under paragraphs 5–6 of the Second Schedule: office bearers may serve only two consecutive years; MC committee members are restricted to three consecutive terms, after which a member must sit out one term; and a term runs from one AGM to the next, with a maximum duration of 15 months. We flag the ambiguity rather than smoothing it over: the Schedule expresses the limits in two different units, “years” for office bearers and “terms” for members, and the practitioner who set this out notes that amendments have been proposed precisely because the wording is unclear. Read the Schedule and your building’s past minutes before you rely on it.
What the Commissioner of Buildings (COB) can and cannot do
The COB (Pesuruhanjaya Bangunan) sits inside each local authority — MBJB, MBIP and MBPG in the Johor Bahru area, DBKL in Kuala Lumpur. Many owners treat the COB as a strata court. It is not, and a 2026 High Court decision drew the line explicitly.
| The COB can | The COB cannot |
|---|---|
| Appoint a person to convene the JMB’s first AGM where the developer fails to (s.18(5)) | Adjudicate whether a general meeting was valid |
| Appoint a managing agent where no joint management committee is formed (ss.19(2) and 86) | Adjudicate whether committee members were validly elected |
| Direct that an EGM be held | Issue “letters of recognition” |
| Receive the audited accounts, auditor’s report, resolutions and minutes filed within 28 days of a general meeting | Demand documents beyond that para 7(8) list, such as statutory declarations in a particular format |
| Determine inter-floor leakage disputes (see water leakage between floors) | Substitute itself for the Tribunal or the courts |
The authority is Perbadanan Pengurusan Diamond F & Ors v Pesuruhanjaya Bangunan Kuala Lumpur & Anor [2026] 7 MLJ 848 (High Court), which held that “the COB’s roles are administrative and supervisory in nature, and … the COB has no adjudicatory power” over disputes about the validity of general meetings, and that “the statutory limits of the COB’s power are strictly circumscribed by the provisions of the SMA 2013”. Two firms — Skrine on 29 May 2026 and Halim Hong and Quek on 7 May 2026 — read the decision the same way.
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Strata Management Tribunal Malaysia: who can file, what it costs, how long
The Strata Management Tribunal is established under the Strata Management Act 2013 and runs with the Strata Management (Strata Management Tribunal) Regulations 2015, in force since 1 June 2015. It now sits within the Housing and Strata Management Tribunal (TPPS). Its subject matter is a dispute or complaint “concerning an exercise or the performance of … a function, duty or power” under the Act — in plain terms, management doing what it should not, or not doing what it must.
| Item | Position |
|---|---|
| Monetary limit | RM250,000. Above that the Tribunal has no jurisdiction and the claim goes to court. |
| Who may file (s.107) | Developer, purchaser, parcel owner, proprietor, JMB, MC, subsidiary MC, managing agent; any other interested person with the leave of the Tribunal. |
| Filing fee | RM100, as given by Tribunal deputy chairman Abdul Rani Megat Kassim in an EdgeProp report of 24 November 2022. That is a 2022 figure — confirm the current fee with the Tribunal before you file. |
| Time limit to file | The same report states there is no time limit for filing. Note this is not the same as the homebuyer tribunal’s 12-month limit. |
| What you can claim for | The categories listed in Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule, including recovery of charges and sinking fund, orders to convene a general meeting, orders nullifying a resolution or invalidating meeting proceedings, a developer’s, JMB’s or MC’s non-performance of duties, compensation and damages, by-law and insurance variations, and disclosure of documents. |
| Lawyers | By default parties may not be represented, unless the matter involves complex legal issues and one party would be severely disadvantaged without counsel. |
| Award deadline | Without delay and, where practicable, within 60 days from the first day of the hearing. |
| Orders available | Payment of money, refunds, compensation, rectification of a contract, costs up to RM5,000, interest up to 8% per annum, orders to convene a general meeting, orders nullifying a resolution, variation of by-laws or insurance, and dismissal of frivolous claims. |
| Failing to comply with an award | A criminal offence: a fine not exceeding RM250,000, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years, or both. |
| Challenging an award | There is no appeal. The only route is judicial review in the High Court within 3 months, on proof of a serious irregularity affecting the decision. |
| Outside its jurisdiction | Anything involving title to land, any estate or interest in land, or any franchise — those go to the civil courts. |
One number that calibrates expectations: the Tribunal’s deputy chairman told EdgeProp in November 2022 that about 80% of Strata Management Tribunal claims concern payment collections, roughly 10% meetings and roughly 10% management operations. This is, above all, a money court.
Can an owner inspect the accounts? Arrears tools on both sides
What the inspection right actually is
In Ideal City Development Sdn Bhd v Chimes AG Sdn Bhd & Anor [2024] CLJU 2898 the Court of Appeal held that “the inspection provision in the SMA 2013 does not permit copies of books of accounts to be furnished to a parcel owner, and only allows them to inspect the books at a fee“, and that “custody and control of the requested documents are with the JMB, and never with any individual parcel owner”. So the common line that owners are entitled to copies of the accounts overstates the position.
- Inspect the books, at a fee — inspection, not copies. (We publish no fee figure, because we could not verify one.)
- Get the minutes within 28 days of a general meeting; signed minutes are prima facie evidence of what they record (Second Schedule, para 7(5)).
- Ask the COB what was filed. The audited accounts, auditor’s report, resolutions and minutes must go to the COB within 28 days. That is a stronger question than asking management for the books, because the filing is a statutory duty.
- Use a motion (seven days before the AGM) to demand a special audit or a change of managing agent.
- File at the Tribunal for an order for disclosure of documents — one of the listed claim categories.
Arrears: what management may and may not do
Charges are apportioned by allocated share units under s.25. If a sum is unpaid 14 days after written notice, the body may charge interest, but that interest may not exceed 10% per annum. Read that as a ceiling, not a rate: the JMB or MC resolves the actual rate, so ask what it resolved. The statutory demand has a prescribed form — Form 11 for a JMB, Form 20 for an MC, under the 2015 Regulations. Ignoring that notice is itself an offence under s.34(3): a fine of up to RM5,000 or up to three years’ imprisonment, plus a continuing fine of RM50 a day.
| Management may | Management may not |
|---|---|
| Publish a defaulters’ list — names, parcels, amounts, updated monthly | Cut off electricity or water supply |
| Deactivate access cards, with a reactivation charge of not more than RM50, the defaulter signing a register for assisted entry | Deny access to the main parcel or an accessory parcel |
| Suspend use of common facilities and services | — |
| Agree an instalment scheme in writing | — |
| Report the default to CTOS | — |
| Serve a Form 11 or Form 20 notice of demand, and a solicitor’s letter | — |
| Apply to the COB for a warrant of attachment (s.35) over movable property in the parcel, sold by public auction after 14 days | — |
| File at the Tribunal (up to RM250,000) or sue in the civil courts | — |
One more point worth stating plainly: we could not verify any statutory lien or registrable charge over the parcel itself. The Act’s real teeth are the s.35 warrant of attachment over movables, the Tribunal, the civil courts and the s.73 certificate — not a charge registered against your title. When buying subsale, the s.73 certificate (fee capped at RM50) is conclusive evidence of the total debts on that parcel, so get it before completion: see maintenance fees and the sinking fund and the subsale SPA and completion.
The escalation ladder: from a written request to the Tribunal
This is the order I give clients. Put every step in writing, because by the time you reach the Tribunal your documents are your case.
- 1. Put it in writing, with a deadlineEmail plus registered post, stating the facts, the action you want and a reply-by date. A verbal complaint does not exist at the Tribunal.
- 2. Collect the documentsMinutes of the last AGM, the audited accounts, the auditor’s report and the current budget. Inspect the books at a fee if you need more.
- 3. Ask the COB what was filedThe accounts, auditor’s report, resolutions and minutes go to the COB within 28 days. If management cannot produce them and the COB never received them, that is itself a fact for your claim.
- 4. Submit a motionIn writing, not less than seven days before the AGM: a special audit, a change of managing agent, a by-law amendment. The cheapest step there is.
- 5. Requisition an EGMOwners holding 25% of the aggregate share units sign a written requisition stating the objects; the meeting follows within six weeks.
- 6. Bring in the COBTo appoint someone to convene a meeting (s.18(5)), appoint a managing agent (ss.19(2) and 86), or direct an EGM. But remember Diamond F: the COB will not decide whether a meeting or an election was valid.
- 7. File at the TribunalUp to RM250,000, seeking an order to convene a meeting, nullify a resolution, disclose documents, or pay compensation or a refund. Above the limit, or where title to land is in issue, it is a court matter.
- The SPA, the vacant possession notice, and the s.73 arrears certificate if you bought subsale
- Three years of maintenance invoices and payment receipts — proof you are entitled to vote
- Your building’s by-laws and house rules, plus the copy filed with the COB
- Notices, agendas, minutes and attendance or proxy records for the last two AGMs
- The audited accounts and auditor’s report
- Your written complaints and management’s replies, or evidence that none came
- Photographs, repair quotations and any third-party report evidencing your loss
Related questions
What can I do if my condo management refuses to hold an AGM?
An order to convene a general meeting is one of the orders the Strata Management Tribunal can make, on claims up to RM250,000. Two cheaper steps come first: owners holding 25% of the aggregate share units can requisition an EGM, which must then be held within six weeks, and the Commissioner of Buildings can direct that a meeting be held. Where a developer never convened the JMB’s first AGM, the COB may appoint someone to convene it under s.18(5).
Our block has no JMB and no MC. Do we still pay, and can we change managing agent?
You still pay, because the common property still costs money to run. Where no joint management committee is formed, the COB may appoint a managing agent under ss.19(2) and 86 — that is the most direct route to putting a third party in charge. For scale: as at 12 August 2026, 310 strata schemes in Selangor covering 35,817 units had neither a JMB nor an MC. No equivalent Johor figure is published.
Will I inherit the previous owner's maintenance arrears when I buy subsale?
A private subsale buyer does take them over; a buyer at a court auction does not. The protection is the s.73 certificate, issued by the developer, JMB or MC on a solicitor’s request for a fee capped at RM50, which states the total sums due on that parcel and is conclusive evidence of them. Get it before completion and make it a condition — see maintenance fees and the sinking fund.
Can management cut my water or electricity, or lock me out, over unpaid fees?
No. Cutting off water or electricity supply and denying access to the main parcel or an accessory parcel are both prohibited. What is permitted: a defaulters’ list, deactivating access cards with a reactivation charge capped at RM50, suspending use of common facilities, instalment schemes, reporting the default to CTOS, a Form 11 or Form 20 demand, a s.35 warrant of attachment over movables, and filing at the Tribunal or the courts.
Frequently asked questions
Can I stop paying maintenance fees if the JMB is not doing its job?
It almost always makes your position worse. An owner with money due after the seventh day before a meeting cannot vote at it and cannot stand for the committee. Management can charge interest of up to 10% a year, serve a Form 11 or Form 20 statutory demand, deactivate your access card with a reactivation charge capped at RM50, report the default to CTOS and file at the Tribunal. Pay, then use motions, an EGM and the Tribunal to deal with the service failure.
How do I get elected to the management committee in a Malaysian condo?
Stand at the AGM. You must be at least 21, a proprietor or co-proprietor of a parcel, properly nominated, and have cleared all maintenance and sinking fund arrears at least seven days before the meeting; bankrupts and anyone convicted of fraud or dishonesty are excluded. The committee has between three and 14 members. Remember that a proxy may not be used in a committee election, so your supporters must attend in person.
How many proxies can one person hold at a strata AGM in Malaysia?
No Malaysian source we could reach states a statutory maximum, so we publish no number. What is established: the proxy must be in writing, signed by the proprietor or their solicitor, deposited at the registered address at least 48 hours before the meeting, cannot vote while the appointer is voting, and cannot be used in the election of committee members. If the cap matters in your dispute, have paragraph 22 of the Second Schedule read directly.
Can a management committee member be voted out?
The Act speaks of office being vacated, not of removal by vote. Office is vacated on arrears exceeding three consecutive months, three consecutive committee meetings missed without leave, a serious by-law breach not remedied within 14 days, bankruptcy, a fraud or dishonesty conviction, or loss of mental capacity. We could not verify any removal-by-resolution mechanism or threshold, so we do not claim one exists. The practical routes are the next AGM, or an EGM requisitioned by 25% of the aggregate share units.
What can the Commissioner of Buildings actually do about a bad JMB?
It can compel process. The COB may appoint someone to convene the first AGM where the developer failed to (s.18(5)), appoint a managing agent where no committee exists (ss.19(2) and 86), direct an EGM, and receive the audited accounts, auditor’s report, resolutions and minutes due within 28 days of a general meeting. What it cannot do, per Diamond F [2026] 7 MLJ 848, is adjudicate whether a meeting or an election was valid, or issue letters of recognition. Those go to the Tribunal or the courts.
How much does it cost to file at the Strata Management Tribunal, and how long does it take?
The claim limit is RM250,000. The filing fee was given as RM100 by the Tribunal’s deputy chairman in an EdgeProp report of 24 November 2022, which also said there is no filing time limit; both are 2022 figures, so confirm the current fee with the Tribunal before filing. The award must be made without delay and, where practicable, within 60 days from the first day of the hearing. Parties are not represented by lawyers by default.
Am I entitled to a copy of my building's accounts?
Not to a copy. The Court of Appeal in Ideal City v Chimes AG [2024] CLJU 2898 held that the inspection provision only allows a parcel owner to inspect the books at a fee, and does not require copies to be furnished. What you do get is the minutes within 28 days of a general meeting. The audited accounts and auditor’s report must also be filed with the COB within 28 days, so ask the COB what it received, or file at the Tribunal for an order for disclosure.
Sources & verification
- Strata Management Act 2013 (Act 757), reprint hosted by DBKL
- Strata Management (Maintenance and Management) Regulations 2015, P.U.(A) 107, hosted by DBKL
- Low and Partners — Strata Management Act 2013, Part 2 (sections 17, 18, 22, 46, 48, 55, 57, 58)
- Datuk Chang Kim Loong (HBA), EdgeProp, 27 July 2019 — The ABCs of AGM, EGM and committee meetings
- Datuk Chang Kim Loong (HBA), EdgeProp, 12 April 2019 — Management bodies and how they function
- BurgieLaw, 18 November 2016 — JMBs and MCs Part 7: exercising statutory rights at an AGM or EGM
- BurgieLaw, 14 November 2022 — The definition of a proprietor (Tham Sau Hoong)
- Mary Lau, StarProperty, 21 August 2019 — Standard procedures for management bodies of stratified properties (Part 1)
- Skrine, alert 29 May 2026 — Defining the limits of the Commissioner of Buildings (Diamond F)
- Halim Hong and Quek, 7 May 2026 — COB has no power to impose additional requirements
- Mah Weng Kwai and Associates — Strata Management Tribunal Malaysia
- Donovan and Ho, 3 October 2019 — All about the Strata Management Tribunal
- EdgeProp, 24 November 2022 — 80% of strata management tribunal claims are fee-related
- BurgieLaw, 2 April 2025 — Court of Appeal: a parcel owner is not entitled to documents held by a JMB (Ideal City v Chimes AG)
- Mah Weng Kwai and Associates, 2 February 2021 — How management bodies can recover outstanding maintenance charges
- Low and Partners — The basic procedure for recovering outstanding maintenance charges
- EdgeProp, 10 September 2026 — SMA 2013 review considers changes to maintenance charges and voting rights
- KPKT — Housing and Strata Management Tribunal (TPPS) offices and filing
Verified: 2026-09-20. This guide is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules and rates change — confirm in writing with your lawyer, bank or the relevant authority before you sign.
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