New House Inspection
Purchasing a new house is certainly a happy and exciting experience for the homeowner. Certainly, for most people in Malaysia, it needs a lot of time and money to acquire a new house, whether it is a landed or a high-rise property. However, life is not all sunshine and rainbows. New houses may consist of some defects and damages after the CCC stage. Hence, each owner needs to know several facts and procedures of a home inspection before finally occupying their new house. Under the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 (Act 118) [1] , all new house in Malaysia is under the 24-month Defect Liability Period (DLP), which is a warranty that ensures any defects in the property will certainly be rectified by the developer at free-of-charge. Thus, once the DLP is ended, it surely becomes a hassle for the owner to rectify any damages they are having on their house as they need to spend their own time and a large amount of money to rectify it himself, depending on the ...