Laws on Formation and Management: Guarded Neighbourhood in Malaysia Being Neglected?

Eng Siang Tay, Eng Siang Tay, Zalina Abdul Halim

2018

Abstract

Urban lifestyle in a gated and guarded community became a trend in the modern era. This trend is driven by various factors such as safety, security, privacy, facilities and amenities. Appropriate legal framework is necessary for the formation and management of the gated and guarded community in order to achieve better quality of life. Prior to 2007, there was no clear demarcation between the terms and concepts of ‘gated community’ and ‘guarded neighbourhood’ in Malaysia. The scope of strata laws including formation and management was extended from parcels in a building to land parcels via Strata Titles (Amendment) Act 2007. However, not all landed parcels nor all parcels in a building come within the ambit of strata laws. Strata properties are basically categorised as ‘gated community’ and the issues on formation and management of the strata properties (including the common property) are now governed by the Strata Management Act 2013. There are no comprehensive laws governing the formation and management of ‘guarded neighbourhood’ in non-stratified properties. This paper intends to examine the lacuna on the existing strata laws on the aspects formation and management and also to explore the laws on formation and management of guarded neighbourhood in Malaysia.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tay E., Tay E. and Halim Z. (2018). Laws on Formation and Management: Guarded Neighbourhood in Malaysia Being Neglected?.In Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC, ISBN 978-989-758-482-4, pages 196-201. DOI: 10.5220/0010050801960201

in Bibtex Style

@conference{i-nlac18,
author={Eng Siang Tay and Eng Siang Tay and Zalina Abdul Halim},
title={Laws on Formation and Management: Guarded Neighbourhood in Malaysia Being Neglected?},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC,},
year={2018},
pages={196-201},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010050801960201},
isbn={978-989-758-482-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC,
TI - Laws on Formation and Management: Guarded Neighbourhood in Malaysia Being Neglected?
SN - 978-989-758-482-4
AU - Tay E.
AU - Tay E.
AU - Halim Z.
PY - 2018
SP - 196
EP - 201
DO - 10.5220/0010050801960201