Mahkamah tinggi di dalam kes ALAN GOH KENG CHIAN & ORS v. KL LANDMARK SDN BHD & ORS [2025] CLJU 2505, YA HMT Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh menyatakan yang berikut: “[13] The defendants also refer to Sykt East Coast & Ors v. Makna Mujur Sdn Bhd & Ors [2020] 2 CLJ 539; [2020] 2 MLJ 654 CA. In that case, the Court of Appeal found a fundamental defect in the appellants' locus standi. The Court of Appeal ruled that individual parcel owners have no legal or equitable right to pursue claims concerning common property. As a matter of law, only the JMB, which holds exclusive authority over the control and management of common property, may commence such proceedings against third parties. [14] However, the locus standi challenge in the present case must be assessed in light of the Court of Appeal's findings. In the appeal against the S/N /2czx0GpEq/cLb8E7C6sw earlier High Court's decision to strike out the claim, the Court of Appeal held that the plaintiffs' claim does not fall within the scope of section 143 of the SMA 2013. The plaintiffs are not suing in relation to common property but are seeking compensation for the alleged diminution in the value of their respective individual units. [15] The Court of Appeal's decision draws a clear distinction between claims concerning common property which fall exclusively within the JMB's authority under section 143 of the SMA 2013 and claims brought by individual unit owners for personal losses. Although the factual basis of the claims may involve building maintenance and management, the relief sought is compensation for individual losses arising from a reduction in unit value. The nature of the claim, not merely the subject matter, determines whether the statutory bar under section 143 of the SMA 2013 applies.”