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Strata Management Act 2013 · s 49
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Strata Management Act 2013 · s 49
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, the developer shall not, during the preliminary management period—
borrow moneys or give securities; or
enter into any contract relating to the maintenance and management of any subdivided building or land and the common property in the development area for any period extending beyond the expiration of the preliminary management period.
Without prejudice to any other remedy available against the developer, if any developer fails to comply with subsection (1), the developer shall be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the management corporation or any proprietor as a result of the contravention, and the management corporation or any proprietor may recover from the developer, as damages for breach of a statutory duty, any loss suffered by it or him in consequence of such contravention.
Any developer who fails to comply with subsection (1)
commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.