Strata Management Act 2013 · Updated to 8 Feb 2013 · Part XI · Miscellaneous
142. Evidential provisions
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
In any proceedings in a court or of the Tribunal under this Act with respect to any alleged defect in a parcel or in any common property or limited common property situated immediately, whether wholly or partly, above another parcel or any common property or limited common property, it shall be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that the defect is within that first-mentioned parcel or common property or limited common property, as the case may be, if there is any evidence of dampness, moisture or water penetration—
on the ceiling that forms part of the interior of the parcel, common property or limited common property, as the case may be, immediately below the first-mentioned parcel, common property or limited common property;
limited common property
“limited common property” means such part of the common property in a lot— (a) that is designated in a comprehensive resolution referred to in section 17a of the Strata Titles Act 1985 for the exclusive benefit of the proprietors of two or more, but not all, parcels; and (b) for which a certificate has been issued by the Director certifying that the subsidiary management corporation has been constituted under the Strata Titles Act 1985;
or
on any furnishing material, including plaster, panel or gypsum board attached, glued, laid or applied to the ceiling that forms part of the interior of the parcel, common property or limited common property, as the case may be, immediately below the first-mentioned parcel, common property or limited common property.
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Representation in proceedings
Terms defined in this Act
limited common property
Defined · s 2“limited common property” means such part of the common property in a lot— (a) that is designated in a comprehensive resolution referred to in section 17a of the Strata Titles Act 1985 for the exclusive benefit of the proprietors of two or more, but not all, parcels; and (b) for which a certificate has been issued by the Director certifying that the subsidiary management corporation has been constituted under the Strata Titles Act 1985;
Tribunal
Defined · s 2“Tribunal” means the Strata Management Tribunal established under Part IX;