KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 114 projects covering 29,407 housing units and 15,948 private housing buyers have been declared abandoned as of May 31, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming (pic).

These projects, said Nga, were classified as abandoned according to the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 (Act 118).

According to Nga, the state with the highest number of abandoned projects were Selangor with 42 projects, followed by Kelantan (19), Terengganu (15), Johor (nine), Pahang (eight), Perak (five), Kuala Lumpur (six), Kedah (three), Negri Sembilan (three), Penang (three), Melaka (one).

In Selangor, the 42 projects involved 16,610 constructed units and 8,226 sold units, while in Kelantan, there were 19 projects involving 1,149 constructed units and 1,071 sold units.

In Terengganu, the 15 abandoned projects involved 1,767 constructed units and 1,457 sold units, while there were nine projects in Johor with 4,638 constructed units and 2,487 sold units.

For Pahang, the eight abandoned projects involved 1,161 constructed units and 807 sold units and in Perak, the five abandoned projects involved 1,375 constructed units and 557 sold units.

There were six abandoned projects in Kuala Lumpur, involving 1,345 constructed units and 832 sold units, while there were three abandoned projects in Kedah, involving 755 constructed units and 74 sold units.

Meanwhile, in Negri Sembilan, the three abandoned projects involved 389 constructed units and 344 sold units.

In Penang, the three abandoned projects involved 139 constructed units and 85 sold units while in Melaka, there were only one abandoned project, involving 79 constructed units and eight sold units.

Nga said the National Housing Department classified abandoned projects into three categories - projects under planning, revived projects, and static projects.

Projects under planning were abandoned projects that were planned to be revived by stakeholders, revived projects are those which restoration works have commenced, and static projects are those that are not viable to be revived,

Presently, Nga said there are 50 projects that are being planned, 50 projects that are being revived and 14 static projects.

Nga said the restoration of abandoned projects takes between one to five years, subjected to the complexities of the projects such as court orders, developers’ ability and among others.

“The Housing and Local Government Ministry will continue carrying out various initiatives to ensure Malaysians have access to quality and affordable housing,” added Nga.

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