Govt may allow units to be rented out
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will reconsider allowing buyers of the Federal Territories Affordable Housing (Rumawip) project to rent out their units, subject to certain conditions.
Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said the ministry would further examine the terms and conditions that allowed buyers to rent out their units, following an announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on the matter, during the last budget presentation.
“We may allow them (Rumawip buyers) to rent out their units, if they were forced to transfer to a location far from the city, such as Sarawak for instance.
“Of course, they can’t just leave the units (empty).
“We will look into the matter. But they will only be allowed to rent out their units to locals,” he said after launching the 30storey Rumawip Residensi Sentulmas project here yesterday.
Adnan also presented the house keys to 35 owners of the affordable housing units, which were offered at RM300,000 each.
Adnan, who congratulated the developer, Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd, for the completion of the project, said this marked the second Rumawip project after Rumawip Residensi Pandanmas, which was launched in April.
He said the government was on track to meet its target of prounity viding 80,000 affordable housing units by 2020.
“Up to December last year, 71,554 units or 89.44 per cent of the Rumawip projects are currently under construction, development order category or completed,” he said.