Developer ordered to pay RM10.5mil to JB luxury condo owners
High Court says amendments made to the SPA without the condo buyers’ consent were invalid, and rendered the developer liable for late delivery.
A developer in Johor Bahru has been ordered to compensate 84 unit owners in the luxury Princess Cove Condominium for paying approximately RM10.57 million due to delayed home deliveries. Judge Wong Mee Ling dismissed amendments made by the developer without the buyers' consent, ruling that these changes breached the original sale and purchase agreement.
The owners, who filed their lawsuit in 2018, were awarded compensation between RM35,000 and RM196,000 for late deliveries, along with additional sums for delayed common facilities. However, the court rejected claims for exemplary and special damages, stating there was insufficient evidence of losses. Another 39 plaintiffs who signed the agreement after the building plans were amended faced costs of RM10,000 each.
The case, initially dismissed in 2021 but later allowed by the Court of Appeal, concluded after a 10-day trial in September 2024, with the unit owners' legal representatives representing them.
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