Keys to Our Apartment

Last Friday I drove down to Bandar Damansara Perdana in the haze with face-masks on. We were really excited because we were finally going to receive the keys to our apartment.

Initially I had wanted to write to the newspapers and relevant authorities about the unfair treatment we received (read older entries here and here) from the developer but I decided not to after consulting with my friends. According to them, it won’t do any good and might ultimately harm us because bad publicity about a property can bring down the value. And I definitely didn’t want that to happen as we plan to rent out our apartment in the near future.

We went up to our unit to check for defects and also to ensure that all the fittings, etc., etc. were there as per our purchase agreement. The lifts were working and I noticed that they had cleaned up everything. I noted that they hadn't put in the fire extinguisher (near our door) yet.

We were satisfied that everything was in place. However we could not check the electrical sockets as we had not fixed any of the stuff yet. There was no water supply too. So how the hell are we going to check whether the drainage, faucets and toilet flushes are working?

We were definitely NOT satisfied with the finishing/ quality of work. It seems like the developer had done up the place in a hurry. There were hand print marks on the walls, some uneven tiles, one window that can’t be closed and stain marks. We have several months to complain and we took pics of all the defects. We will make sure they fix it all up.

Really, really disappointed with Saujana Triangle Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of MK Land and developer of Flora Damansara where our apartment is located. Before this we had only heard praises about MK Land.

I know that ours is not a high cost property as compared to their other projects in the same area but we do have our rights as customers. For people withouot APs (like us), RM180K ++ is a huge amount of money for an apartment. Yes! It cost us that much.

They should realize that most of those who bought the apartments are young couples, buying their first property. As they say a satisfied customer is a good customer. On the other hand, an unsatisfied customer is a pissed off customer who might not come back again and is going to spread the word. And I am a pissed off customer now.

I wonder whether I shot myself in the foot (yeah, I am going to look for a tenant soon).

The apartment is actually not that bad. It is a corner unit (3+1, 1080 ft) with a really great view (green hills and a lake). In fact I think we have better view than the (more) expensive properties being developed by MK Land here (e.g., Perdana Emerald). I will put up some nice pics asap and you can decide for yourselves. The one I took that day really came out bad due to the haze. As it is a high rise apartment (we are somewhere in the middle), its quite airy and we felt cool even without any air-conditioning.
Got this from their website
The location is also ideal as it is near to One Utama, The Curve, Ikano Power center and Tesco, easy access to the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP). It is near to KDU & KBU private colleges, and a medical center is coming up soon.

Yeah! The good and the ugly.