HOUSE RULES
I PRELIMINARY
This Schedule of rules for GREENFIELDS APARTMENTS is effective from [July 1st 1998 , with amendments made on January 14th 2010 ] and may be referred to as the "House Rules" or "these Rules" and shall include such amendments thereto as may from time to time be made by the Vendor or its agent in its absolute discretion.
All Occupants and Guests shall be bound by the House Rules and the full authority for the enforcement of the House Rules lies with the Vendor and/or the Management
In these Rules, each of the following expressions, except where the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:-
Item | Definition |
Apartments | The Six Hundred Fifty One (651) units of apartments in the Development |
Appropriate Authorities | Any relevant governmental, semi or quasi governmental authority having jurisdiction over matters pertaining to the Development or over matters pertaining to these Rules |
Car Park | The ground car park area and the two and a half (2 1/2) storey car park block of the Development |
Development | The development comprising of the Apartments currently known as GRENFIELDS APARTMENTS undertaken the Vendor on part of the land held under HS(D) 81311, No PT 4796, Mukim Petaling, Daerah Wilayah Persekutuan |
Common Property | The meaning assigned to it under the Strata Titles Act, 1985. |
Deed of Mutual Covenants | The deed of mutual covenants (if any) entered into between the Owner and the Vendor containing covenants and agreements made by the Owner with respect to the use and occupation of the Premises and the Common Property |
Guest | Shall refer to any person(s) who is not an Occupant and whose presence on the Premises is at the invitation of any Occupant |
Management | Perbadanan Pengurusan Anjung Hijau since the formation of the Management Corporation |
Management Corporation | The meaning assigned to it under the Strata Titles Act, 1985. |
Occupant | The person(s) lawfully occupying the Premises and includes the tenant or the Owner who is lawfully in occupation of the Premises. |
Owner | The purchaser(s) or owner(s) of the units(s) of Apartment comprised in the Development. |
Premises | In relation to the Owner, shall mean his unit(s) of Apartment comprised in the Development. |
Recreational Facilities | The facilities specified in Annexure A hereto in the Development for the use and enjoyment of the Occupants. |
Said Documents | The documents referred to in paragraph 4 of these Rules. |
The sale and purchase agreement entered into between the Vendor and the Owner with respect to the sale and purchase of the Premises. | |
Tenant | The person(s) occupying the Premises pursuant to a lease or tenancy agreement made with the Owner or the Vendor, as the case may be. |
Vendor | BERJAYA |
The Management shall only recognise the Owner/Tenant as a lawful occupant of the Premises if:-
(a) the Owner/Tenant has been duly registered as the owner/tenant of the Premises with the Management; and
(b) the Owner/Tenant has been duly issued with identification cards by the Management. The identification cards issued, if declared loss, may be replaced by the Management subject to a payment of a prescribed fee; and the Owner/Tenant has executed his confirmation and agreement ("the said Documents") to be bound by these Rules currently in force.
II APARTMENTS
1. The Apartments shall be used as a private dwelling only.
2. No Occupant of the Apartments shall exhibit in or about his Premises any trade, business, profession or advertising notice.
III PREMISES
1. Unless permitted by the Management, no soliciting of goods or services, religious or political activities shall be permitted in any part of the Development.
2. Without prejudice to the generality of the paragraph above, no Occupant shall use his Premises or permit or suffer it to be used for any purpose of an illegal, unlawful, immoral or improper nature or injurious to the reputation of the Development or permit or suffer persons of a character objectionable to the Management to reside therein.
3. The Owner shall be responsible for the conduct of his Tenant(s).
4. Nothing shall be allowed, done or kept in the Premises or Common Property which may overload or impair the floors, walls or roofs thereof or cause an increase in insurance premium rates or the cancellation, invalidation or non-renewal of existing insurance policies.
5. The Owner or the Tenant, as the case may be, shall ensure that there will be no overloading of maximum permissible power supply to the Premises. All uploading for the usage of the power supply serving the Premise shall be referred to the Management for prior approval. Should any damage in any form occur affecting the Premises and other Owners and/or Tenants as a result of any overloading of the power supply, the Owner or the Tenant responsible shall bear all costs and expenses incurred by the Management.
6. Occupants shall at all times conduct themselves in a manner, which will not cause offence or nuisance to other persons.
7. Noise must be kept at a minimal level. Radios, hi-fidelity equipment, televisions, musical instruments, karaoke equipment, laser equipment and other like equipment shall be played or operated at a volume that will not interfere with the peace and quiet enjoyed by other Occupants.
8. Occupants are not to sound their car horns unnecessarily so as not to cause disturbance or annoyance to other Occupants.
9. No awnings, shades, screens, window grilles, door grilles and balcony grilles shall be erected without the written approval of the Management and the local authorities. If the management's approval is granted, the Occupant shall abide and adhere to the design and colour scheme to be determined by the Management.
10. Air-conditioner condensers and related equipment shall be placed or installed at specific areas as determined by the Management.
11. No radio or television antennae, satellite dishes or other similar receiving equipment shall be attached to or hung from the exterior of the walls or be allowed to protrude through walls, windows, balconies or roofs.
12. No nails, screws or any similar fasteners or any thing shall be attached or used at the external surfaces of the Premises without the Management's prior approval and if the Management's approval is granted, the same should not be of any material which may stain the exterior of the Premises or the Development.
13. Nothing shall be thrown or emptied by any person out of windows, door or balconies. Garments, rugs, mops or other objects shall not be dusted, shaken nor cleaned from the windows, balconies, stairways, corridors, fire-escape areas or in the Common Property.
14. No disposal of bulky items (i.e. sanitary pads, napkins, plastic bags, etc.) which are likely to clog the drainage and/or sewage pipes are to be disposed through the toilets or sinks of the Premises and any expenses incurred to clear such clogging shall be borne by the Occupant concerned
15. No explosive of any nature (including but not limited to fireworks) may be kept, stored or used in the Premises. Petroleum products, which may be kept or stored in the Premises, shall be limited to usual quantities incidental to the occupancy of a private residential dwelling.
16. Plants shall be maintained in a manner that will not create a nuisance to other Occupants. All Occupant(s) are to ensure no potted plants or any other objects are placed dangerously on or near the perimeter of the Premises where they may fall and cause bodily harm to person(s) or damage to the property below.
17. Care should be taken when cleaning the areas adjoining the external walls so as to prevent water from running down the exterior of the building into other Premises.
18. Brooms, mops, cartons, notices, advertisements, posters, illuminations or other means of visual communication shall not be placed on balconies, windows, doors or passages which may be visible from the outside of the Premises.
19. Textile items such as clothes, towels and linen and/or anything whatsoever for airing or drying or other purpose whatsoever shall not be hung or placed on the balcony or in any area so as to be in view from the outside of the Premises or which may otherwise detract from the aesthetic beauty of the Development. In particular, such textile items shall not be hung from poles which protrude through the windows, balconies or roofs of the Premises.
20. No furniture packages or objects of any kind or otherwise, which will be an obstruction to freedom of movement or transit, shall be placed, stored or maintained in any common corridor, hall, lobby, stairways, walkway, ground or other parts of the Common Property.
21. Bicycles, tricycles, children's riding toys, roller skates, skateboards and the like shall not be ridden in, used or left in any part of the Common Property.
22. Furniture, furnishings and other property located in the Common Property shall not be damaged, altered or removed from their location.
23. Fire-fighting equipment water meters and electrical meters must not be tampered with.
24. The Occupant shall be liable for all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Management to repair, replace or restore any damage to or destruction of the Common Property if such damage or destruction is caused by or contributed to by the Occupant or their Guests, servants or agents.
25. Any queries arising in respect of the use of the Premises shall be referred to the Vendor/Management or its agents/servants.
26. Animals and household pets are strictly not permitted in any of the Premises and /or Common Property.
27. No auction, garage sale and the like shall be held in any part of the Development without the Management's prior written approval.
IV DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE
1. All Occupants are to secure their domestic garbage in non-porous polythene bags (adequately tied) and placed in the allocated refuse chambers. Garbage, dirt, rubbish or debris of any sort shall not be placed or left in the corridors or passages, lift lobbies, stairways or other parts of the Common Property other than the allocated refuse chambers.
2. No combustible, explosive, noxious or dangerous substances such as paint, petroleum products and sharp objects shall be placed in the garbage bags.
3. The Occupants shall at their own cost and expense remove and dispose heavy, bulky and sharp objects to the appropriate places outside the Development.
4. All wet refuse should be thoroughly drained of any liquid and care should be taken to prevent dripping on the floor.
V ELEVATORS
1. Every person using the elevators must be appropriately attired. No person shall smoke, drink, spit, eat or urinate in any elevator. The elevator shall not be used to convey any bicycles and motorised forms of transport (other than wheelchairs).
2. Smoking in elevators is strictly prohibited.
3. No person shall tamper with any of the lift controls in any manner.
4. In the event of fire, Occupants(s) must not use the elevators but should use the stairway to vacate.
5. Without prejudice to Appendix IX (Item 14), the Management shall be informed at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of any moving involving heavy or bulky items using the elevators so that proper arrangement can be made to avoid any inconvenience to other Occupants. The Occupant shall ensure that the Common Property is not damaged in the course of such moving, in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Occupant shall at own cost and expense, line the car case of the elevators to prevent damage to the same.
VI TELEPHONE AND UTI LITIES
1. Every Occupant has been assigned one (1) telephone line to his Premises. Any Occupant who requires additional line(s) will have to obtain the written consent from the Management of which consent may be withheld at the Management's absolute discretion or may be granted subject to availability of incoming telephone lines. All wiring for additional line(s) will be at the sole expense of the Owner.
2. The Occupants shall promptly pay all bills in respect of the utilities supplied to their respective Premises and also all services charges imposed by the Vendor/Management shall have paid such utilities bills on behalf of the Occupants, such Occupants shall forthwith reimburse the Vendor/Management in respect of such payments. The Vendor/Management shall have the absolute right to, with or without any notice, terminate, cut-off or discontinue any of the utilities services or maintenance or management services in the event the Occupant shall fail to pay their service charges, bills or to reimburse or pay the Vendor/Management as aforesaid.
VII CAR PARK
1. The Car Park is solely for the use of Occupants who shall park their vehicles in parking bays which have been duly allocated to them.
2. Each Occupant shall be responsible in securing its parking bay in the Car Park and the Vendor/Management shall not be in any manner be required to be responsible or liable for securing the Occupants' parking bay or ensuring that there is no illegal or improper parking or trespassing on the Occupants' parking bays.
3. No vehicles may be left unattended in any drive-way in the Car Park. The wheels of such vehicles may also be locked/clamped or the vehicle may be towed away at the vehicle owner's cost and expense. Unlocking or removal of clamp or towing of vehicle will also be subjected to the payment of a RM200.00 penalty or such other penalty as the Vendor/Management may in its absolute discretion impose.
4. Stickers for the Occupants' vehicles must be displayed on the Occupants' vehicle windscreens at all times within the Development. Occupants will be liable to pay a fee to be determined by the Management for any replacement for loss or damaged stickers.
5. No major repairs may be made to any vehicle parked within the Development. A "major repair" includes a repair that involves excessive noise or spillage of oil.
6. The Occupant shall accept and submit to the decision and authority of the Management in matters concerning:-
(a) the flow of traffic within the Development and the exit and entry points;
(b) the manner of parking his vehicle.
7. The Car Park shall be confined only to the use of vehicles not exceeding one (1) ton capacity.
8. Each parking bay shall only be used for parking of one (1) vehicle.
9. No car wash is allowed at all times within the Development unless an area is allocated for such purpose.
10. There shall be no interference with the Management's discharge of duties nor shall instructions be issued to the Management save and except the Occupant may lodge any legitimate complaints with the Management.
11. Motorcycles, bicycles and other similar forms of transport shall be parked at the designated parking lots and on no occasion should these vehicles be left or parked in any car park or areas in the Car Park.
12. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the Vendor and/or the Management and/or their servants and agents shall not be responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for injury damages or loss incurred by the Occupant, his servants, guests, agents, invitees and/or licensees howsoever arising as a result of or in any way relating to the use of the parking bays within the Development.
13. The Occupant hereby agrees that the Vendor/Management shall not be liable for any injury damages or loss suffered by the Occupant, his servants, guests, agents, invitees and/or licensees howsoever arising as a result of or in any way relating to any acts or omissions including negligent acts or omission of the Management.
VII NOTICE
1. The Occupant shall immediately inform the Management of any accident to or leakage in the water pipes, trip in electric installations or fixtures which comes to his knowledge.
IX RENOVATION
1. The balconies and lanais shall not be enclosed, covered by awning or increased in size or altered in configuration unless specifically approved by the Management and according to the standard design and specification.
2. No improvements or changes are to be made to the exterior of the building, in particular the following, without the prior written approval of the Management :-
(a) painting or other decorations
(b) changing of the appearance of any part of the building;
(c) installations of signs, screens shades, awnings or clothes lines
3. Occupants carrying out or caused the carrying out of any approved renovation, alteration, repair or extension work will have to lodge with the Management a deposit of such amount as may be determined by the Management prior to commencement of the repair, renovation, alteration or extension works. Installation of door and window grilles, air-conditioning units, built-in furniture, cabinets, wardrobe, etc are deemed to be or treated as renovation, alteration or extension works under the House Rules.
4. The said deposit shall be refunded by the Management to the Occupant and/or Owner, free of interest after the completion of such renovation, alteration, repair or extension works if :-
(i) all debris and other materials from or relating to such renovation, alteration, repair or extension works shall have been duly and properly removed by the contractor(s) or other person(s) engaged or entrusted by the Occupant or Owner;
(ii) all the House Rules relating to renovation, alteration, repair or extension works shall have been duly performed and complied with; and
(iii) no damage is caused to the Common Property.
5. The Management shall have the absolute liberty to utilise the whole or such part of such deposit in or towards remedying any breach by the Occupant and/or Owner of the House Rules. For the purposes hereof, any act and omission of the Occupant's and/or Owner's contractor(s) or other person(s) engaged or entrusted by the Occupant and/or Owner shall be deemed and treated as the Occupant's and/or Owner's act and omission respectively. Provided always that if such deposit shall not be sufficient to pay for the costs and expenses incurred or expended or payable by the Management in remedying and breach by the Occupant and/or Owner of the House Rules in respect of such renovation, alteration, repair and extension, the Occupant and/or Owner shall immediately on demand pay to the Management such additional amount as may be required by the Management.
6. All electrical and plumbing works may be carried out only with the prior written approval of the Management and must be carried out by qualified contractors duly registered with the relevant authorities/bodies.
7. All materials and equipment will be properly stacked and located under the direction and knowledge of the Management. All materials bought in for the purposes of renovation or repair works shall be proper packed. No use shall be made of the Common Property for any purposes related or incidental to the carrying out of renovation or repair works, in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, no cement and other building materials are to be mixed at any Common Property areas, mixing of cement will be confined within the Occupant's respective Premises.
8. All Occupant(s) and their contractors are not allowed to utilise tap water/electricity supply from the Common Property areas.
9. No building and construction debris and surplus materials are to be placed in the Common Property or disposed at the Development's refuse chambers and are to be removed from all Common Property areas within each work day.
10. All deliveries, removal and workmen must use only designated lifts and staircases so as not to cause any inconvenience to other Occupants. Loose materials such as sand, bricks must be packed in bags prior to transportation vide the lifts.
11. Repairs or renovation works shall only be carried out between 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays (other than public holidays) and between 9.00 a.m. to 12.00p.m. Saturdays (other than public holidays) or such other hours as may be determined by the Management and the Management must be given three (3) days prior notice before the commencement of such works.
12. No repairs or renovation or other noisy works whatsoever shall be carried out on Sundays and public holidays.
13. During the period of renovation, the Occupant is to allow the agents or servants of the Management to inspect the Premises and if so directed by the agent/servant, the Occupant and its contractors must comply with such instruction to do rectification works or stop work renovation, which in the opinion of the agent/servant, interferes with the right and enjoyment of the Occupants.
14. Shifting and delivery of heavy or bulky items shall only be permitted between 9.00 am to 6.00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays (other than public holidays) and 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Saturdays (other than public holidays) and the Management must be given three (3) days prior notice before the same is to be carried out. Any shifting or delivery of heavy or bulk items after the said permitted hours shall be subjected to the prior approval of the Management and subject to such conditions as the Management may in its absolute discretion impose.
15. If the Rules with respect to the carrying out of renovation or repair works or to the shifting or delivery of heavy or bulky items are not followed strictly, the Management shall be absolutely entitled to prevent or refuse the commencement or continuation of such works.
16. The Occupant shall be liable for and hereby undertakes to indemnify the Vendor, the Management and/or other Occupants against all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Vendor, the Management and/or such Occupants, as the case may be, to repair, replace or restore any damage to or destruction of the Common Property and/or the relevant Premises if such damage or destruction is caused by or contributed to b the Occupant or his agents or contractors or in the course of shifting or delivery of heavy or bulky items.
X SECURITY
1. Guards will be stationed at the guard-house to monitor the movement of vehicular traffic and the admittance of Occupants and Guests and other authorised persons.
2. Each Occupants shall at all times carry his resident's identification card while he is in the vicinity of the Development for the purpose of identification and the Management and/or the security guards (if any) employed by the Management shall have the authority to check and confirm the identity of the Occupants or Guests or their vehicles while they are in the Development or before they are permitted entry in the Development.
3. Occupants may invite Guests to their respective Premises. All Guests have to register their particulars in a book kept at the guard-house at the entry point and Occupants are required to ensure that their Gusts give their full co-operation to the guards.
4. Notwithstanding any security services that may be provided by the Management, the Occupants are to take their own precautionary measures to ensure the safety of their personal belongings and that their Premises are properly secured and the Management shall not be liable or be held responsible for any theft, robbery or other crimes that may be committed at their Premises or at the Development.
5. For security reasons, Guests are not allowed to park their vehicles within the Car Park and shall park their vehicles at designated visitors' parking bays.
6. The Management reserves the right to request any Guests or serviceman if deemed unwelcome at Management’s discretion, to leave the Apartments immediately.
7. All Occupants shall register each and every one of their employee (e.g. servants and drivers) to enable the Management to better monitor and control admittance of persons into the Apartments.
XI RECREATION FACILITIES
1. Only the Occupant shall be entitled to use the Recreational Facilities and the use thereof shall be subject to such rules and regulations as stipulated herein and such other rules and regulations as the management may prescribe from time to time.
2. The number of Occupants from each Premise who shall be permitted to use the Recreational Facilities shall be limited to 3 persons for each Apartment. However, permission may be sought from the Management to increase the number above for legitimate family members.
3. The Occupant shall be required to produce his resident's identification card to the Management before using the Recreational Facilities. Any replacement for lost or damaged cards will be subject to payment of a prescribed fee.
4. Radios, tape recorders, television sets and other electronic or mechanical sound reproduction shall not be used in the recreational areas except with the permission of the Management.
5. Any person who breaches any of these Rules or any of the rules and regulations governing the use of the Recreational Facilities shall be required to lave the recreational area. The Management shall be entitled to suspend any Occupant from using the Recreational Facilities in the event of persistent breaches. Failure to pay service charges pursuant to the Sale and Purchase Agreement may also result in the Occupant being suspended from the use of Recreational Facilities.
(a) Subject to the priority of Occupants, Gusts of such number as may be limited by the Management may be invited to use the Recreational Facilities; and
(b) Guests must be accompanies by their Occupants
(c) Employees of Occupants are not permitted to use the Recreational Facilities.
XII IN THE EVENT OF DEATH
1. In the event of any death of any person occurring within the Premises, the Occupant(s) of the Premises should immediately inform the Management.
2. In such event, the deceased Occupant's family is advised to seek the services of funeral parlours or firms providing such services. On no account shall funeral rites, religious rituals, prayer chanting or other funeral and /or bereavement arrangements be held within the Premises or any/or bereavement arrangements be held within the Premises or any part of the Development.
XIII OTHER RULES
1. Such further or other rules may be made at any time and from time to time by the Management in addition to or substitution of the foregoing Rules which the Management may deem necessary or expedient for the safety, care or cleanliness of the Development or any part thereof or for securing the comfort and convenience of all Occupants.
2. The rules and regulations set out herein shall be in addition to but not in diminution of the terms and conditions, stipulations or restrictions set out in the Deed of Mutual Covenants and the Sale and Purchase Agreement.
XIII OTHER RULES
1. Such further or other rules may be made at any time and from time to time by the Management in addition to or substitution of the foregoing Rules which the Management may deem necessary or expedient for the safety, care or cleanliness of the Development or any part thereof or for securing the comfort and convenience of all Occupants.
2. The rules and regulations set out herein shall be in addition to but not in diminution of the terms and conditions, stipulations or restrictions set out in the Deed of Mutual Covenants and the Sale and Purchase Agreement.
XIV DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
1. The Management, its agents to and its employees shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for loss of or damage to any personal property, or the injury to, illness or death of any Occupants or persons within the Development or any part thereof and/or while using any of the facilities therein
2. The Management shall not be obliged to exercise or enforce any rights, power, privilege or remedy available to it under the House Rules or the Deed of Mutual Covenants. No failure or delay on the part of the Management in exercising, nor any omission to exercise any right, power, privilege or remedy accruing to the Management under the House Rules or the Deed of Mutual Covenants shall impair waiver thereof or acquiescence in respect of any default by the Occupant. Such failure or delay shall not impair, prejudice or adversely affect any other or further exercise of any of the Management's rights, powers, privileges or remedies under the House Rules or Deed of Mutual Covenants.