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RB House Rules 1@RB

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Residensi Bistaria AMPANG

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I.   Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 4  A.   Message from the management committee ................................................................... 4  B.   The management committee ......................................................................................... 5  

II.   General conditions ........................................................................................................................... 6  A.   Interpretations ................................................................................................................ 6  These definitions have the following meanings, unless stated otherwise: ............................... 6  B.   Approved used of parcel ................................................................................................ 7  C.   Residents’ Guests/Invitees & Service Providers ............................................................ 7  D.   Lease of Apartment Units .............................................................................................. 7  E.   Household Pets and Livestock ....................................................................................... 8  F.   Immoral/Criminal Act ...................................................................................................... 8  G.   Nuisance ........................................................................................................................ 8  H.   “Mahjong” and Indoor Games ..................................................................................... 8  I.   Owners Agent ................................................................................................................ 8  J.   Management Notification ............................................................................................... 9  L.   Solicitation ...................................................................................................................... 9  M.   Common areas .............................................................................................................. 9  N.   Restrictions .................................................................................................................... 9  S.   Moving and Shifting of Furniture/Goods/Objects in Common Area ............................. 11  T.   Refuse Hut / Refuse Bins/ Refuse Chambers .............................................................. 11  U.   Furniture and Equipment in Common Areas ................................................................ 11  V.   Emergency Equipment in Common Areas Not To Be Tampered With ........................ 11  1.   All emergency equipment such as fire-fighting equipment must not be tampered with.11  W.   Liabilities of damages due to non- compliance of House Rules. ................................. 11  X.   Cleaning of areas adjoining to external property ......................................................... 11  Y.   Lift Cars ........................................................................................................................ 12  Z.   Clubhouse / Facilities Privileges (Guests / Invitees: attire / behavior) ......................... 12  AA.   Multi-purpose Hall ........................................................................................................ 16  BB.   Surau ........................................................................................................................... 17  CC.   Shops and office units .................................................................................................. 18  DD.   Duties of owner ............................................................................................................ 18  

III.   Operations ..................................................................................................................................... 19  A.   Security ........................................................................................................................ 19  B.   Rules & Regulations for Car Park ................................................................................ 19  C.   Letter Box ..................................................................................................................... 22  D.   FACILITIES .................................................................................................................. 22  E.   Types of Renovation and Renovation Policy ............................................................... 23  

IV.   Administration ................................................................................................................................ 26  A.   Insurance ..................................................................................................................... 26  B.   Use of Management’s Employee ................................................................................. 26  C.   Residents Card ............................................................................................................ 27  D.   Parties and functions ................................................................................................... 27  E.   Renovation policy and control ...................................................................................... 28  F.   Breach of Rules and Regulations ................................................................................ 30  G.   Accounting (collection of charges/bad debts) .............................................................. 31  H.   Communications (newsletter/complaints/notice board etc) .......................................... 33  I.   Health, safety & environment ....................................................................................... 34  

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J.   Power of committee to take action. .............................................................................. 35  V.   Disclaimer ...................................................................................................................................... 36  

A.   Liability ......................................................................................................................... 36  B.   Others .......................................................................................................................... 36  

VI.   Annexure ....................................................................................................................................... 36  A.   Application to do renovation ......................................................................................... 36  B.   Letter of undertaking .................................................................................................... 36  C.   Renovation guidelines .................................................................................................. 36  D.   Application for parking access card ............................................................................. 36  E.   Application to use multi-purpose hall/pool side for functions ....................................... 36  

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I. Introduction

A. Message from the management committee

1. Firstly, we would like to express our sincere appreciation for having your confidence in electing us to be the 2012/13 JMC committee members. To make our living conducive and comfortable, all residents and parcel owners must play their part. The committee members would appreciate all parcel owners and tenants extend their full cooperation and support the committee. The committee member’s roles are voluntary and we are here to promote quality living.

2. Section 8 of ACT 663 outlines the role of the JMC. As committee members we are bound by the ACT and are duty bound to adhere to the rules within the ACT. We are pleased to inform all Residents & owners of Residensi Bistaria that RB House Rules have been established. It is important to have a guidebook to help you, your family or guest on the basic rules on the aspects on common living. By following simple rules, everyone at RB will live comfortably.

3. The purpose of these rules and regulations is to promote the harmonious occupancy of the Apartments, Shops and Offices in Block A-F (collectively refer as Residensi Bistaria (RB) therein, to protect all occupants from annoyance and nuisance caused by any improper use of Residensi Bistaria. It is also meant to maintain the quality of life and quality of our property.

4. Section 8 of the ACT 663 spells out clearly that the committee is to keep a record of the house rules in force from time to time. These rules shall be effective immediately and shall remain in force until the issuance of Strata Titles and formation of the Management Corporation. The RB house rules may be amended at the absolute discretion of RB JMC for the benefit of the majority of residents from time to time as it deems fit.

5. All occupants and guests are bound by these house rules. Suggestions are welcomed from any resident or purchaser but these must put in writing to the management who reserves the right to accept or reject any suggestions. We will advice on the location of the Committee Management Office in the near future. In the mean time feel free to contact the committee members for any information. We look forward to manage RB with you and may you and your family enjoys your stay at Residensi Bistaria.

1.8.2012 The Joint Management Committee

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B. The management committee

1. The details of the committee and their contact details are provided below

2. For more information on the person in-charge of the above department, please visit our maintenance office, where it also contains the list of the committee and their contacts.

Office bearers and email contacts

(1) President – (2) Secretary – (3) Treasurer – (4) Committee member - (5) Committee member - (6) Committee member - (7) Committee member –

Office Address 1st Floor , Block E. RB Tel Fax Email: Info.residensi@gmail.com Office hours: • Monday-Friday (0900a.m. to 0530p.m.)

• Saturday (0900a.m. to 100p.m.) Website Online group Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/220436504703421/ Area of Responsibility

The Joint Management Body has classified the responsibilities of RB management into the following departments: • Security • Cleaning & Landscape • Water & Utilities • Collection & Payment • Information & Communication • Owner Representative

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II. General conditions

A. Interpretations

These definitions have the following meanings, unless stated otherwise:

1. “Occupants” include owners, lessees and lawful servants.

2. “Parcel Owner / Owners” refer to person(s) who owns a unit of Residensi Bistaria and who has title to the same.

3. “Lessee” refers to the person(s), who is for the time being leasing one of the units in Residensi Bistaria.

4. “Residents” refers to the person(s), who is either a lessee or an owner and who is also presently residing in Residensi Bistaria.

5. “Guest” refers to any person(s) who is not an owner-resident or lessee- resident and whose presence in Residensi Bistaria is at invitation of either an owner-resident or lessee-resident.

6. “JMC” means the joint management committee lawfully elected under Act 663: Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007.

7. “Management” refers to the Joint Management Body (“JMC”) or Management Corporation (“MC”) (when formed) or any appointed Managing Agent (“MA”) authorized by the JMB or Commissioner of Buildings (“COB”) of the Local Council to enforce these rules. The developer shall only act from the instruction of the JMB, MC or COB.

8. “Common Property” follows Act 663, Section 2, and interpretation of “common property”.

9. “Residensi Bistaria” includes the building or buildings comprising of apartment or shop or office unit, the common properties such as guard house, surau, water tank, water pump house car parks and refuse area.

10. “Parcel” or “unit” includes any unit of Apartment, Shop or Office.

11. For gender & number reference in this regulation, the following applies.

12. Words importing the masculine gender include the feminine; and

13. Words importing the feminine gender include the masculine; and

14. Words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.

15. “RB” refers to Residensi Bistaria

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B. Approved used of parcel

1. The service apartment shall be used for residential purpose only. The shops and the office shall be use for commercial purpose. The properties shall not be used for any illegal or immoral activities.

2. For practical purposes, the number of persons occupying the Apartment Unit shall be limited to 6 persons for basic apartment units. However, permission may be sought from the Management to increase the number for legitimate family members only. The number of tenants in the Apartment Unit shall not exceed the numbers stated above.

C. Residents’ Guests/Invitees & Service Providers

1. Guests/Invitees and Service Providers (engaged by Owners/Residents to provide services solely and exclusively for their respective apartment Unit), including and not limited to servicemen, repairmen, cleaners of the Residents will only be permitted into the Building after the security guards have confirmed with the Residents the identity of such Guests/Invitees and Service Providers.

2. All Guests/Invitees and Service Providers are required to provide their personal particulars to the security guards on duty for registration into the Register of Visitors before being permitted entry into the Building.

3. Residents are required to inform the security guards on duty of the impending arrival of their expected Guests/Invitees and Service Providers by furnishing their relevant details before hand to the said guard.

4. The Residents shall be responsible for ensuring that their Guests/Invitees and Service Providers comply with the House Rules at all times and that their behavior is not offensive to other Residents of the Building. The said Residents shall be liable for any damage caused by their Guests/Invitees and Service Providers.

5. Guests/Invitees and Service Providers must park their cars in the visitors’ parking lots as directed by the security guards or park outside the compound of RB if visitor’s parking lots are not available.

6. The Management and/or such persons authorized by the Management, reserve the right to prohibit unauthorized person from entering the Building at all times and during the process of inspection, question the presence of person(s) found within or using the facilities in the Building.

7. No unauthorized persons are allowed within the Building and they shall be prosecuted for trespassing on private property.

D. Lease of Apartment Units

1. Owners must notify the Management should their Unit be leased/rented out and furnished the details of the lease/tenancy within 30 days of the lease/tenancy being formalized or any changes therefrom, as may be required from time to time.

2. The Owner is required to advise his/her Tenants to register themselves at the Management Office to facilitate the issuance of the required Residents’ Cards.

3. The Owner must also ensure that the number of Tenants in the apartment Unit does not exceed that permitted by the Management to prevent overcrowding and nuisance to other Residents. It is the Owner’s responsibility to ensure that this rule is observed strictly. The Management may refuse entry to the Tenants into the Building should this rule be breached.

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4. Once an Apartment Unit is rented out, the right or entitlement to the use of the common areas and the facilities are automatically transferred to the Tenant. The Owner is no longer entitled to use these facilities during the tenancy period.

E. Household Pets and Livestock

1. No rearing of pets, livestock and other animals including poultry, birds, dogs, cats, etc are allowed both within the Apartment Units or kept in any part on the Building or perimeter of the Common Property.

2. The Management reserves the right to remove any such pets found within the Building at the pet or livestock Owner's/Resident’s expenses.

F. Immoral/Criminal Act

1. The Residents or any Occupants shall not permit or suffer their children (if any) or their friends, servants or employees to commit any immoral/criminal act in their respective Units or the Building.

2. The Resident or any Occupants shall not permit or suffer any person of unsound mind or a drunkard or drug addict to reside in or about their respective Units or the Building.

G. Nuisance

1. Residents shall at all times conduct themselves and cause their Guests/Invitees to conduct themselves in a manner which will not cause any nuisance to other Residents. Excessive noise, unruly or offensive behavior is not permitted. Residents including their Guests/Invitees are requested not to sound their car horns unnecessarily to avoid causing disturbance or annoyance to other Residents in the Building.

H. Use of Radio, Television, Hi-Fi and Other Musical Instruments

1. Radio, Television, Hi-Fi, home theatre/karaoke set, multimedia computer or other musical/audio instruments shall be operated at a reasonable volume to avoid causing interference to the peaceful enjoyment of other Residents.

2. The Resident shall not (except with the written consent of the Management and under the supervision of the Management appointed surveyor and to his satisfaction) erect upon or affix to the Condominium Unit of any machinery or mechanical or scientific or electrical apparatus except only radio and television receiving sets (indoor aerials therefore) and small domestic electrical apparatus properly fitted within approved suppressor against electrical interference to the other apparatus.

I. “Mahjong” and Indoor Games

1. "Mahjong" shall be restricted within the Apartment Unit ONLY. Players are advised to lay sufficient cushion on the table so as to ensure that no excessive noises will be emitted. No Mahjong games should be played after 10:30 p.m. No other forms of noisy games are allowed within the private Apartment Units or Common Property.

J. Owners Agent

1. Owners who are not residents in Malaysia (hereinafter referred to as “Foreign Owners”) shall appoint a local agent to represent their interest. Such Foreign Owners or their proxy (hereinafter referred to as “Appointed Agent”) shall register the Appointed Agent by filing his/her name, address and contact details with the Management prior to allowing him/her to have access to the said Condominium Unit.

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2. Such Appointed Agent must be of good character and financial standing and must have guarantors to support him/her; failing which the Foreign Owner will assume such role as guarantor.

3. Foreign Owner or his/her Appointed Agent shall be responsible for the conduct/ behavior of their Tenants and/or Guests/Invitees.

4. Foreign Owner or his/her Appointed Agent shall upon notice given by the Management, immediately remove, at their own cost and expenses, any unauthorized structure/equipment/property placed in the common areas.

5. The Foreign Owner or his/her Appointed Agent should conduct periodic inspection of the said Apartment Unit and assume responsibility for the contents therein.

K. Management Notification

1. The Resident shall report/notify the Management promptly of any accident or defect in the water pipes, plumbing pipes, gas pipes, sewage pipes, electrical installations or fixture which comes to his knowledge. Please refer to paragraph 5.2.1 on Incidents.

L. Solicitation

1. No soliciting of goods and services, religious or political activities shall be permitted in the Building.

M. Common areas

1. Vandalism and Littering

a) Residents shall not cause accumulation of dirt, rubbish or debris in or outside their Apartment Units and should not leave or store any goods or park their vehicles on the Common Property.

b) No tampering of electricity and water meter etc. Any offenders caught for so doing shall be referred to the proper authorities to be charged accordingly.

c) Do not vandalize and/or tamper with lifts control and fittings; which will result in it malfunctions and caused inconvenience to other Residents

d) No wiring of any kind is allowed in the common area without the permission of the JMB.

2. Restrictions    

1. Restriction on hanging of the clothes in the premises

a) Occupiers of the unit shall ensure that textile items such as clothes, towels and linen shall not be hung or placed in any area so as to be visible from the outside of the unit. In particular, such textile item shall not be hung on poles that protrude through the windows, balconies or roofs of the unit.

2. Restriction on rearing of pets

a) No pets other that fishes in aquarium, no larger than a combined limit of 2m3, shall be kept in the Unit. The Management reserves the right to remove any pets that contravene the rules at the owner’s expenses.

b) If the Occupant continues to keep the pet even after been informed to remove the pet, the Management reserves the right to fine the Occupant Fifty Ringgit (RM50) per day until the pet is taken away.

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N. Placement of potted plants

a) All potted plants are to be placed in containers so as to prevent the dripping of water or soil on to other apartments or common areas. Occupants are to ensure no potted plants or any other objects are placed dangerously on or near the edges of the premises from which they may fall and cause harm to person(s) or damages to properties below. Management disclaims any liabilities caused by the negligence of owners in securing their plants.

O. Parking of motorcycle, bicycle and other stuff

a) Motorcycle, Bicycle, tricycle, children’s riding toys, roller skates, skateboards and the like shall not be ridden or left in any common corridor, stairway or lobby or the approaches or passage ways adjacent to or leading to the Unit. Bicycle and tricycles must be kept in the unit or designated car park.

P. Advertisement

1. No advertising board, name bill, placard, advertisement or notice of any description is to be allowed upon the external part of the building.

Q. Illegal use of Walkways and staircase

1. The walkways, staircase falls under common area. No renovation is allowed on the walkways. No materials including garbage bins shall be placed on the walkway. At no times should the common areas such as the corridors, lobbies, stairways, walkways and other areas designated as common areas be used as storage areas for any furniture, packages or objects of any kind that obstructs the free flow of traffic.

2. No bicycles, tricycles, children's riding toys, roller skates, skateboards and the like shall be ridden, used or left lying around in the common corridor, stairway, lobby and the roads byways and walkways. Residents shall not permit their children to play at the link ways, stairways, passageways, car parks, roads and lift cars.

R. Radio or TV outdoor antenna including ASTRO Dish

a) Any telecommunication equipment and/or radio antenna and/or television antenna and/or Astro dish are strictly prohibited from being attached to or hung from the exterior of walls or be allowed to protrude through walls, windows, balconies, roof or the common areas.

S. Slot machines, gambling machines and amusement machines

a) Residents are not allowed to install their own slot machines or gambling machines or amusement machines for the purpose of profit in their Units other than for personal use. No such machines shall be installed in the common area.

T. Garage sale

a) No garage sale shall be held in any part of the Building unless approved by the Management.

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U. Moving and Shifting of Furniture/Goods/Objects in Common Area

1. Resident must ensure that common areas and Common Property are not damaged while moving and shifting furniture/Goods/Objects in and out of his/her Unit. The Management should be informed of such activities at least 24 hours beforehand, so that the movement is done in the presence of security guard(s).

V. Liability for Damage

a) Should any-damage or destruction be caused to the common areas or Common Property as a result of the negligence of the Residents or their Guests/Invitees, employees or agents such as in the case of moving or shifting furniture/Goods/Objects in and out of the Unit, the Resident shall be liable for all costs and expenses incurred in repairing the damage or destruction.

W. Refuse Hut / Refuse Bins/ Refuse Chambers

1. Refuse shall be secured in polythene bags before being placed into the refuse bin located in the refuse chamber at the respective floor. No combustible substance like paint and other petroleum products shall be placed in the refuse bins as it may cause fire.

2. Unwanted heavy or bulky objects such as furniture, fittings, electrical appliances and glass objects are to be brought to the designated area after prior arrangement made with the Management for its disposal. The Management reserves the right to impose a fee after prior arrangement has been made on its disposal.

3. In support of environment protection and recycling initiatives, rubbish/trash should be segregated and deposited into the following colored refuse bins, if they are provided.

X. Furniture and Equipment in Common Areas

1. All furniture and equipment’s places and/or installed in the common areas have been provided for the safety, comfort and convenience of all Resident and therefore it shall not be damaged or removed or altered without the permission of the Management.

Y. Emergency Equipment in Common Areas Not To Be Tampered With

1. All emergency equipment such as fire-fighting equipment must not be tampered with. Residents are required to have portable fire extinguisher in their unit place at easily accessible location.

Z. Liabilities of damages due to non- compliance of House Rules.

1. The Management shall assess any damages cause to Common Property and the cost of repair and/or replacement will be charged to the Resident(s) who caused such damage. This shall also include cost of rectification to restore or make good the damaged façade of Building or Common Property caused by the Residents due to non- compliance of this House Rules.

AA. Cleaning of areas adjoining to external property

1. Care should be taken when cleaning areas adjoining the external walls so as to prevent water from running down the exterior of the Building or into other Condominium Units below.

2. In this respect, the washing of window and balconies are prohibited. Only wiping, moping and dry cleaning are allowed.

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3. Residents and Occupants shall not permit any rubbish or other material to be thrown out of the windows, balconies and passageways of their respective Condominium Units.

BB. Lift Cars

1. No person shall wear a dripping wet bathing suit, drink or eat or carry any dripping wet umbrella in any lift cars. Any motorized forms of transport (other than wheel chairs) are not to be placed in any lift cars.

2. Please also refer to the Annexure on Renovation Policy and moving of heavy objects for restrictions on use of the lift to carry heavy materials to avoid infringement.

CC. Clubhouse / Facilities Privileges (Guests / Invitees: attire / behavior)

1. General Rules

a) Residents entitled to use Facilities

(1) To maintain the exclusiveness of apartment living, all the common facilities available at RB are mainly intended for use by the Residents only. Once a Unit is rented out or on lease; the entitlement to use the common areas, Common Property and its recreational facilities are automatically transferred to the Tenant/Lessee. The Owner/Lessor, as the lawful registered owner, is no longer entitled to use these facilities.

b) Guests/Invitees

(1) Residents may invite their Guests/Invitees to use the recreational facilities from Monday to Saturday only, provided it is not a public holiday. Each Resident/Owner is permitted to invite a maximum of four (4) Guests/Invitees on any one day or one occasion.

(2) The maximum number of Guests/Invitees for each facility is contained in the rules and regulations governing the use of each type of facility. Residents must ensure that their Guests/Invitees comply with the rules and regulations set out. The use of the recreational facilities by Residents and/or Guests/Invitees shall be from 8.00 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. ONLY.

(3) The Management may require any person using any of the facilities to identify him or herself if necessary.

c) Employees

(1) Residents' employees are not allowed to use the recreational facilities unless they signed in as Guests/Invitees on each occasion.

d) Radios, Tape Recorders etc at the Recreational Area

(1) Radios, tape recorders, television sets and other electronic or mechanical sound reproduction equipment shall not be used in the recreational areas except with special permission from the Management.

e) Person Who Breaches Any Rule to Leave Recreational Area

(1) Any person who breaches any of the rules contained herein shall be required to leave the recreation area immediately.

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f) Closure of Facilities

(1) The Management will endeavor to notify Residents in the event of closure of any of the facilities for purpose of private functions, repairs and/or routine preventive maintenance.

g) Reservation of Facilities

(1) Rules and regulations governing reservation of facilities will be reviewed and imposed by Management from time to time.

h) Management Responsibilities

(1) The Management accepts no responsibility for any theft, damage, injury, death or other misdemeanor to the Residents, Guests or Invitees whilst using the facilities. All Residents and Guests or Invitees use the facilities at their own risk.

i) Food and drink

(1) Smoking or eating in the, gymnasium, swimming and wading pools are strictly not allowed. Drinking of liquor, wines, beers, eating sweet and chewing gums and taking of illicit drugs including any inhalants such as glue sniffing etc are also strictly prohibited.

2. Swimming and Wading Pools

a) Swimming Hours

(1) The swimming and wading pools will be opened for use by Residents daily from 7.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and from 3.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. daily.

(2) No persons shall be allowed to use the pools when they are closed for cleaning and maintenance.

3. Children using the Pool

a) Children under 12 years of age using the Pools must be accompanied and supervised by one of their parents or an adult always.

4. Showers and Footbaths

a) For hygienic reasons, all users must take showers without exception before entering the pools. All suntan lotions/oils must be removed from the body before entering the pools.

5. Swimming Attire

a) All users of the pool must wear appropriate and proper swimming attire at all times. Swimmers are advised to wear swimming caps when swimming. Anyone found naked in or around the pools will be charged with indecent exposure and obscenity and shall be dealt with accordingly. Persons found with improper attire will be asked to leave the pool immediately.

6. Horse-plays, Water Games, etc

a) No horseplay or similar activities shall be permitted in the pools or surroundings.

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7. Chairs and Sundecks

a) No chairs or sundecks are allowed to be placed around the pool deck or surrounding vicinity unless authorized by Management. If any such chair or sundeck is found, they will be promptly removed and storage fee/charges will be imposed.

8. Float and Scuba Gears, etc

a) No large mats bulky floats, snorkels and scuba gears shall be

9. Diving and Snorkeling

a) No diving and snorkeling is allowed in the pools.

10. Infectious/Contagious Diseases

a) Residents with any infections or suffering from contagious diseases shall not be allowed into the pools or its vicinity. This includes those persons with open wounds or bandages of any type. AIDS,hepatitis B, tuberculosis (T.B.) and asthma, etc. A fine will be imposed for anyone found to be having this type of medical problems.

11. Restriction

a) Urinating and defecating in the pools are prohibited. Any Residents/ Guests/Invitees caught doing so; they shall be requested to leave the pools immediately. The costs and expenses of cleaning the pool will be billed to the said defaulting Resident’s account.

b) Residents are reminded not to litter but help to keep the pools areas clean at all times. The filtration plant/pump room of swimming pools is out of bounds to all persons unless authorized by the Management. Anyone found loitering around there would be prosecuted.

12. Nuisance

a) Noises must be kept to a minimum level so as not to cause inconveniences to other residents. Therefore no shouting/screaming is permitted in the pools.

13. Handicap Persons

a) No handicap persons or invalids are permitted to use or loiter around the swimming pool areas for safety reasons unless accompanied by competent person(s).

14. Thunderstorms, Hail, Rains, Drizzles and Lightning

a) During thunderstorms, hail, rains, drizzles and lightning, all Residents/Guests/Invitees (users) are advised, in their own interest and safety, to vacate/leave the pools immediately. Please refer to paragraph 5.5.1 on Thunderstorms, Hail and Lightning.

15. Harmful Objects

a) Glassware, breakable and other harmful object eg. Hair-pins, curlers, safety pins, bobby pins, rollers, earrings and other such like object shall not be worn by any Residents while inside the pools.

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16. Food, Drinks & Beverages

a) No food/drinks or beverages include beers, liquor, wines and chewing gums/sweets are allowed in and within 1.5 meters around the pools. Smoking is strictly prohibited in the pool and vicinity. No taking or consumption of illicit-drugs includes inhalants such as glue sniffing is allowed. No consumption of any other intoxicating liquids is permitted whilst in or outside pool areas.

17. Radio, Television, Tape Recorders etc

a) No radios, tape recorders, television sets and other electronics or sound equipment shall be used in the recreational areas unless expressly authorized by the Management prior to it use.

18. Personal Property

a) The Management will not be responsible for any loss and/or damage to the personal property left in the changing room or in any other parts of the Building.

19. Breach of Rules

a) Any Resident found to be in breach of any of the rules and regulations set out herein, shall be asked to leave the particular recreational area where offence was committed immediately. The Management reserves the right to bar/disallow any Resident from using the pools, without providing any reasons, if any of the aforesaid rules have been violated.

20. Lifeguards

a) The Management declares that No Lifeguards will be employed or stationed at the swimming and wading pools.

21. Exclusion Clause

a) Any Resident who cannot swim should not use or loiter around the pool decks unless accompanied by a competent swimmer. Residents are advised to exercise caution when using the pools. The Management shall not be responsible for any injury, accidents, deaths, losses or damages caused or suffered by anyone arising from using the swimming/wading pool and its surrounding howsoever caused.

22. Maintenance

a) The pools may be closed for cleaning and treatment or repair etc. as and when the Management deems necessary.

23. Reservation for Swimming Pool

a) The swimming pool may, with the prior written approval of the Management, be reserved for private use. Such reservations have to be made at least one (1) week in advance and on first-come first-serve basis and subject to terms and conditions to be stipulated by the Management. The Management may refuse permission without giving any reason and may impose an appropriate fees. The fees collected will go into the Building Maintenance Fund.

b) The Residents concerned will be held responsible for any damage caused by their Guests/Invitees/Agents or themselves.

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c) Any damage caused by previous use(s) of the facilities should be reported to the Management immediately before the commencement of the use of the facilities. The rules and regulations governing the use of the facilities are subject to change without prior notice.

24. Swimming Lessons

a) Only authorized and competent instructor is allowed to conduct swimming lesson at the pool, subject to prior approval of the Management, and the time and duration of the lessons must also be approved.

b) For any such approvals granted, the Management shall not be held responsible for any injury or mishap which may occur during the course of the lessons. The instructor, students or/and their parents or guardians shall use the pool at their own risk and be fully responsible for their own conduct and action.

DD. Multi-purpose Hall

1. Operating Hours

a) The multipurpose hall will be opened daily from 7.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. to residents of RB only. Every session is equivalent to two (2) hours. Peak Hour usage is as below:

(1) Weekdays: 6.00 p.m.-10.00 p.m. (2) Saturday, Sundays & Public Holidays: 2.00 p.m. -10.00 p.m.

2. Booking fees

a) A fee may be imposed by the Management at it’s discretion.

3. Reservations

a) Only Residents of RB are allowed to book the multi-purpose hall.

b) Bookings will open during office hours in weekdays only. Bookings service will not be available on Sundays and Public holidays. In such instances, Residents must made advance booking of at least three (3) days.

c) Bookings must be made either in person or by telephone call. Acceptances of bookings are on the basis of first come - first serve. Booking through telephone call must be subsequently confirmed in person and booking fees, if any, must be paid at least 24 hours before sessions start.

d) Residents must use up its current booking before he/she is allowed to make the next booking for /multi-purpose hall unless approval is given for block booking for a duration not exceeding one (1) month and such block booking is subjected to cancellation by the Management, with prior notice given.

e) Each Unit is entitled to book the multi- purpose hall up to a maximum of two (2) sessions per week inclusive of one (1) session during peak hours.

f) Bookings made are not transferable. In the event of failure to be present at the appointed time and upon the expiry of a grace period of ten (10) minutes, the said session will be taken up by the next Resident on the reserved list. Booking fees, if any, paid for the said session will be forfeited.

g) In the event of power failure or disruption of power supply, the Management will not compensate or refund any fees paid. Management also reserves the right to refuse any booking, if Resident has violated any of the aforesaid rules.

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h) Residents using the multi-purpose hall will be fully responsible and liable for any loss, damages or pilferage to any equipment, property or personal effects whilst in the badminton court/multi-purpose hall.

i) The Management shall not be responsible for any theft, loss or damage to any players’ personal property within the badminton court/multi-purpose hall

j) The multipurpose hall cannot be used for any illegal or political activity.

4. Nuisance

a) Noise levels must be kept to a minimum so as not to cause inconvenience to other players.

b) No assembly of person, gatherings or children groupings are allowed in the multi-purpose hall.

c) Residents must ensure that they vacate the badminton courts immediately after their game session has ended. Residents will be charged fees for the following session, if they failed to vacate the multi-purpose hall or overstaying for more than ten (10) minutes.

d) The defaulting Resident will also be barred from using the multipurpose hall for a period of 1 month in the future for the first offence and 3 months for subsequent offences.

e) The Management reserves the right to disallow or bar any Resident user from using the multi-purpose hall for a period of 1 month, if he/she has failed to comply and/or adhere to the aforesaid rules.

BB. Surau

1. General Clause

a) The JMC will form a surau subcommittee. The subcommittee is not allowed to collect funds without the consent of the management committee.

b) Only the residents of RB and the employees of the JMC shall use the Surau for the purpose of prayers and religious education. Any religious activity must be done within the confine of the Surau and uses of external loudspeakers are not allowed.

c) Friday prayers shall not be conducted in the surau unless a written approval is obtained from the authorities.

d) It cannot be used for any illegal activities

e) Before any external religious figures is allowed to give any lectures or sermon in the surau, written approval or the management committee and the religious authorities must be obtained

f) No drinking or smoking is allowed in the surau.

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CC. Shops and office units

1. General clause

a) The shops and office units shall be used for legal business activity only. Businesses having the element of immoral activities, gambling activities and storage of hazardous or explosive or flammable materials are not allowed.

b) All business activity is restricted within the confine of its unit. No part of the common area shall be used for business

c) No alteration of the building façade is allowed without the approval of the committee.

2. Business hours

a) Businesses are allowed to operate 7 day a week between 600a.m. to 1030p.m. daily. All business must cease by 1030p.m.

3. Signage’s and promotional items a) No part of the common area can be use to promote the business. Signages, show board or any other related promotional materials of any kind are not allowed to be placed in the common area other than places designated by the committee.

4. Breech a) Any shop and office owners or tenant found to be in breach of any of the rules and regulations set out herein, the JMC will take appropriate action in line with the housing rules.                                                                                                                                                        b) Businesses are allowed to have TV and Radio played within the confine of its premises provided always that the sound is confine within its own business unit and cannot be heard by the adjacent unit.    

5. Usage of any type of blinds or sun shades

a) Businesses are not allowed to place any type of blinds or sun shades in the common area.

6. Wiring and electrical work in the common area a) No wiring or installation of any electrical points is allowed in the common area.

DD. Duties of owner

1. An Owner, including any Occupants of the Condominium Unit, shall: -

a) Permit the Management and its agents at all reasonable times and on reasonable notice being given (except in the case of emergency when no notice is required) to enter his Condominium Unit for the purpose of:

(1) Inspecting the Condominium Unit;

(2) Maintaining, repairing or renewing pipes, wires, cables and ducts used or capable of being used in connection with the enjoyment of any other Condominium Unit or the Common Property;

(3) Maintaining, repairing or renewing the Common Property; and Executing any work or doing any act reasonably necessary for enforcement of these by-laws or other by-laws affecting the Building;

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(1) Forthwith carry out all the work ordered by any competent public or statutory authority in respect of his/her Condominium Unit/Parcel other than such work for the benefit of the Building generally, and pay all assessments, charges and outgoings which are payable in respect of his/her Condominium Unit/Parcel.

2. Repair and maintain his/her Condominium Unit/Parcel and keep it in a state of good repair, reasonable wear and tear, and damage by fire, storm, tempest or act of God excepted.

3. Repair any water leakages that started in his unit. If the leakages has extended to the neighboring unit and causes defects in the neighboring unit, the original unit owner is to make good the condition of the neighboring unit. The Owner shall bear the costs and expenses of the work

4. Repair any damage to ceiling, floor and wall which may affect the integrity of adjacent Units directly above, below, left or right of the Condominium Unit at the unit owner cost; and

5. Repair the damages on utilities supply mains connecting to the Unit within the walls or floors which usage the Owner enjoys.

6. Pay the management fees, sinking fund fees and penalties or fines or cost of repair attributed to the unit owner or its lessee or other charges without delay within the stipulated time period.

7. Any dispute on the interpretation of this Rule shall be referred to the Management and its decision on the dispute shall be final.

II. OPERATIONS

A. Security

1. Safety Precaution

a) Residents must ensure that all the doors to their Condominium Units and car(s) are properly locked and secured. The 24-hour round the clock security services provided are limited to the general control at the points of ingress/egress and common area and patrolling within the apartment only.

b) The security services rendered does not extend to cover personal and individual security. Therefore, each Resident must take appropriate and positive steps and action to protect his/her own personal belongings or property.

c) Residents must ensure that all their doors and windows are properly secured and locked in the event of electricity/power failures, rainy nights, long weekend, festive seasons and holiday period so as to avoid any theft or break-in.

2. Residential Identification

a) The Management or anyone authorized by the Management or the security guards may require any person in the common area to identify himself or herself. For your convenience, plastic laminated resident cards shall be made available for a fee.

B. Rules & Regulations for Car Park

1. Car Sticker

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a) A non-transferable car sticker will be provided for each car parking lot belonging to the Owners/Residents of the Units and the same shall be displayed prominently on the lower left side of windscreen of the vehicle at all times for easy identification.

b) Owners/Residents who wish to obtain the car stickers must apply to the Management by supplying their names and their Unit numbers together with the motor vehicle registration number. The car stickers shall only be issued to Owners/Residents who have paid all their contributions to the Building Maintenance Fund and Building Sinking Fund which comprises Service Charge, Sinking Fund, Water Charges, Quit Rent, Insurance and Late Payment Interest and any other obligatory costs imposed by the Management.

c) The authorized car stickers issued are strictly non-transferable. If Owners/Residents wish to transfer his/her parking rights from an existing vehicle to another/new vehicle, the Owners/Residents must return the original car sticker and apply for a new car sticker according to procedures.

d) Any loss of authorized car sticker must be reported to the Management immediately and in writing. A new replacement car sticker will be issued and a replacement charge to be determined by the Management will be imposed. Each new car sticker shall bear a new serial number. The lost car sticker shall be rendered invalid. Management may impose a fee for the replacement cost.

e) However, no replacement car sticker will be issued after two (2) consecutive losses. Request for replacement car sticker must be made in writing on each occasion.  

C. Refuse/Rubbish Disposal

1. General

a) No rubbish, rags, rubbish bins or any other refuse/garbage shall be left at or placed at the common area or thrown through the doors or windows of the Unit. All refuse/garbage should be placed into the refuse bin provided in the refuse chamber.

b) In no circumstances can any Resident throw or place his/her refuse/garbage around the perimeter fencing or outside RB, which will make the place unsightly and poses a health hazard.

c) All refuse/garbage should be placed into the refuse bin provided in the refuse chamber. In no circumstances can any Resident throw or place his/her refuse/garbage around the perimeter fencing or outside RB, which will make the place unsightly and poses a health hazard.

d) Any Residents who committed such an offence shall be fined for an amount to be determined by the Management.

2. Refuse/garbage in Plastic Bags

a) Residents shall ensure that all their refuse/garbage is sealed in non-porous plastic disposal bags and placed into the refuse bin provided in the refuse chambers.

b) All "wet refuse/garbage" should be thoroughly drained of any liquid and care should be taken to prevent it from dripping on the floor.

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c) The Management may from time to time introduce new rules governing the disposal of various types of garbage and these rules shall b adhered to strictly by the Residents upon their introduction.

3. Refuse Chamber Room

a) Residents using the refuse chamber room must ensure that all refuse/garbage are properly sealed in non-porous plastic bags and place them into the refuse bins provided in the refuse chamber.

b) Heavy or Bulky Objects Heavy or bulky objects shall NOT be discarded at the refuse chamber. Owners/Residents should remove such heavy or bulky objects from the Unit to the control collection point designated by the Management.  

4. Disposal of Recycle Items

a) Residents are encouraged to dispose all recycle items accordingly into the recycle bins provided at the collection point designated by the Management in support of environment protection and recycling initiatives. The types of rubbish/trash should be segregated according to the following colored refuse bin:

(1) Brown Bin – glass (2) Blue Bin – paper products (3) Orange Bin – plastic, aluminum and tins  

D. Car Parking Lots

1. General

a) Residents shall only park their vehicles at the designated car parking lot as stipulated in their respective Strata Title or the Sale and Purchase Agreement as the accessory parcel(s) or at such other parking lot as may be approved by the Management.

b) The car parking lots at the basement are strictly to be used for the parking of non-commercial vehicles and cannot be used for any other purpose. Lorries and any type of commercial vans are not allowed.

c) The Management will take action against errant driver who performs improper parking, which causes inconvenience to other Residents.

d) All vehicles are parked in the car parking lots within the apartment at the respective Owner’s own risk. The Management shall not be held responsible or be liable for any thefts, losses, damages, other misdemeanor to the vehicles, including any contents therein, parked in the designated car parking lots howsoever arising.

2. Obstruction at parking driveway

a) The Owners/Residents shall not fixed any grille or place any form of obstruction whatsoever on the entrance exit or driveway to or in their respective allocated parking lot or in the parking lot not designated for the parking any cars. The Management reserves the rights to remove such grille or any form of obstruction at the cost and expense of the said Owners.

3. Motorcycles, Bicycles, etc.

a) Motorcycles, bicycles and other similar forms of transport shall be parked at the designated parking lots. On no occasion should these vehicles be left or parked in any other parking bays or other areas within RB.

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4. Rules of Car Park

a) The Owner(s) covenants that he/she will observe and perform all rules and regulation governing the car park areas within RB comprising their respective Unit or on the said Land that may be issued from time to time by the Management or the Appropriate Authority, as the case may be, and shall pay all service charges for the service or other charges for the maintenance of the said car park areas.

5. Wheel Clamping

a) Any unauthorized vehicles found parking RB or any authorized vehicle found not parked at it designated car parking lot shall be towed away or wheel clamped at the vehicle owner’s expenses without prior warning.

b) The wheel clamp can only be removed after the payment of a charge rate of RM50.00. The said charges shall be deemed as contributions toward the Building Maintenance Fund of the Management.

E. Check-Ins and Check-Out

a) All Residents shall observe the check-ins and check-out procedures upon entry and/or exit from RB by following instructions given by the security guard on duty.

b) The Management is empowered to review, revise, amend and alter to the car-park Rules and Regulation from time to time which shall become effective upon giving two (2) week's notice to the Residents.

c) Car stickers are not transferable and must be displayed prominently at all times. Any vehicle without a valid sticker /entry permit will be clamped.

d) A Resident/Occupant who wished to obtain or renew a car sticker must apply to the Management at the Management Office by supplying his/her name and Unit number.

e) Cars without valid car sticker will not be allowed to enter RB.  

   F. Letter Box

1. The letter-boxes are located on the ground floor. Each letter-box is labeled according to the individual Apartment Unit numbers.

2. Please note that in the interest of security, the Management does not retain a master key or any extra set of keys to the letter-boxes. As such, Residents are advised to make spare key and keep them in safe and secure place

G. Facilities

1. Exterior Facade of the Building

a) For the purpose of maintaining the image of the Building, Owners/Residents shall not allow any protruding fittings or items including poles for hanging clothes to extend through any door or window openings or balcony of their respective Condominium Unit. No screens, blinds, TV aerials, shade, awning or grille shall be used except those designs conformed to and approved by the Management. These items should only be fixed within the internal faces of the Condominium Unit only.

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b) Residents shall not placed any brooms, mops, cartons, notices, advertisements, posters, illuminations or other means of visual communication on windows, doors or passages or any other places which may be visible from the outside of the Condominium Units.

c) Residents shall ensure that textile items such as clothes, towels, linen rugs and carpets shall not be hung or placed in any areas which may be visible from the outside of their Condominium Units or common areas. In particular, such textile items shall not be hung from poles that protrude through the windows, balconies or roofs of their respective Condominium Units.

d) All nails, screws or any similar fasteners used at the external surfaces of the Building should be of stainless materials so as to prevent staining of the exterior of the Building.

e) No alteration or renovation shall be carried out to the external façade of the Building by the Owner or Resident. Repainting to a different color, changing of the color or/ and type of material to any part of the façade by any Residents are also strictly prohibited. Residents found in breach of this rule shall bear the costs and expenses of restoring the particular part of the façade to its original condition.

H. Types of Renovation and Renovation Policy

1. General Rules

a) Owner/Resident must obtain prior approval of the Management before commence any renovation works. Owner/Resident is required to obtain approval by submitting an application to the Management in a prescribed forms and format provided by the Management.

2. Iron Grilles

a) Only grille for doors and windows of approved size, design and color are permitted to be installed in the Condominium Units. Please refer to Annexure A for standard specifications and design of grille.

b) Owner/Resident is not permitted to install any grilles or light fixtures at the common corridors or staircase leading outside the entrance and beyond the boundary of each Condominium unit. The Management reserves the right to remove or dismantle such grilles or fixture at the Owner/Resident's own cost and expenses.

c) All grilles to be fixed must be in the color approved by the Management in order to maintain uniformity in color scheme to the external facade of RB. The grille design and placement must conform to the renovation guidelines.

3. Building Structures

a) No alterations or deviations from the building plans are allowed without prior written consent from Management to avoid problem relating to structural stability and safety.

b) Do not tamper with structural framework of the Building such as column, beam, slab and walls including internal party walls.

c) Only minor works will be entertained and No Structural Alteration is allowed under any circumstance.

4. Balcony and Windows

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a) No installations of awnings or other sun shading devices or projections outside the Building is allowed. This includes contraptions of any kind for hanging of clothes or TV aerials/antenna since there a central MATV has been fixed. This applies to both internal/external parts except for wash yard area provided it does not protrude or come within the view of others.

b) All grilles to be fixed must be in the color approved by the Management in order to maintain uniformity in color scheme to the external facade of RB apartment.

c) No alterations to existing windows, doors or walls are allowed. This includes all fixtures and/or fittings.

d) No tinting of window glass panels or aluminum sliding doors are allowed for purpose of maintenance and protecting the aesthetically uniformity of RB apartment.

5. Floor and Wall Finishes

a) Only limited chipping or hacking is permitted so as to prevent damage to walls and floor which may cause structural and floor leakage problem.

b) Shifting or creating additional walls, windows or doors are prohibited.

c) Floor finishes such as only ready-made polished marble or timber flooring is permitted.

d) Ceramic tiles, PVC tiles, mosaic or parquet are permitted.

e) Debris arising from hacking works need to be cleaned up not only inside the apartment Unit but outside the Unit as well.

6. Floor Loading Capacity

a) Residents/Owners shall not overload, place or permit to be placed upon the floor of their Condominium Units or any part thereof, any load, weights in excess of 100 kg per square meter.

b) Residents/Owner should seek approval from the Management of their intentions to install within their Condominium Unit any safe vaults or "bulky items" which may effect the floor loading capacity. They are advised to seek advice and prior approval from the Management. They shall be fully liable for any actions or claims arising from damaged floors etc.

7. Water, Sanitary & Plumbing Works

a) No additional water pipes or other sanitary fittings can be installed/done without prior approval of the Management.

b) Any adverse effects on the water pressure caused to other Owners/Residents due to these works will be the sole responsibility of the defaulting Owner, both financially and technically. The defaulting Owner shall be liable for full damages with costs for any actions commenced against him/her by any affected Owners/Residents or relevant authorities.

c) Approval from the local authority must be obtained before changing the sanitary system, plumbing works etc.

8. Electrical, Astro MATV, Telephone Wiring

a) Do not tamper with any wiring system including the central Astro MATV antenna wiring.

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b) No increase to the electrical load, points and fuses is allowed without receiving the approval of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) or Management.

c) Any installation of additional air-conditioning unit which may overload the electrical power system, is not allowed.

d) No electrical equipment consuming power exceeding 60 amps may be used.  

9. Bathroom

a) The bathroom flooring must not be tampered or altered to prevent seepage to lower units except for purpose of carrying out repair or for renovation works provided approval of the Management has been obtained and with approved method of installation.

10. Air-Conditioners

a) For the installation of air-conditioners, kindly adhere strictly to the following guidelines:

(1) No window units are allowed.

(2) Condenser water must be drained to the bathroom or wash yard outlets. In no circumstances must it be allowed to drip onto walls or onto other Condominium Unit adjoining or below.

(3) All piping must be concealed as far as possible. However, if they have to run over the exterior walls of condominium then, they should be painted the same color as that for the exterior walls to maintain uniformity of aesthetics.

(4) Any openings through the walls must be hidden (covered) by the -condenser units.

(5) The condenser/compressor units must be installed in line with those of other Units and located at designated places or air conditioner ledge as indicated on the attached building layout/block layout plans.

(6) Please ensure your air-conditioning units do not have a combined electricity loading capacity that exceeds allowed loading capacity for your apartment Unit which may affect other Owners/Resident within the Building.

(7) Approval must be obtained before installation of additional air-conditioning units at approved location and no air compressor units are permitted at main entrance/wall of the premises.

11. Sand and Aggregates

a) No excess sand or aggregates are allowed to be dumped anywhere within the Building compound. The contractor must pack the sand or aggregates into bags and transported manually into the Owner's Condominium Unit.

12. Lift

a) Only one designated lift is allowed to be used for loading.

13. Protection to common areas

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a) Common areas such as corridors and lift must be protected sufficiently by boarding it up with suitable materials to prevent damage.

b) Any damage caused to common areas shall be made good by the contractor or Owner concerned or the any repair cost incurred by the Management shall be recovered from the defaulting Owner.  

I. Grounds (Parking/traffic flow/car washing/drainage)

a) Management reserves the right to re-allocate car-park, redesign, revise the layout of the car-parks and impose from time to time any other terms and condition that may be levied by the relevant authorities.

b) Management also reserves the right to introduce any new system of parking, as it deems fit.

J. Car Park use/ Car Wash/Polishing and Repairs

1. General

a) Car wash or polishing is permitted within the parking lots provided that no dirt, mud and/or water are to be left thereon. However, to avoid inconvenience and nuisance caused to other Residents, car wash and polishing is recommended to be carried out at the designated car wash area or to use Car Wash Services provided by the Management located at the designated Service Area.

b) Except for minor repair works, no heavy repair work shall be permitted on the parking lot. (A “heavy repair” includes a repair that involves excessive noise or spillage of oil or dirt).  

2. Additional Structures on Car Park

a) (a) No additional building or structure of any form shall be erected on any car parking lot in the Building without the Management's prior written approval.

K. Utility and other services

a) No utility service cables, wires, pipes outside the confine of the individual Condominium Units may be tampered with for any reason without first obtaining prior approval from the Management. Any damage or loss incurred due to such tampering will be dealt with severely and the cost and expenses incurred for such repair and loss shall be borne by the defaulting Resident.

III. Administration

A. Insurance

1. Policy or policies of insurance taken up by the Management for the Building only covers against loss and damage by fire and such other risk as the Management may deem fit and expedient. These policies are however only meant for the Building including the Common Property only beginning 2013.

2. Owners/Residents are advised to seek additional insurance coverage (namely household policy or all risks policy) to insure their respective personal belongings, home appliances, audio-visual equipment’s, furniture and fittings etc.

B. Use of Management’s Employee

1. No Owners/Residents of the Building is allowed to use any employee of the Management for any business or private errands.

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2. The Management and its supporting personnel are not authorized or allowed to accept delivery of packages, parcels, tips, gifts etc. or perform any kind of private works for any Owners/Residents, unless on order or with instruction from the Management.

C. Funeral and Bereavement Arrangements

a) Residents shall not hold such funeral and bereavement arrangements in their respective Condominium Unit and shall do so at a funeral parlor of their respective faith or in the homes of their relatives outside the Building so as to observe the privacy of the other Owners/Residents in the Building.

D. Residents Card

1. General Rules

a) All Residents aged above 12 years old must be registered and issued with a Resident Card. The Resident Card must be carried by the Resident at all time within the vicinity RB. Owners/Residents without a valid Resident Card or failed to produce sufficient proof of their identify may be refused entry into the Building.

b) Owners/Residents are required to adhere to the following procedures for application of a Resident Card:

(1) Complete the Application/Data Form

(2) Provide two (2) copies of recent NRIC sized photographs

(3) Allow two (2) weeks for collection of card at Management Office

(4) Settle the outstanding Maintenance Charges, Sinking Fund and utility charges

(5) Reissuance or replacement of the Resident Card will be at a prescribed fee by the Management per card. A replacement Resident Card will be issued and the lost card will be rendered invalid.

(6) Only Residents and their Guests/Invitees are entitled to use the recreational facilities in accordance with the rules governing each recreational facility. They are required to produce the Resident Card for identification purpose. Failure to do so may caused them being asked to leave the Building immediately.

(7) These Rules and Regulation are subjected to amendments and/or addition from time to time (i.e. when the need arises) at the sole discretion of the Management.

E. Parties and functions

1. Owners/Residents may use the multi-purpose hall and swimming pool areas for their private functions, provided prior reservation and consent are obtained from the Management.

2. The charges for the use of the multi-purpose hall shall be determined by the Management from time to time and shall be displayed at the notice board outside the Management Office.

3. A cleaning charge, the amount of which shall be determined from time to time by the Management, will be levied for all bookings. A refundable deposit is collected with all bookings. For further information, kindly enquire with the Management Office.

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4. Private parties and functions are limited to the multi-purpose hall, designated pool areas or within the apartment Unit.

5. The deposit will be refunded without any interests upon the satisfaction of the Management that the area is left clean and no damage suffered to the Common Property. Failing which, the costs of cleaning up the area and/or making good any damage to the Common Property will be deducted from the said deposit. If the deposit is insufficient, the balance of the cost will be charged to the defaulting Resident/Owner concerned.

F. Renovation policy and control

1. Approval before the Commencement of Work

a) Owners/Residents must apply for prior approval for renovation works at the Management Office at least seven (7) days in advance. The said application for renovation should be in the form attached as Annexure C.

b) Renovation works need to be specified and the following supporting documentation and plans must be submitted:

(1) Floor Layout Plan

(2) Proposed Electrical Layout Plan

(3) Proposed Plumbing Layout Plan.

(4) Air Conditioning / Compressor Layout Plan

(5) Alterations to the Building facade or external/internal load bearing walls are strictly prohibited. All renovation works must comply with rules and regulations imposed by the Management and the relevant governing authorities. If required, Owners must obtain approval(s) from those governing authorities prior commencement of renovation works.

c) Prior commencement of renovation works, Owner is required to do the following:

(1) Renovation Deposit of RM1,000.00 (Ringgit Malaysia One thousand Only) or such sum as determined by the Management, either in cash or in cheque.

(2) Full settlement of all outstanding service charges; and

(3) Submit an undertaking in the form attached as Annexure B, to the Management that they will abide and adhere to the House Rules and Regulations of RB.

d) Owners are required to acknowledge that they have been briefed by the Management on the rules and regulations and that they shall adhere to those regulations.

e) Any renovation works found to be in progress without prior approval will be stopped immediately and the contractors will be ordered to leave the premises immediately.

2. Rules and Regulations for Renovation Works (a) Preliminary / Facade Control

a) Any renovation works shall not affect the façade of the Building and Common Property. The external facade cannot be altered which includes but not limited to doors, windows, balconies, exterior design, paint works etc. which must be according to the original plans of the Developer.

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b) All air-conditioning compressors and allied works, wirings, piping etc. must be located only in areas designated by the developer in its original plans.

c) All renovation works shall not affect the common property or its façade.

d) In the event of any owner who fails to comply with the above and had altered the façade of his/her Unit following the renovation, the Management shall serve a fourteen (14) days notice to the defaulting Owner to demand him/her to restore the façade to its original look and position.

e) If the defaulting Owner fails to comply, another fourteen (14) days notice will be served on the said Owner. Thereafter, the Management reserves the right to institute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to compel the defaulting Owner to carry out the remedial works. The costs and expenses incurred shall be borne by the defaulting Owner.

3. Renovation Deposit

a) The Owner concerned shall pay to the Management a Renovation Deposit of RM1,000.00 as surety to ensure that no part of the common area is damaged during the renovation period, cost of making good any damage to the Common Property and removal cost of any undisposed renovation debris materials. Such costs and expenses incurred will be deducted against this Renovation Deposit.

b) The Renovation Deposit shall be refunded without interest after deducting for any of the abovementioned costs and expenses whatsoever and subject to the satisfaction of the Management that all the Rules and Regulations for Renovation have been properly complied with by the Owner and his/her contractor including workmen and any damage howsoever to the Common Property has been properly made good.

4. Use and Protection of Lift

a) The designated lift to be used for the transportation of renovation materials, items, deliveries or debris MUST be protected with lift protection at all times.

b) All transportation of renovation materials/items/debris via lift shall not exceed 300 kg at any one time.

c) In the event any contractor fail to comply with any of the Rules and Regulations herein, the Management reserves absolute right and discretion not to allow the contractor to use the lift.

5. Renovation Working Hours

(1) No drilling, hacking and coring works are allowed to be carried out without prior consent from the Management.

(2) All renovation works shall be confined to between 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

(3) No renovation works or deliveries are permitted on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

(4) Hacking, drilling and coring works are limited to five hours daily from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. only.

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(5) The renovation period shall not initially exceed 3 months. Extension periods need to be submitted to the Management and approved by the Management.

(6) The maximum period for extension is one (1) month per application.

6. Renovation Materials/Debris

a) All renovation debris/materials must be kept/stored inside the said Condominium Unit concerned and they shall NOT be left/kept at the common areas (i.e. lift lobby, staircase, common corridor, air well, car park, driveway, lawn etc).

b) The disposal of any renovation debris/materials from the apartment Unit concerned shall be immediately transported out of RB. The common area outside the Apartment Unit and passages leading to the Unit, inclusive of the lift and lift lobby, should be kept clean at all times.

c) No mixing of cement should be done outside the confine of the Condominium Unit.

7. Water Proofing Membrane

a) To ensure that a proper layer of water proofing membrane is applied when changing floor tiles and/or wall tiles so as not to cause any leakage or condensation later. The water proofing membrane must be folded up to a height of not less than 100 mm at the floor/wall joint.

b) The cost and expenses for making good any inconvenience or damage to the Common Property and/or adjacent Condominium Unit(s) as a result of the renovation works will be solely borne by the Owner of the apartment Unit concerned.

8. Renovation Contractor and Workmen

a) All renovation contractors and workmen must register themselves at the security checkpoint at the guardhouse before entering the Building. Upon registration, each of them will be issued with an Identification Pass.

b) They must wear the Identification Pass while working in the Building. (b) Notwithstanding the above Paragraph 4.4.8(a), the Management reserves the absolute right and discretion to bar the contractor and his workmen from entering on the following day if the contractor or any of his workmen is found carrying out the renovation works after 5.00 p.m. during weekdays.

c) In the event that the same contractor or any of his workmen is found in breach of this regulation after two (2) notices have been served, the said contractor and his workmen shall be barred permanently from entering the Building.

d) Notwithstanding the above, the Management reserves the absolute right and discretion to bar the contractor and his workman from entering the Building if the contractor or any of his workman is found to be deliberately in breach of any of the above Rules and Regulations.

9. Breach of Rules and Regulations

a) For breach of any of the above Rules and Regulations, the Management reserves its absolute right and discretion to levy a penalty charge of an amount to be determined by the Management for each breach.

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b) The penalty sum shall be deducted from the Renovation Deposit or charged into the account of the defaulting Owner concerned in the event of insufficient money in the Renovation Deposit.

G. Accounting (collection of charges/bad debts)

1. Recovery of Arrears owing less than 6 months

a) Defaulters

(1) In accordance with Sections 22 and 24 of Part V of Act 663 (if Management Corporation refer to Sections 45 and 46 of the Strata Titles Act 1986), the Building Maintenance Fund and Sinking Fund shall comprise Service Charge, Sinking Fund, Water Charges, Insurance Premium, Quit Rent, Late payment Interest and any other obligatory costs of the management.

(2) The Defaulters are those Owners of Condominium Units who have outstanding charges and contributions due and payable to the Building Maintenance Fund and Sinking Fund.

b) Late Payment Interest

(1) Late Payment Interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum or other rate as determined by the Management, will be levied on all types of outstanding charges and contributions to the Building Maintenance Fund which remains unpaid within fourteen (14) days from the date of invoice for all those outstanding charges and contributions, which may include whatsoever damages or cost of damage to Common Property payable by the defaulting Owner(s).

c) Defaulters List

(1) List of Defaulters with the names of the defaulting Owners, their Condominium Unit numbers and the total outstanding contributions due and payable to the Building Maintenance Fund shall be put on display at the various notice boards or at various public places within the Building and on RB website.

(2) The said List of Defaulters will only be updated at the end of the ensuing calendar month.

2. Pre-legal Action for recovery of charges arrears

a) Any or all of the following actions may be taken against the Defaulter before any legal proceeding is being taken:

(1) Disconnection of Domestic Water Supply

(a) The Management reserves its right to disconnect domestic water supply to the Condominium Unit(s) of defaulting Owner(s) who fail to remit his/her outstanding charges and/or contributions to the Building Maintenance Fund and Sinking Fund after a fourteen (14) days’ written notice (“First Notice”) has been served on him/her.

(b) The aforesaid action is necessary to facilitate good credit control measure undertaken by Management for recovery of such outstanding sum owing by defaulting Owner(s).

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(c) A reconnection fee of RM50.00 each will be charged to those defaulting Owner(s) whose domestic water supply has been disconnected by the Management for the recovery of any outstanding charges and/or contributions to the Building Maintenance Fund and Sinking Fund.

(d) The reconnection fee shall be deemed as a contribution to the Building Maintenance Fund.

(2) De-activating the functions of electronic access touch cards

(a) The Management reserves its right to de-activate selective functions of the electronic access touch cards issued to the defaulting Owner(s) who fail to remit his/her outstanding charges and/or contributions to the Building Maintenance Fund and Sinking Fund after a fourteen (14) days’ written notice (“First Notice”) has been served on him/her.

(b) The aforesaid action is necessary to facilitate good credit control measure undertaken by Management for recovery of such outstanding sum owing by defaulting Owner(s).

(c) A reconnection fee of RM50.00 each will be charged to those defaulting Owner(s) to re-activate the access cards, by the Management for the recovery of any outstanding charges and/or contributions to the Building Maintenance Fund and Sinking Fund. The re-activating fee shall be deemed as contribution to the Building Maintenance Fund.

3. Legal Proceeding for Recovery of Arrears

a) to the disconnection of domestic water supply or de-activating of functions of electronic access touch cards, in the event the defaulting Owner(s) continue to default in remitting the sum in arrears to the Building Maintenance Fund, a further fourteen (14) days written notice (“Final Notice”) will be served on the said defaulting Owner(s).

b) Upon the expiry of the Final Notice, the Management shall proceed to institute legal proceedings against the defaulting Owner(s) in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover such sum in arrears. Consequently, any expenses and cost arising thereof shall be borne by the defaulting Owner(s).

c) Notwithstanding the above, legal proceedings against any defaulting Owner(s) may be instituted without any pre-condition after the service of a Final Reminder to the defaulting Owner(s) specifying the intention of the Management to commence such legal proceedings. Any expenses and cost arising thereof shall be borne by the defaulting Owner(s).

4. Recovery of Arrears owing for 6 months and above

a) In the event the amount of charges and contributions due from the defaulting Owner(s) have been in arrears for six (6) months and above, the Management shall submit a written request to the Commissioner of Buildings to issue a warrant of attachment authorizing the attachment of any movable property belonging to the defaulting Owner(s) in the Condominium Unit.

b) The Commissioner of Buildings will issue a Notice to pay arrears of charges (Form A) requesting the defaulting Owner(s) to pay the amount in arrears within fourteen (14) days.

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c) Upon expiry of notice in Form A, the Commissioner of Buildings will issue the Warrant of Attachment (Form B) authorizing its Officer to carry out the attachment of any movable property of the defaulting Owner(s). The Officer can affect forcible entry into the Condominium Unit of the defaulting Owner(s) in the daytime for the purpose of effecting the attachment.

d) The Officer will make an inventory of the property attached in the Condominium Unit. The Officer will give a Notice and Inventory (Form C) to the defaulting Owner(s) who is in possession of the property attached.

e) The defaulting Owner(s) is required to pay sum in arrear within seven (7) days from the date of attachment of his/her property. Failing which, the property attached shall be sold by public auction. Any amount recovered by the Commissioner of Buildings, after deducting attachment expenses, shall be deposited into the Building Maintenance Fund RB, as soon as practicable. Any surplus shall be paid to the defaulting Owner(s).

5. Statutory Offence

a) Pursuant to Section 34 of Part VII of Act 663 (if Management Corporation refer to Section 55A of Act 318), the defaulting Owner(s) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding RM5,000.00 (Malaysian Ringgit: Five Thousand only) and to a further fine not exceeding RM50.00 (Malaysian Ringgit: Fifty only) for every day during which the contribution remains unpaid after conviction.

H. Communications (newsletter/complaints/notice board etc)

1. General Rule

a) Notices or circulars relating to information, activities and events within RB and its surrounding community will be put up and on display in the public notice boards in the Building and Common Property for such period of time to be determined by the Management.

2. Use of Notice Board

a) Prior approval must be obtained from the Management for the posting of any notices or messages or other matters onto the Notice Boards.

b) The maximum duration of posting of any notices, messages or other matters is two (2) weeks.

c) Only Owner(s)/Resident(s) who have obtained prior approval of the Management are allowed to post notices or messages or other matters on the Notice Boards within the Building.

d) For commercial advertisement, the Management will charge a fee at a prescribed rate. The size of any commercial advertisement is limited to 210 mm x 297 mm (or equivalent to 8.27 inches x 11.69 inches) or size of an A4 paper.

3. Complaints

a) All complaints must be made in writing and hand in personally to the Management and addressed to the Chairman of the Joint Management Committee. The complainant must supply information of his/her apartment Unit number, name, address and contact details. Anonymous complaint will not be entertained. An acknowledgement of receipt will be issued to each Complainant.

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b) The Management has the discretion whether to take appropriate action(s) or not to take any action(s) on such complaint(s).

c) The Management will respond formally in writing to each Complainant(s) either through email or letter or conveyed its decision to the Complainant(s) in person.

I. Health, safety & environment

1. Combustible Materials

a) Highly combustible substances such as paint, thinners and petroleum products must not be kept in substantial quantities (larger than 5 liter containers) above the amount required to complete the renovation or other work being undertaken within the condominium.

b) Substances, which may give, rise to smoke, fumes, gas (except cooking gas not exceeding two small cylinders) or obnoxious smells or explosives of any nature (including but not limited to fireworks) shall not be stored or used in the Condominium Unit, any part of the Building or the Common Property.

c) No radioactive waste of any kind may be kept within a condominium or within the perimeter of the common property.

2. Incidents

a) Any incident including an accident occurring within the unit or within the compound of the Condominiums shall be reported to the Management within a time frame related to the seriousness of the incident. These may include serious injury or an infectious or contagious illness, gas leak, hazardous substance spill, fire, vehicle accident, etc.

3. Fire precautions

a) Residents shall not do anything or permit anything to be done that may affect or invalidate any fire insurance in respect of the Building or any part thereof or increase the rate of premium of such insurance.

b) Residents must take all reasonable precautions to prevent the occurrence of fire. They are not to leave electrical or other appliances unattended while away from their Condominium Units.

c) Naked flames such as those from cooking should not be left unattended at any time.

4. Emergency equipment

a) Tampering with or blocking access to the fire alarm and/or other emergency equipment such as fire extinguishers hoses, hose nozzles etc., is against the law.

5. Fire Drills

a) All Residents/Occupants must respond to the fire drill and abide by the established procedures. The Management is responsible for seeing that all Residents/Occupants are familiar with fire drill procedures.

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J. Power of committee to take action.

1. General clause

a) The JMC is empowered by Section 8 (1) (h) ACT 663 to enforce the house rules strictly. The JMC is mandated to ensure that all residents comply strictly with the house rules to ensure fair, harmonious and quality living among the residents.

b) The action that need to be taken by the committee includes serving notice of demand, apply clamps on car tires, block access to parking spaces and instructing COB to take further action to recover any monies owed by the unit owner.

K. JMC procedures to take action, fines and appeal

1. The JMC is required to follow this procedure strictly in taking disciplinary and legal action against the residents

2. The following steps apply for breach where the residents acted in contrary to the house rules or have their account overdue by 30 days.

a) Document the breach accordingly and inform the resident b) Served the 1st and 2nd notice of demand to the resident to rectify the breach as prescribed under the Act 663

3. Serving of notices

a) Notices shall be given to the unit owner or its tenant. In event that the tenant or the unit owner refuses to acknowledge acceptance, the notice will be left at the unit concerned or in the mailbox or the registered address and it shall be deemed to have been served

4. Action to cut water supply and block access to car park

a) If the resident do not take action to rectify the breach within the notice period of the 1st notice, with immediate effect after the end of the 1st notice period

(1) Cut the water supply. (2) Block the access to parking bay

b) The water supply and the access to parking bay shall be restored after the resident has rectified the breach, paid all the outstanding charges and the necessary fines.  

5. Actions to be taken in respect of parking related offences

a) If offence has been committed,

(1) A pink colored notice shall be put on the car demanding the vehicle owner to make good the offences within the 30 minutes from the time of notice.

(2) If the said vehicle continues to be in breach of the parking rules after 30 min, the security guards shall clamp the car tire immediately.

(3) The management will not be responsible for any damages to the car as a result of the installation or removal of the clamps. Clamps can be removed during office hours by the management office staff only.

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b) Fines (1) The fines for the restoration of services are as follows:

(a) Restoration of water supply: RM50 (b) Removal of clamp: RM50 (c) Reactivation of parking access: RM50 (d) Violation related to pets (daily fine) RM50 (e) Sticker replacement cost RM30 (f) Using pool despite having infectious diseases RM1000

6. Appeals on fines imposed

a) General (1) All appeals shall be heard by the appeal subcommittee comprises of the President of JMC and two other members of the committee.

(2) The committee is only allowed to deliberate appeals that is related to refund of fines. Such appeal can only be heard if the resident/unit owner has done the following

(a) Complete the appeal form and submit the form. (b) Pay all outstanding charges and fines in full (c) Rectify all breach to the satisfaction of the committee.    

IV. DISCLAIMER

A. Liability

1. The Management, its agents and its employees shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for loss of or damage to any property or injury to or death of any person in the Building.

B. Others

1. The restrictions duties and obligations imposed by this House Rules and other parts contained herein shall be observed not only by the Owner but also by his/her Tenants, guests, servants, agents, children, invitees and licensees.

2. The Management reserves the right to impose a fee for the use of all or any or the facilities, or equipment provided for in the Building.

3. The Management shall have the right to impose a fine as it deems fit in the event of any breach of the rules herein contained together with the right to deny any Resident the use of all or any of the facilities or equipment provided in the Building.

V. Annexure

A. Application to do renovation

B. Letter of undertaking

C. Renovation guidelines

D. Application for parking access card

E. Application to use multi-purpose hall/pool side for functions

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Annexure A Date:

President JMC Residensi Bistaria

Dear Sirs

APPLICATION FOR RENOVATION

Unit No Name of Owner

NRIC No Tel. No Email:

1. Estimated Period of Renovation: From:....................... To:..............................

2. Payment of Renovation Deposit: Yes / No (delete as appropriate) 3. Amount of Renovation Deposit Paid RM.......................................................

4. Cash/Cheque No: .......................................

5. Official Receipt No: ....................................

Received by

Signature..............................................................................................

________________________________________________________________________________ (FOR OFFICE USE) Date of completion of Renovation................................................................ Date of inspection _____________________ Inspected by (name) ............................................................................... Inspection Result: Satisfactory / Not satisfactory (delete as appropriate) Amount of Renovation Deposit Refunded RM............................................

NRIC No............................................................

Date...................................................................

Received by .......................................................................................

Signature: _________________

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Annexure B Date: Dear Sirs, President JMC Residensi Bistaria LETTER OF UNDERTAKING I, _________________________________________________owner of Unit No. _________ am aware that I am not allowed to commence any renovation work without having the necessary approvals from the relevant authorities and/or management. I understand that any such alteration or addition thereon erected by me without approval from the authorities and/or management may render me liable to prosecution and/or demolition now or in the future by the authorities and/or management. In the event I should be found to be in breach of any rules or regulations in respect of this matter, I shall absolve the management from all claims, liabilities whatsoever arising therefrom. I also agree to pay the renovation deposit, the amount that is provided for in the House Rules or as determined by the management. I am also aware that in the event as below:

1. Construction debris is not removed. 2. Any damage to the lift due to transporting construction material. 3. Any cement left-over or damage to the flooring of the common areas due to mixing of cement. 4. Any lift or common areas requiring additional cleaning due to movement, spillage or storage

of construction material. 5. Any incidental damage not rectified satisfactorily by my contractor or workmen. 6. Any other damage or cleaning that is required which in the opinion of the management is

caused by the renovation.

You are hereby authorized to deduct the appropriate amount from the renovation deposit. Thank you. Yours faithfully,