new service charge for foreigner hostel

so, starting this month, those unit turned into foreigner's hostel will need to pay service charge (SC) of RM500, compare to usual rate of RM100 per month.

it was a decision passed during the EGM, where residents voted for this new rate, and for more than a month's time we have contacted the landlord & their agent to advice them not to continue to rent to the factory to make their unit to be hostel, but too bad our advice fell into deaf ear, so no more chance will be given & we need to carry out the decision by our residents, impose the new rate in May.

in fact to our displeasure, we also find out despite of the new rate which will be imposed, some unit which previously still rent to local peoples, now the owner have just recently make it a foreigner's hostel, it seems that their profit is so high until they willing to pay for the RM500 SC, some info we got from our residents that these units can rent out as high as more than RM1200 rental per month!

of course some landlord did protest, quoted excuses like didn't receive news, or already signed tenancy agreement until year end, or foreigner tenant didn't create problem in our place....we only can tell them that MC don't have the right to change the decision of the EGM, they still need to pay RM500 if they choose to make their unit to be hostel, we also warned them next EGM the rate may go even higher, because we have received feedback that RM500 may be too little compare to the profit of the landlord get from the factory, perhaps increase to RM1000 will be better option.

another measure will be soon taken is lift scanner system (for this, the T&G card won't issued to foreigner's hostel) which also suggested & decided in the EGM, but now we are saving money for the water tank & bomba pipe replacement (these 2 project will be soon started, most likely June), but we will install the lift scanner as soon as got enough finance for that, it may be very soon as one supplier willing to let us have 12 monthly installment & very reasonable price, we would like to see the system is up soon!

again, like to take this opportunity to advice those landlord, for the sake of Vista Condo safety, quiet living environment, property value....and other valid reasons, pls stop renting your unit out as foreigner's hostel.

we also like to ask help from our residents that pls send info (unit number) to us if there's foreigner's hostel near your unit so that we won't miss any unit when we charge them with the new rate.

thanks.