KUALA LUMPUR: There is no coercion, pressure or force on landowners to accept the joint venture offer by the developer in Kampung Sungai Baru, Kampung Baru, the Dewan Rakyat was told.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said all offers were made based on negotiations and were mutually agreed upon.
She said the negotiations include the returns from the joint venture, which covered replacement units, moving out and moving in costs, ex gratia for renovations for existing homes and temporary rental payments.
"Landowners who agreed with the joint venture offer will receive future value, while the determination of compensation offered for land acquisition is based on the legislation under the Land Acquisition Act 1960 and other related regulations, taking into account the current market value.
"All parties must respect the process and decisions that have been finalised, as they involve the provisions of applicable laws and regulations.
"The implementation has been managed legally and systematically according to the established procedures to prevent its validity from being challenged."
Dr Zaliha was responding to a question from Azli Yusof (PH-Shah Alam) who wanted to know the status of the compensation claim appeal for a fairer settlement by the minority group who had rejected the developer's offer in Kampung Sungai Baru, Kampung Baru.
He said the landowners were offered only one-third of the compensation received by the group that had accepted the developer's initial offer.
In her reply, Dr Zaliha said the compensation for the land acquisition had been disbursed by the Department of the Director-General of Land and Mines (JKPTG WPKL), Kuala Lumpur, to the stakeholders in stages between February 2022 and January 2023.
She said the land acquisition process was completed in August last year, involving 110 units made up of 47 terrace lots, 72 flat units, and one lot for a Tenaga Nasional Bhd electrical substation.
She added that the department received 75 applications for Form N (application for objection to be referred to court) under Section 38 of the Land Acquisition Act 1960. This involved 13 applications from flat unit owners and 62 applications from terrace lot owners, over the amount of compensation offered.
"For flat units, the court ordered that 11 applications from flat unit owners be granted an additional compensation payment of between RM18,000 and RM24,000 per unit based on the consent judgement (out-of-court settlement).
"This amount is an additional payment to the total compensation offer provided by the JKPTG WPKL to the owners, which ranged from RM244,000 to RM356,000."
The applicants agreed to the enhancement offer of approximately 10 per cent of the property valuation by the Valuation and Property Services Department, she said, and the total additional compensation payment of RM200,000 had already been handed over to the applicants involved.
The remaining two applications were still being reviewed by the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC).
As for the terrace lots, Dr Zaliha said one application was heard in May 2024, and the court decided on an additional compensation payment of RM69,000, which is about 8 per cent of the property award from JKPTG WPKL, totalling RM874,000.
"The remaining 61 applications involving terrace lot owners are still under review by the AGC," she added.