THE housing development sector is allowed to operate under phases one and two of the national recovery plan (NRP) effective immediately, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government said today.

It said the permission to operate is applicable to housing developers that are still active with valid advertising permit and developer’s licence under the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1996.

The ministry said in a statement that the decision was made in the Pandemic Management Technical Working Committee meeting on July 23.

Under phase one of NRP, activities allowed are those at the housing developer’s management office and handing over of vacant possession notices and house keys.    

Other activities allowed are critical damage repairs during the defect liability period and construction works for Rumah Mesra Rakyat under Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd for G1 to G4 contractors, it said.

Under phase two of NRP, the additional activities allowed are sales and marketing at the developer’s office, sales agent, sales gallery, show unit and subsale property units.

The ministry said the permission for the housing development sector to operate is subject to compliance with the latest standard operating procedures (SOP), which can be downloaded from its website.

The other SOP are issued by the Works Ministry as well as the National Security Council and Health Ministry.

For any further inquiries, call National Housing Department’s hotline 03-8891 4493/4494. – Bernama, July 27, 2021.