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Residents of Sengkang condo unhappy over defects

Residents of La Fiesta, an 810-unit condominium project in Sengkang, have complained about defects at their new units, including water seepage and cracked bathroom tiles.

La Fiesta residents have complained about defects just months after moving into their new units.

Residents of La Fiesta, an 810-unit condominium project in Sengkang, have complained about defects at their new units, including water seepage and cracked bathroom tiles.

Built by EL Development (ELD), La Fiesta received its temporary occupation permit (TOP) in May, while residents received the keys to their new homes in June; they had spent between S$1.1 million and S$1.5 million on each unit.

By August, however, some residents began experiencing problems. They complained of flooding in some parts of the units, as well as cracked bathroom tiles. Others claimed that the shelves and cabinets were showing signs of wear and tear, and that the finish was not what they had expected.

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Tan Swee Yong, a senior programme manager who has been living at the development for a month, said his bed left indentations in the flooring. Some residents have also complained about water seepage that has damaged furniture, and stained walls; the resulting wood rot has also attracted insects.

“The first time it happened, they patched it up and assured me it was fixed. Then water seeped through again at the same spot and in another (adjoining) room as well,” said another resident, Lim Chee How.

“We have been calling the developer everyday to fix the problem,” revealed the IT consultant.

Residents noted that the project’s developer has only provided stopgap solutions to their problems. As such, they have gathered signatures from residents in 120 units as part of a petition for ELD to agree to a mediation session with them.

ELD was also in the news last year, after residents at Trivelis complained of poor design and shoddy workmanship for its Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) flats.

On 15 May last year, a La Fiesta buyer wrote the property developer to seek assurance that there would be no such issues at the project.

Four days later, the company’s Managing Director, Lim Yew Soon, wrote an e-mail to the condo’s buyers, saying: “We can understand the concerns of the purchasers of La Fiesta after learning of what happened in Trivelis. We would like to assure you that we will learn from the lessons in Trivelis and not let history repeat itself in La Fiesta.”

 

Cheryl Marie Tay, Senior Journalist at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact her about this or other stories, email cheryl@propertyguru.com.sg