 |
What is "Contract of Development for Habitation" ? |
| |
"Contract of Development for Habitation" is one kind of deeds of land grant. The developers use the granted land to build housing estates at low building cost. Part of the newly built apartments will be reciprocated to the government as a compensation for the land grant. The developers will sell the rest of it after the approval of Housing Bureau in accordance with conditions and prices listed in the contract. |
|
What are the qualifications and procedures of economical housing application ? |
| |
People who have interest to buy economical housing apartments must apply in Housing Bureau according to the date and details of the public application announced by Housing Bureau.
| Qualification of Application : |
| 1. |
Applicant and family members must be: |
| |
| - |
at least 18 years of age or married minor children |
| - |
living in Macao at least 5 years; |
| - |
a holder of a valid identification document issued by Macao Special Administrative Region; |
|
| 2. |
Family members must not be owners of any housing, land or concessionaires of any private land; |
| 3. |
All family members that have applied in the application form cannot apply in the other form simultaneously; |
| 4. |
The applicant will not be qualified in the public application of the Economical Housing if he/she is one of the family members in other application forms; |
| 5. |
The applicant must satisfy the above-mentioned qualifications before the due day of the application. |
| Application Procedures and Necessary Documents : |
| 1. |
Complete the application form and post it to Housing Bureau via registered mail before the due day; |
| 2. |
Necessary documents: |
| |
| 2.1 |
Photocopies of family representatives' and members' identification documents; |
| 2.2 |
Original copies of family’s monthly income reports; |
| 2.3 |
Photocopy of any receipt that stated applicant’s permanent address on contact address; |
| 2.4 |
Invalid Index Identification issued by Hospital Central Conde de S.Januario, Hospital Kiang Wu or Health Centre (if necessary); |
| 2.5 |
Photocopies of other identification documents that stated the initial Macao residential date of the applicant or family representative (if his/her identification document is insufficient to prove his/her residential year.) |
|
Process
Housing Bureau will inform the qualified applicants to personally attend Housing Bureau to select economical housing apartments in accordance with the application ranking and housing supply. When the applicant has been informed to select housing, Housing Bureau will investigate the information of the applicant’s family, if the result of the inspection affects the qualification of the application, Housing Bureau has the right to stop the procedures of the housing selection;
Remarks
Applicant has to bring his/her identification document and photocopies of other family members' valid identification documents. For the married applicants, his/her spouse must also be attended to select the housing if possible. |
|
What are the differences between the building management committee chosen by the apartment owners and formed by the organisation on their own initiative ? |
| |
For the economical housing management, building management committee is the proxy of entire apartment owners and have the specific stipulated authority, including the authority of convening ordinary meeting and executing the approved resolutions (in accordance with the regulation of Article 10 of Decree-Law No. 41/95/M). However, other organisations have no such stipulated authority. For example, if the management fund is needed to pay for the expenditure of necessary major repair, it should be approved and resolved in the ordinary meeting or special meeting, other organisations formed by apartment owners have no authority to use the management fund. |
|
What is the regulated number of the representatives of building management committee ? |
| |
The number of members depends on how many individual apartments in the housing: For the housing that is less than 100 apartments, the number of members will be 3. For the housing that has 100 to 400 apartments, the number of members will be 7. The number of members will be 9 if the number of apartments is more than 400 in the housing (In accordance with the regulation of Article of Decree-Law No.41/95/M). |
|
How to select the members of building management committee ? |
| |
The members of the building management committee will be selected by simple voting (people will be selected by getting more votes) at the first general meeting of apartment owners; each individual apartment represents 1 vote (In accordance with the regulation Article 8 of Decree-Law No. 41/95/M). |
|
What does the building management fee include ? |
| |
The building management fee includes the fee of cleaning and security, maintenance fee of common facilities, insurance of common areas and equipment of housing and the service fee of management entity. |
|
Is there any responsibility of apartment owners for paying building management fee ? |
| |
According to the regulation of Article 22 of Decree-Law N° 41/95/M, apartment owners are responsible for paying the expenditure of the public areas, including the fixed service fee of the property management company (i.e. building management fee). |
|
Can the apartment owner refuse to pay the building management fee ? |
| |
The apartment owner have the obligation to pay the building management fee, they cannot refuse to pay the building management fee no matter what the reason is. Otherwise, it may cause the finance problem of the property management company and the quality of the management service will directly be affected eventually; besides, it is unfair to the apartment owners who have paid the building management fee regularly. Therefore, neither property management company nor apartment owners will have advantages if the apartment owners refuse to pay the building management fee. |
|
Who decides the charge of building management fee ? |
| |
According to the regulation of Decree-Law N° 41/95/M, the initial building management fee is decided by the management entity (property management company) and approved by Housing Bureau. |
|
Does building management fee include the maintenance fee of elevators and other related facilities ? Why does the property management company request the apartment owners to share the bill of the common facilities after repairing ? |
| |
If the repairing project is confirmed as an unforeseen project or the fee had been approved by our Bureau, all owners have to share the repairing fee in accordance with the Paragraph 1c of Article 22 (Decree-Law No.41/95/M), the monthly management fee is not included the unforeseen repair cost of the common facilities, because it is fairer and more reasonable to share the repairing fee by the apartment owners. |
|
When should the building management fee be paid ? |
| |
According to the regulation of Paragraph 2 of Article 22 of Decree-Law N° 41/95/M, the building management fee should be paid within the first 10 days every month. |
|
Why is the building management fee of my economical housing estate different to other economical housing estate ? |
| |
The building management fee is determined by the specification of the housing and its practical situation, such as the resources spending on housing management, number of apartments and common facilities, etc. Therefore, various economical housing estates have different amounts of building management fees. |
|
My apartment is situated at the lower level of housing. I seldom need to use the elevators and the public areas, such as roof, etc. Why do I need to pay for the maintenance fee of the elevators and the leaking roof |
| |
According to the regulation of Article 22 of Decree-Law N° 41/95/M, unforeseen expenditures of common areas are responsible for all apartment owners and will be divided in proportion. Once the maintenance fee has either approved by Housing Bureau or has consented by building management committee, no matter you live in high or low level, all apartment owners also need to share the maintenance fee. |
|
Why is the installation of iron gate, window frame, air-conditioner, ventilator and clotheshorse supervised and managed by Housing Bureau ? |
| |
Apartment owners should comply with the related regulation and management entity (i.e. management company’s guide to such installation, in order to ensure all apartment owners comply with the obligation. Housing Bureau will also supervise and manage such installation in accordance with the related regulation. |
|
What are the consequences of placing sundries at public areas ? |
| |
If the apartment owners placed sundries at public areas like corridor or stairway, they not only contravene the fire safety regulation, the opportunity of escaping may also be affected and may cause the inhabitants being hurt when fire happens. For everyone’s concern, it is better to consider public safety. Otherwise, such action with be fined in accordance with the regulation of Decree-Law No. 41/95/M. |
|
Can I keep pets in my own apartment ? |
| |
In accordance with the regulation of Decree-Law No. 41/95/M, keeping pets to disturb other apartment owners in the apartment is not allowed and will be fined. |
|
What is the consequence of repeating the breach of obligations ? |
| |
In accordance with the regulation of Paragraph 3 and 4 of Decree-Law No.41/95/M, if the owner repeats the breach of obligation, the amount of the penalty will be calculated until such action stops, or until the owner comply with the regulation again. Excluding the fine, the contravener will take the responsibility of the compensation for the affection of other apartment owners. |
|
What will Housing Bureau do if the owner, who is fined by the Housing Bureau on behalf of not complying with the regulation of Decree-Law N°41/95/M, refused to pay the fine and correct his/her illegal action ? |
| |
According to the regulation of Paragraph 5 of Article 19 (Decree-Law N° 41/95/M), Housing Bureau will transfer such case to the court. |
|
What is the consequence of the breach of obligations stated on Decree-Law N°41/95/M ? |
| |
According to the regulation of Decree-Law N°41/95/M, the owner will be fined MOP 500 or MOP 1000 if he/she does not comply with his/her obligations. If the rule contravenes is related to monetary liability, the fine of such case will equal to the amount of the monetary liability. If the owner continuously contravenes the rule, the amount of a penalty will continuously be calculated until such action stopped, or until the owner complies with the rules; Despite the fine, the contravener will take the responsibility of the damage for other apartment owners. |
or window leakage
