Abandoned housing project during the rehabilitation process

• Main Authors: Eng, Shwu Mei, Yew, Pei See, Khoo, Bao Ru, Osman, Wan Nadzri, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/11670/1/p279.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/11670/

Abandoned housing project can be defined as construction work in a project site has been continuously stalled for 6 months or more. According to the Sales and Purchase agreement, abandoned housing project is stalled whether during the project completion period or beyond the scheduled date of completion.Impacts and causes of abandoned housing projects are highlighted in this paper.Causes of abandoned housing project are categorized as financial legal, system-related, economic, unforeseen risks and managerial.Three impacts of abandoned housing project such as environment, social and economic impacts are revealed through this study.Rehabilitation process and other initiatives to reserve the right of purchasers through appropriate legal resolutions endorsement are taken to solve the problem.The study suggests that to identify various risks involved in the rehabilitation process, more further research should be conducted.