This MWKA Online Talk was delivered on 11 June 2025 by Ms Kirbasyini Chandran and moderated by Mr Amir Nizam. Please visit https://mahwengkwai.com/talks-signup/ to register for upcoming talks.

Overview:

Joint Management Bodies (JMB) and Management Corporations (MCs) have the statutory duty to maintain and manage common property. These include the responsibility to recover common property that may have been wrongfully occupied, sold or included in strata titles as private property. Such high-stakes disputes usually involve car parking bays, centre court areas, multipurpose halls, swimming pools, gyms, and other recreational facilities.

Join our strata management lawyers in an in-depth discussion on the applicable strata management laws and landmark cases to gain the insights you need to navigate common property claims

Talk Points:

  • What is Common Property?
  • How to Recover Disputed Common Property
  • Key Arguments and Evidence
  • Decided Cases with Mixed Outcomes

Speaker: Kirbasyini Chandran (Senior Associate)
Moderator: Amir Nizam (Pupil In Chambers)

A copy of the talk slide in PDF format is available for download here.

Common Property Disputes: Recovering or Defending Ownership Claims
Date

20 June, 2025

Category

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