Controversy Over Mediterania Apartment Building Rights Intensifies, Residents Issue Formal Notice and Demand Legal Certainty
Jakarta – Residents of Mediterania Apartment continue to seek clarification and legal certainty regarding the expiration of their Building Rights (HGB) certificates. At least 20 residents, represented by legal counsel, have issued formal notices to the management of the Residents’ Association of Apartment Unit Owners and Occupants (P3SRS).
The HGB for Mediterania Apartment officially expires on 3 February 2026. However, concerns among residents emerged well before the expiration date due to lack of clarity regarding certificate renewal, triggering considerable anxiety about the legality of unit ownership.
“From the beginning, before the HGB certificate expired, there was already anxiety among residents. We are concerned because the certificate’s validity period will soon expire,” said a representative of tower C unit C18AJ, according to a written statement on Sunday, 1 March 2026.
Residents agreed to take legal action by issuing the first formal notice on 17 November 2025. They requested that the P3SRS management complete the HGB renewal process before the deadline.
However, this warning received no response. Undeterred, residents sent a second formal notice on 2 December 2025. Again, the request went unanswered by P3SRS management, which residents believe has exacerbated the situation through its inaction on the legal uncertainty regarding their assets.
“This is the residents’ position. We simply want legal certainty over the certificate that forms the basis of our ownership,” the representative emphasised.
The matter became more complex after the P3SRS management’s term ended on 19 February 2026. During this period, a new controversy emerged regarding the procedures for the General Members’ Assembly (MUA), which residents deemed inconsistent with the organisation’s bylaws.
The residents’ legal counsel, Andri Fauzi Sinurat, explained that the assembly committee relied on the Ministerial Regulation Number 4 of 2025. According to him, this regulation should first be aligned with the bylaws before implementation.
“We request that the assembly procedures be amended and the changes be immediately communicated to all MUA participants,” said Andri.
Residents subsequently issued a follow-up notice on 24 February 2026, as the newly implemented procedures risk violating statutory provisions due to failure to undergo proper alignment procedures.
On 9 December 2025, the Department of People’s Housing and Settlement Areas (DPRKP) had requested the P3SRS management to immediately align the bylaws. The Directorate General of Settlement Areas intervened and emphasised that the alignment must be completed before the management’s term expires.