PT Mitra Kusala Pertiwi

PT Mitra Kusala Pertiwi

Developer PT Mitra Kusala Pertiwi's pre-sale promotion in
December 1993 created my interest in acquiring one of the houses
on offer at the housing exhibition sponsored by the REI
(Indonesian Real Estate Association).

The house was to be located at the Pondok Indah Pancoran Mas
(Poinmas), Rangkapan Jaya, Pancoran Mas, Depok.

On the basis of the purchase agreement dated Dec. 9, 1993 and
legalized by Notary Public E. Sianipar, the developer agreed to
hand over the house, the land and the administrative documents
at the end of February 1994. The agreement also mentioned the
developer's willingness to pay a fine of two percent of the total
payment made for every monthly delay in the transfer of the
house.

The developer made the transfer 30 months late, precisely on
Nov. 5, 1996. That was the result of two years of continuous
lobbing by both myself and my lawyer.

The house was unlivable. The rooftiles were not straight due
to the quality of the wood supporting the roof. The house leaked.
The walls were not straight either. The door and window frames
made all sorts of angles due to the low quality of the wood.

The developer was elusive in his response to complaints. I
decided to repair the house to make it livable. The cost was Rp
25 million, half of the price of the house.

The problem is now that the developer PT Mitra Kusala Pertiwi
has not handed over the title deed and the building permits. The
developer defaulted from his written commitment to submit the
documents on Jan. 14, 1997 at the latest, two months after the
transfer of the house. The developer also agreed to settle the
matter of fines at the same time.

I am in the dark as to when the documents will be given to me.
Every time I asked Mr. Iskandar Suardi, president director of PT
Mitra Kusala Pertiwi, he always said that the matter was being
settled with the Bogor Land Agency, Mrs. Masnah Sari's notary
office in Bogor, the Public Works office of Bogor regency, the
Bogor branch of Bank Tabungan Negara and several other offices
and agencies.

I am writing this letter because the problem of the HGB and
IMB documents pertaining to land use and construction permit is
not exclusively mine, other buyers must cope with the same
problem.

I would like to appeal to the People's Housing Ministry, the
National Land Agency/the Agrarian Ministry and of course the
Indonesian Consumers' Foundation to look into the matter and to
hopefully find a speedy solution.

In conclusion, a word for REI. I deeply regret that REI
membership is not a guarantee for house buyers to obtain
satisfaction. REI should upgrade its members especially the
small-scale developers. The upgrading by REI of its members like
PT Mitra Kusala Pertiwi will certainly benefit many people with
limited financial means.

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