This web site is dedicated to Persatuan Penduduk Taman Puchong Hartamas, Fasa 1, or in English, Puchong Hartamas Residents Association. Sometimes we use shortname PHRA to refer.
What is Puchong Hartamas
The Puchong Hartamas is a residential area property developed by FiveStar Development (Puchong) Sdn Bhd in year 2002. There are two separate developments under Puchong Hartamas: Fasa 1 and Kim Crest. The Fasa 1 is built around year 2002 and house buyers received Certificate of Fitness (CF) in year 2004.
The Kim Crest was built in later stage, perhaps in year 2004 onward. We don't have much info on Kim Crest. We shall provide more info on them later.
And since we are pioneer in this area, we have started using Puchong Hartamas as the official name for all functions.
For the time being, we shall call Puchong Hartamas Fasa 1 as just Puchong Hartamas and Kim Crest as Kim Crest. Also, Taman Puchong Hartamas is referred to Puchong Hartamas Fasa 1.
In short, this is the current naming:
- Puchong Hartamas Fasa 1 = Puchong Hartamas or Taman Puchong Hartamas
- Kim Crest = Kim Crest
The History of Puchong Hartamas Residents Association
When FiveStart Development (Puchong) Sdn Bhd, or shortname FDSB, developed this area, they gave house buyers two documents to sign before purchasing the property. One is Sales and Purchase Agreement (S&P) and another one Supplement Agreement (SA).
The S&P is standard in most property as governed by Malaysian Law. However, FDSB introduced Gated Community as a feature to develop Puchong Hartamas. Thus information on what constitute a Gated Community is therefore found in the SA.
The critical points as stated in the SA about Gated Community are below:
- Wall surround the residential area.
- Single entry and exit point with a guard house.
- Provide Security Management Service at RM50 per house.
- Excess fees from operating Security Management Service become sinking fund.
- Handling over the Security Management Services to Resident Management Committee after 18 months of vacant possesion.
A few of our pioneers formed Pro-Team to start the Security Management Services in year 2006 with the helps of FDSB. At the same time we applied with ROS to register Persatuan Penduduk Taman Puchong Hartamas, Fasa 1. The ROS approved our application in June 2007.
Today the Gated Community is called Gated and Guarded Community. And the function of Resident Management Committee is actually Residents Assocation that is established by the residents of Taman Puchong Hartamas.
Beside managing the Security Management Services as stimulated in SA, the PHRA also can carry out other functions as required by members. After all this is our home and we are living with neighbors.
We welcome all residents and tenants to join as PHRA members so that you can express your views on how we can improve our community together. And if possible, join as committee members to carry out the tasks.
Timeline of PHRA
2006 - Pro-Team setup to get ready for taking over the Security Management Services.
Chairman: Andrew Siva; but resigned and thus Mr. Lim Hock Lai took over
Secretary: Andrew Wan
June 2007 - Persatuan Penduduk Taman Puchong Hartamas, Fasa 1, officially registered. Unofficial english name used is "Puchong Hartamas Residents Association (PHRA)".
The Pro-Team Committee started work to get residents to sign up as PHRA members.
October 2007 - 1st PHRA AGM held in the playground.
Chairman: Charles Vander Slott
Secretary: Andrew Wan
The FDSB tried to handover the Security Management Services to PHRA but not successful because PHRA has no office to operate and there were many issues FDSB need to solve: guard house location hazadous, intercomm system become PABX, smart home system, narrow Jalan Bakawali and many more.
March 2008 - 2nd PHRA AGM held in the playground.
Chairman: Charles Vander Slott
Vice Chairman: Yap Soo Wan
Secretary: Yap Boon Huan
Treasurer: John Choong
While dealing with FDSB on issues, the Chairman was sued by FDSB in May or June 2008 with court injuction to prevent him speaking to press and also Defarmation Lawsuit of RM500,000.
March 2009 - 3rd PHRA AGM held in the playground.
Chairman: Cheah Keat Swee
Vice Chairman: N. Ramesh
Secretary: Yap Boon Huan
Treasurer: John Choong
Mr. Cheah narrow down all issues to focus on two major ones: guard house legality and accountings.
15 October 2009 - FDSB make the final decision to drop the Security Management Services if PHRA didn't want to take over.
The Committees were split on the paths to go forward: take it or don't take it?
31 October 2009 - Resident Referadum to seek mandate to decide on going-forward:
A. Take over properly from FDSB as per Supplement Agreement,
B. Start over from scratch,
C. Just forget the idea of being gated community.
Mandate: 96% of those attend (150 residents) voted "A" to take over properly.
1 November 2009 - PHRA officially took over the Security Management Services
The Committee had sessions in the playground to collect outstandings, issuing new car sticker for 2010, renew PHRA membership.
28 March 2010 - 4th PHRA AGM held in the playground.
Chairman: N. Ramesh
Vice Chairman: Yeak Nai Siew
Secretary: Apryl Loo
Treasurer: Lim Hok Ming
More to update as events are unfolding.
References
- Secretary files from Pro-Team to current.
- E-Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/puchong_hartamas/
- E-Group: http://groups.google.com/group/puchong-hartamas-residents-association
- Official Web Sites: http://www.puchonghartamas.com/
- TheStar: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/5/3/central/21059668&se...
- TheStar: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?sec=central&file=/2010/5/4/central...
