At least 95% should agree to redevelopment, group proposes
A sustainable development coalition has called for the proposed Urban Renewal Act (URA) to require close to 100% or no less than 95% of residents’ consent for redevelopment of a project.
Kuala Lumpur Residents Action for Sustainable Development Association (KLRA+SD) presented its suggestions to deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof at his office in Parliament today, ahead of the bill’s first reading scheduled for next week.
KLRA+SD also called for limits in the use of land acquisition procedures, which it says might be misused to evict the minority of residents who disagree with redevelopment plans.
The group’s policy adviser, Hun Jun Siew, told FMT that both mechanisms should be enshrined in the letter of the URA itself to better protect residents’ rights.
“We told the DPM…
