Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said this yesterday after conducting a spot check at the North-East District Land Office in Komtar.
“We decided to conduct a spot check after receiving complaints from several applicants.
“Unfortunately, the complaints proved to be true and we have found that the North-East District Land Office has been distributing incorrect and incomplete forms along with forms that request unneeded information,” he told a press conference after the spot check.
Lim said more than 100 applicants from the North-East District Office were affected and believed that the same situation was happening at the four other land offices.
The oversight involved commercial applicants who wanted to extend their leasehold to 99 years and residential ones who applied to convert their land status from leasehold to freehold, he said.
“I have also checked the downloadable version of the forms and found that one form is incomplete,” Lim said.
“The online version of the forms found at ptg.penang.gov.my will be corrected and made more easily accessible on the website,” he said, adding that correct and complete forms will be made available today on the website and at all district offices.
Lim advised all the applicants to compare their forms with the online version and reminded that location plans required for applications could only be obtained from land offices in the vicinity of the respective properties.
Applicants can also contact the Land and Mines Department at 04-261 5459 for assistance.
Courtesy: The Star
