Legal action over DBKL rates unlikely

The next course of action will be decided after talks with Tengku Adnan, says Nurul Izzah.

KUALA LUMPUR: The chances of Pakatan Rakyat dragging Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to court to stop it from increasing assessment rates are slim.

“It is difficult because DBKL has its own laws,” Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar told FMT today.

She said Pakatan MPs for Kuala Lumpur would decide on their next step after negotiating with Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Mansor at a meeting next week.

Pakatan has launched a campaign to help affected property owners petition against the 100-300% increment in assessment rates.

Yesterday, the Kuala Lumpur MPs made a petition form available for download from their websites.

Among other objections to the proposed hike, the petition says it contradicts the government’s policy of providing affordable housing to citizens.

“People are downloading the forms from our sites,” Nurul said. “In Lembah Pantai alone, about 100 forms have been downloaded.

“This doesn’t take into account forms that are distributed through other means.”

Tengku Adnan announced plans to raise the rates last week, saying they had remained static for 21 years.

The increment will be effective on Dec 17.

Earlier today, Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun told newsmen the Dewan Rakyat speaker had rejected a motion to discuss the issue.