EFFECTIVE April 1, property owners in Kuala Lumpur seeking to update their particulars with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) must do so online via the ePenilaian & Hartanah platform.
New users have to register before updating their details such as MyKad and contact numbers and submit related documents.
The system is introduced to eliminate the use of submitting applications manually and to expedite processing within one working day.
Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah, who launched the online platform yesterday at Menara DBKL 1 in Jalan Raja Laut, said the move was to simplify the registration of property ownership transfers and change of address for assessment tax billing.
“This will be convenient as property owners will no longer have to go to a counter,” he said.
Under Section 160, Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171), all parties engaged in the transfer of property ownership are required to register with the local authority within three days.
Meanwhile, registration for the transfer of property following the death of its original owner must be made within 12 months.
Failure to register a property ownership will result in a RM2,000 fine or six months imprisonment or both.
The mayor said the new initiative was part of DBKL’s move to digitalise its services and transition to a paperless society.
“This will help reduce energy usage in the capital, in line with our aspiration to create a low- carbon city by 2030,” he added.
For details on the new platform, visit ejpph.dbkl.gov.my or call hotline 03-2617 1031/ 1032/ 1033.
Meanwhile, Mahadi also said DBKL had no plans to review the assessment tax rates for properties in the capital.
He said that as a mature city, Kuala Lumpur had a well-established system for determining the rates that need to be paid by property owners.
“The quantum is calculated based on the property’s rental fee,” he said, adding that the current rate for low-cost housing would remain.
On Dec 22, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced a 30% discount on assessment tax for properties below RM300,000 in Putrajaya effective Jan 1 this year, which was expected to benefit some 8,500 households.
