In what was touted as a landmark ruling, the joint management body (JMB) of a high-rise condominium in Ara Damansara successfully obtained a judgment against HSB Development Sdn Bhd for breach of duty of care for common property defects.

This came after the Shah Alam High Court ruled on Sept 18 that AraGreens Residences’ JMB had sufficiently pleaded its case for the tort of negligence against the strata property’s housing developer.

The court also ruled that...