# JB developer ordered to pay US$2.58 million to condo owners, including Singaporeans, over delays

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jb-developer-ordered-to-pay-us2-58-million-to-condo-owners-including-singaporeans-over-delays/
- Published: 2026-11-05T00:56:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T01:21:19+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/johor-bahru-princess-cove-condominium-court-ruling-6523391
- Topics: Americas, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Developer ordered to pay RM10.56 million to owners of 84 units.
- Court found splitting the original phase breached buyers’ agreements.
- Claims for 39 units were dismissed, and both sides plan appeals.

## Summary

A Johor Bahru High Court has ordered R&F Development to pay RM10.56 million (US$2.58 million) to owners of 84 units at Princess Cove, including Singaporeans, over delays in completing homes and shared facilities. The court found that dividing the development’s original first phase into two breached buyers’ agreements, making the ruling a significant reminder that developers must meet the handover terms they agreed with purchasers.

The court treated November 2018, when the original phase was completed, as the relevant handover date, although buyers in three blocks received their keys in October 2017. Compensation was calculated at 10 per cent a year, with successful claimants awarded about RM34,000 to RM196,000 per unit for late delivery, plus RM6,900 to RM39,000 for delayed shared facilities; R&F must also refund certain fees and deposits collected before 8 November 2018. Claims for 39 other units were dismissed, with those buyers ordered to pay RM10,000 per unit in legal costs; R&F intends to appeal, and the unsuccessful buyers also plan to appeal.

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