This paper aims to review the implementation of the strata leasing concept in Malaysia. The study's objectives are to identify the legislations for developing strata lease schemes and determine the law supporting the strata leasing concept. Multiple case studies were conducted on all strata lease schemes in Penang. The finding shows several Malaysian laws required to develop and administrate strata lease schemes. The study proved that current legislation supports Penang's strata lease schemes effectively, and the true character of the strata lease scheme is identified as the result of the study. Keywords: strata lease scheme; land law; residential buyer; urban development eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i19.3271

Livability is a concept that has various dimensions and is used to measure the Quality of Life (QOL). In the context of Pakistan, most of the cities/neighbourhoods are not planned to look like livable cities/neighbourhoods. Lahore, the capital of Punjab, was ranked at 199th position in 2015 as per Economist Intelligent Unit’s (EIU) livability ranking. This research article focused on a planned neighbourhood (Quaid-e-Azam Town (Township) Scheme) to assess the perception of residents’ regarding livability in their area. A framework of research has been developed based on seven indicators of livability: Housing, Neighbourhood, Transportation, Environment, Health, Engagement, and Opportunities. A total 998 respondents were surveyed for each indicator and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The analysis showed that Health and Environmental indicators are at the lowest level as compared to other indicators of livability. Moreover, livability can be improved if road networks are made efficient and recreational activities are increased as livable neighbourhoods can help to improve the QOL of residents, which is one of the determining factors in achieving liveability in general and QOL as whole.

This paper aims to show Malaysia's types of strata lease schemes. The differences in Malaysian strata schemes are classified using case study methodology into several types with significant dissimilarity. The objective is to outline the contrast between the strata scheme, the private lease scheme, the Khoo Kongsi strata lease scheme, the Wakaf strata scheme and the Medini lease schemes guided by the National Land Code (NLC), the Strata Title Act 1985 (STA) and the Strata Management Act 2013 (SMA) legislations. Keywords: Strata Lease Scheme; Private Lease Scheme; Strata Law; Strata Development eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i22.4138