JOHOR BARU - The Wong Ah Fook mansion landowner faces legal action for demolishing the 150-year old historical building without a valid permit from the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB).

Johor state secretary Datuk Ismail Karim said the owner would be sued under the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 for tearing down the building illegally.

"If convicted, the landowner could be fined up to RM500,000 (S$192,000), but that is up to the court to decide," he said at the launch of the MBJB Open Day @ Johorfest 2014 yesterday.

Ismail said the state government could not do anything to stop the demolition as it was done in the middle of the night on Wednesday, and "by the time we knew about it, the whole structure had been knocked down".

"We could have issued a court order to stop the demolishing work if it was carried out in the morning.

"Now it is up to the court to decide on the matter," he added.

Earlier at a press conference, state opposition leaders voiced disappointment over what they see as lack of initiative to conserve the mansion.

Skudai assemblyman Dr Boo Cheng Hau said the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 gave MBJB the right to issue a stop-work order for any other development at the site.

"We urge the state government to order all development work at the site to be put on hold, salvage the ruins and reconstruct the mansion as well as to take action against the mayor for failure to stop the demolition," he said.

Dr Boo recalled that the Penang Municipal Council issued a stop-work and rebuild order after a developer demolished a colonial era double-storey bungalow in Pykett Avenue.

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Homeowners who say that the demolition of a school directly south of their New Glasgow property has caused considerable damage to their house are seeking more than $80,000 from the province in compensation.

Bonnie Ann Fraser and Karen Lynn Crowley own a house at 319 George St., near where the former New Glasgow High turned junior high stood at 93 Albert St.

That brick school was torn down last spring and is to replaced by the new Primary-to-Grade 8 New Glasgow Academy, set to open in the fall.

In a letter drafted by Patterson Law on their behalf, Fraser and Crowley asked the provincial Utility and Review Board on Monday to consider their claim for compensation, saying that the demolition of the old school caused their home to tremble and shake.

Besides excessive noise during the demolition, Fraser and Crowley claim that the demolition caused cracks in their foundation, fireplaces, chimneys, walls, ceilings and floorboards.

The pair also claim leaking and moisture in various areas of the home, damaged floors, door frames and windows and exterior siding.

Fraser and Crowley further claim the nearby demolition and construction interfered with their use and enjoyment of their property.

The women claim $64,600.80 as a cost to fix the house, $10,000 for nuisance and inconvenience and $10,000 for their time, for a total of $84,600.80 in damages.

Fraser and Crowley would also like to recover all reasonable legal costs, disbursements and experts fees, along with any other relief under the Expropriation Act that later becomes apparent and is seen as fit and just by the review board.

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