BOVAEP Property Manager TPC case studies
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The BOVAEP Property Manager TPC (Test of Professional Competence) is the professional competence assessment for property management practitioners in Malaysia, administered under the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVAEP). It is aimed at candidates who have completed the required academic stage and practical experience and are now demonstrating that they can apply property management knowledge to real buildings, real tenancies and real clients. The BOVAEP Property Manager TPC case studies are 5 cases and about 3,933 words.
1Rent Withholding and Threatened Lockout After Water Ingress in a Strata Shop Lot
A three-year tenancy of a ground-floor retail lot in a 12-year-old commercial strata building commenced on 1 March 2024 at RM9,500 per month, with a three-month security deposit and a clause stating 'no deduction from rent for any cause whatsoever.' From June, heavy rain caused water to enter through the ceiling slab, damaging RM28,000 of the tenant's stock. The unit above is owned by a different parcel owner and the leak originates from its deteriorated bathroom waterproofing.
866 words, about 4 min2Service Charge Deficit, Aged Arrears and an Unfunded Lift Refurbishment
You manage a 320-unit condominium completed in 2011. The JMB's 2025 budget projects expenditure of RM2.46 million against service charge income of RM2.05 million at the current rate of RM0.26 per sq ft per month.
784 words, about 4 min3Post-DLP Facade Leakage: Contractor, Tenant Alteration or Latent Defect?
A 24-month defects liability period on a newly completed eight-storey office building expired on 31 May 2025. In July, tenants on levels 6 and 7 reported water staining on ceiling tiles and corrosion on sprinkler hangers after every heavy storm.
777 words, about 4 min4Fire Safety Impairment and Owner Refusal to Fund Repairs in an Older Shopping Complex
A 1988 four-storey shopping complex with 210 lots has a Fire Certificate that expires in 45 days. During a Friday night inspection you find: 9 of 14 rear escape staircases obstructed by tenant stock and cardboard; the main sprinkler control valve closed since a leak three weeks ago, padlocked with no tag; 11 faults on the fire alarm panel ignored; the food court grease trap overflowing into the open drain; and a contractor using a gondola with no permit-to-work.
735 words, about 4 min5Chairman's Interested Lift Contract, a Secret Commission and a Request to Backdate Minutes
You are the managing agent for a 180-unit condominium. The JMB chairman, who is also a director of a lift maintenance company, pushes the committee to award a RM780,000 three-year lift contract to that company without tender.
771 words, about 4 min