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[Single mum risks losing condo over RM14,000 debt] A single mother of two is in a quandary as she owes the management committee of her condominium RM14,017.20 in outstanding maintenance and sinking fund fees, and interest. She faces the prospect of having her unit, which she bought for more than RM400,000 three years ago, being auctioned off. Lisa Nadia Tan Thuan Li, 35, a factory manager, said she could not afford to pay the amount in a lump sum as she has two young children aged four and seven as well as an aged father to support. “I had issued them 17 postdated cheques for the fees but these were returned to me,” she she told a press conference at Batu Uban assemblyman S. Raveentharan’s service centre on Tuesday night. She said the quarterly fees were RM734 for the condominium in Gelugor here. Tan said she had been unable to pay the maintenance charges since Jan 1, 2009. On Oct 25, the condominium security barred Tan’s car from entering the parking lot due to the outstanding amount. She responded by parking at one of the condominium’s entrances. Both sides lodged police reports regarding this incident. Tan claimed that a large group of people including 10 policemen came to her condominium unit last Sunday at 8.30am. “The management committee took inventory and photographs up to noon while the police remained outside,” she said. When contacted for comments, the management committee said: “Please get the comments from our lawyer.” The lawyer, who declined to be named, said Tan now had 14 days to pay up failing which the condominium unit could be sold through public auction. - By The Star Source:- apartment-penang/2010/12/single-mum-risks-losing-condo-over.html