KAJANG: Cupboards, chairs, shoe racks and clothes hangers are among the many items cluttering the corridors of an apartment complex here.
A visit by Harian Metro to the apartment revealed that certain corridors were lined with wooden furniture and various household belongings.
One resident, who requested anonymity, said their neighbour appeared to be using the shared corridor as a display area for furniture he sells.
“As far as I know, my neighbour runs a small wooden furniture business and makes the pieces himself. That’s why there are so many items along the corridor outside his unit.
“I’ve been informed that the Joint Management Body (JMB) is aware of the situation and has already issued a warning notice,” the resident said.
A similar situation was observed at a flat in Petaling Jaya, where corridors were turned into storage spaces filled with personal items, further narrowing already cramped passageways.
Siti, a resident in her 30s, said that placing personal belongings in the corridors had become a common practice among some residents.
“People put chairs, shoe racks, containers, boxes, clothes hangers – all sorts of things. It’s become so widespread that it’s now seen as normal.
“But it makes the corridors very congested and difficult to walk through, especially since these items shouldn’t be there in the first place,” she said.
This issue comes to light amid an ongoing police investigation into the tragic death of a young boy who reportedly fell after climbing onto a sofa placed in the open corridor of a public housing apartment in Precinct 9, Putrajaya, last Saturday.
Putrajaya district police chief Assistant Commissioner Aidi Sham Mohamed said the cause of the incident is still under investigation.
Previously, a viral social media post claimed that the two-year-old victim had climbed onto the sofa in the corridor area before falling.
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