Overview

Recently, the legal spotlight has fallen on the Meikarta project, which is being developed by PT. Mahkota Sentosa Utama (“PT MSU”), a subsidiary of PT Lippo Cikarang Tbk. This ongoing case has been hitting new peaks of controversy of late as PT MSU filed a lawsuit against 18 of its consumers demanding a total of Rp. 56 billion in compensation. The 18 consumers stand accused of defamation after they held a demonstration in order to demand their rights as consumers. Against this backdrop, Indonesia’s general public has gradually become aware that the buyers of apartment units within the new Meikarta complex have been growing increasingly uneasy as a result of the overdue handover of their units.[1]