Amend law to prevent rental of low-cost homes to foreigners, says housing exco


Looi Sue-Chern

State local government, housing, and town and country planning exco Jagdeep Singh Deo says owners of low cost housing units are abusing their right to the such units and there's nothing in the law now to stop them. – the Malaysian Insight pic, June 11, 2018.

PENANG is pushing the federal government for an amendment to the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 that will make it illegal to rent low- and low-medium cost homes to foreign workers.

State local government, housing, and town and country planning exco Jagdeep Singh Deo said there was nothing in the law to stop cheap housing meant for Malaysians being rented out to foreigners. 


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