Landlord Legal Guides
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- Can I Post a Tenant's IC or Passport Online? Malaysia [2026 Legal Guide]
Posting a tenant's IC or passport online breaches PDPA 2010 and risks defamation — 2026 Malaysia legal guide covers CRA, court route and what to do instead.
- How to Verify You're Buying Real Ownership in Johor Bahru
Before you sign in Johor Bahru: how to check the developer, the project status, and whether the deal transfers a strata title or only a long lease.
- Does Leasehold Always Need State Consent to Rent or Sell? (Freehold Can Too)
'Leasehold needs consent, freehold doesn't' is wrong in Malaysia. The real trigger is a restriction endorsed on your title — some freeholds have one too. Check yours.
- Renting Out an Inherited Property Before Probate in Malaysia: What Heirs Can Actually Do
Inherited a Malaysian rental unit? What an executor can do pre-grant, why heirs collecting rent risk intermeddling, the small-estates route, and a safe interim plan.
- Do You Need Act 446 Certification to Rent to Foreign Workers?
Renting directly to a foreign worker in Malaysia? Learn when Act 446 certification applies, when it does not, and how to handle a sudden repatriation exit.
- Will the RTA Force Landlords to Escrow Deposits? What's Proposed
Malaysia's proposed RTA may require landlords to escrow deposits instead of holding them. It's not law yet — here's what's proposed, current practice, and how to prepare.
- Is Airbnb Legal in Malaysia? Short-Term Rental Rules (2026)
Airbnb is legal in Malaysia (2026), but the 2020 Innab Salil ruling lets strata by-laws ban short-term lets. The 3-layer check before you list.
- Malaysia Rental Act 2026: what landlords need to know
Malaysia's Rental Act 2025 is not yet law. The lawful recovery path: SRA 1950 s.7(2), Small Claims up to RM5,000, and a 6-point demand-letter checklist.