CPD Seminar | Residential Tenancy Act: Issues & Challenges

Workshop Overview :

In Malaysia, there is currently no explicit legislation that provides a legal framework for regulating the relationship between landlords and tenants, whether of residential, commercial, or industrial properties. The legal obligations and rights of the landlord and tenant are spelled out in a tenancy agreement entered into between the two parties, which is normally written but sometimes oral. In the event of a disagreement, common law, case law, contract law, and appropriate legislation controlling distress and the eviction procedure are used.

Specific acts governing the legal relationship between landlords and tenants exist in other countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada and provides some level of protection to both landlords and tenants, and the Malaysian government has determined that similar legislation is required. The roadmap for the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA), which would provide the legislative framework to govern interactions between property owners and their tenants, was established during the tenure of the former Housing Minister.

However, many parties have raised several contentions to the proposed Residential Tenancy Act (RTA). One of our major issues is the appointment of a Comptroller of Residential Tenancies, who will be authorized to manage security deposits on behalf of a neutral body. This webinar is intended to provide address potential concerns and challenges with Malaysia’s proposed Residential Tenancy Act (RTA).

Learning Outcomes :

  1. Participants will have a greater awareness and appreciation of the various types of potential issues and challenges of the Residential Tenancy Act.
  2. Participants will realize that some of the main concerns highlighted are that the RTA should only be applicable in specific circumstances.

Seminar Details :

Title: Residential Tenancy Act: Issues and Challenges

Date: 18 March 2023 (Saturday)

Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Delivery Platform: Online via Zoom

CPD Points: Applied 3 CPD Points with BOVAEP

Speaker: Mr. Patrick S. Sebastian (Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya)

Seminar Fees :

Normal Fee: RM300 per person
Early Bird Fee: RM250 per person (payment by 3rd March 2023)
Group Fee: RM250 per person (minimum 3 persons)

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