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 [...]