Landlords liable for deposits and electricity supplies
Landlords could avoid liability by taking deposits from their tenants to cover any outstanding electricity bills. Minister of Utility and Telecommunication, Datuk Seri Julaihi Narawi, responded to Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Padungan), who raised concerns about the new section 27(3) of the Ordinance. The section states that an electricity supplier, like SESCO, is not obligated to […]
Landlords must be mindful of tenants’ activities
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) advises all landlords to be mindful of tenants’ activities as they may be implicated if illegal activities such as power theft are found at the rented premises. In a press release issued by SEB yesterday, this year thus far, Sarawak recorded a total of 52 electricity theft cases involving cryptocurrency […]
Man threatens, beats up landlord
MIRI: A tenant who refused to pay his monthly rental not only threatened his landlord with a machete, but he also beat him up in an incident that occurred on Friday night at Sealine 2 Lutong. In the 7.30pm incident, the 57-year-old owner of the house sustained injuries on his right cheek and elbow after […]
