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Illegal Customary Practice of Landlord reclaiming premise from Tenant

Intro: To begin this article, allow us briefly explain what we mean by 'landlord' and 'tenant' in this context of today's discussion. For those who are not familiar with the term, landlord is the owner land or premise be it dwelling house, shop lot or factory etc, either having registered interest or beneficial interest. And the tenant means a person, company or organization renting the premise, either on contractual basis or 'monthly basis'. In any part in this world renting premises is a common practice. The relationship between the landlord and tenant however may differ. In Malaysia, unless for expensive rental rate or business premises, most rental practice do not have any kind of written contract binding upon landlord and tenant. Though, written contract of tenancy is highly encouraged, any tenancy with no written agreement is also valid and enforceable by law (Evidence Act- the tenant is estopped from denying the ownership/right of landlord). Such tena