His body, just skin and bones, was found by neighbours in July. A man in Malaysia allegedly starved to death in a condominium unit after his landlord locked the doors, Sin Chew Daily News reported on Friday (Aug 11). The deceased's family has hired Han & Partner's Phang Soon Mun and Darren Ee to engage in legal proceedings against the...
A man in Malaysia allegedly starved to death in a condominium unit after his landlord locked the doors, Sin Chew Daily News reported on Friday .
The deceased's family has hired Han & Partner's Phang Soon Mun and Darren Ee to engage in legal proceedings against the landlord.did not pay rent for three monthsThe deceased, who was a private hire driver in his 40s, couldn't seek help from others because he had no money to pay for mobile phone service.Even if tenants couldn't pay rent, landlords should refrain from locking apartment doors as such an act could potentially be dangerous and lead to death, the lawyer said.
"If the tenant defaults on rent, the landlord can obtain a court order through the court, or deal with it through small claims court," he explained further. "The tenant should not be locked out." "We have just taken up this case and will file it in court as soon as possible to seek justice for the deceased," he added.
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