Malaysia legislation
Section 10
Section 10
(2)
Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the landlord—
(a)
from receiving by way of deposit such sum as may be agreed between the landlord and the tenant where the fair rent has been determined by them;
(b)
from receiving in advance rent not exceeding a total of three months' rent, where the fair rent of any controlled premises has, upon application by either of them, been determined by the Tribunal;
(c)
with the permission of the Tribunal, from recovering a reasonable sum in respect of dilapidations on the renewal of a lease; and
(d)
from receiving by way of deposit a reasonable sum in respect of facilities provided on the controlled premises by the landlord at the request of the tenant.
(3)
The deposit referred to in subsection (2) shall be returned to and recoverable by the tenant at the end of the tenancy or where the tenant has made default in payment of rent such deposit may be used to pay the rent due in respect of the controlled premises in question.
(4)
Where under an agreement made since the coming into force of this Act or the written laws repealed by this Act, any premium or other like sum or valuable consideration has been paid, which, or the whole of which, could not lawfully be required under this section, the amount of such premium, sum or consideration, or so much thereof as could not lawfully be required, shall be recoverable by the person by whom it has been paid.
(5)
Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three times the amount of the payment or consideration required or received, or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or both.