Kamarudin, Abdul Rani and Abas, Afridah and Mohamed, Duryana (2020) Landlord’s liablity to the power provider for loss of revenue through tampering of electricity meter by the tenant. Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics (MJBE), Special Issue 2019 (2 (December)). pp. 91-97. ISSN 2289-6856 E-ISSN 2289-8018
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Abstract
Occasionally, if not often than not, the Landlord will by hook or by crook discover that his tenant is guilty of meter tampering to evade paying the prescribed rate amount of his electricity usage to the power provider (licensee). Though meter tampering is an offence, as far as the tenancy agreement is concerned, the tenant may have breached the condition, of if not the warranty of his tenancy agreement with the landlord which may prompt the landlord to terminate the tenancy with the tenant. The question remains whether the Landlord is liable to the licensee for the unaccounted amount of bill which has been evaded due to the tampering of the electricity meter by the tenant. This article intends to address this issue through analysis of relevant statutory laws and recently decided cases.
| Item Type: | Article (Journal) |
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| Additional Information: | 1590/81988 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cause of action, third party proceeding & estoppel, meter tampering |
| Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) K Law > K720 Property Law |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws > Department of Civil Law Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws > Department of Legal Practice |
| Depositing User: | Dr Duryana Mohamed |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Aug 2020 10:33 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2021 08:21 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/81988 |
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