Imagine ending a long workday by climbing onto a rooftop and stepping into a room built from makeshift walls, in a space never meant to be lived in. Designed for water tanks, mechanical equipment and maintenance access, rooftops are among the last places anyone would expect to find homes.
Yet authorities recently uncovered 27 illegally constructed rental rooms atop three buildings along Jalan Tun HS Lee in Kuala Lumpur (KL), with makeshift partitions, cramped living spaces and rents reportedly starting from RM200 a month.
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