GEORGE TOWN: The courts have decided that homestay guests are not tenants, says Penang executive councillor Jagdeep Singh Deo (pic).
Jagdeep told the state assembly here that two weeks ago, the Federal Court ruled in a judgment that terms like “host” and “guests” in the agreement used by homestay providers clearly showed that they intended to use residential places to conduct the business of providing accommodation.
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