Regulating short-term stays in Penang


Stating it clearly: A banner is hung at the entrance stating the ban on short-term homestays at one of the apartments in Gelugor, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Residential property investors hoping to make a killing from the short-term stay business are likely to find it an uphill task with the new regulations in place.

State local government, housing, town and country planning committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said other residents would now need to give their consent to units being used for short-term stays.

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