Effectiveness of public housing depends on clear rules and strict enforcement

REFERRING to the report “Penang cracks down on ineligible PPR tenants” (The Star, April 7), the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) supports the Penang state government’s decision to evict ineligible tenants from public housing where there is clear evidence of violations or abuse of the terms and conditions under the People’s Housing Programme (PPR).

It must be clearly understood that PPR tenancies are contractual and temporary in nature, typically granted for a period of two to three years, and extended subject to continued eligibility and only on a case-by-case basis.