Tenant Failed To Pay Rent, How Can I Force Them Out Of The Property

My tenant has failed to pay rent for several months, he / she kept on giving all sort of excuses, what should I do to force them out of the property? First, do not break into your own property even if your tenant fails to pay the rent. Any move by a landlord to break into the property, even when the tenant failed to pay the rent, was against the law.

Chong said any move by a landlord to break into the property, even when the tenant failed to pay the rent, was against the law. He said many landlords had been brought to court by tenants for breaking into their properties and were sued for the loss of their tenants’ assets including cash. “This could be a trap laid by tenants who are looking for easy cash. They could be conmen,” Chong told a press conference at his office in Wisma MCA here yesterday. – TheStar

According to theStar, Lawyer Leong Pak Yiew, who is a member of the department, advised landlords facing this problem to file for a distress order at a court. Method number 2 involves making a police report on suspicious activities or foul smell coming out from the house, let the police do the break in, when the police entered the property, change the lock. Then again, the tenant could break into his/her own ‘property’ and change the lock again. Cat and Mouse!