Penang to ban use of private condos as homestays

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GEORGE TOWN – Penang is looking to impose a ban on short-term rentals of private condominiums and high-rise apartments in a bid to bolster the state’s hotel industry battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, a state executive councillor said today.

Local government and housing exco Jagdeep Singh Deo said the local authorities are in the midst of finalising new guidelines on the matter, which will specifically prohibit short-term rentals at private high-rise residences.

“We do not want a situation where it will disturb the well-being of other residents. People do not want their house to become a hotel. That’s the simple reasoning behind the guideline,” he said after handing out aid to Penang Island City Council staff in conjunction with the coming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration.

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