The Need to Define 'Abandoned Housing Project' in Peninsular Malaysia: An Analysis

Although there are administrative definitions of 'abandoned housing project' in Peninsular Malaysia issued by the Division of Supervision and Enforcement, Ministry of Housing and Local Government (MHLG), the definitions given, seems, have not been satisfactory. Further there is no statutory nor legal definition over the same resulting in certain confusion and uncertainty on the true meaning of 'abandoned housing project' occurring in Peninsular Malaysia. This article discusses the definitions and analyzes their perimeters and possible meanings towards achieving a better definition either legal, statutory or administrative definition of 'abandoned housing project