State senior executive councillor in charge of housing Rais Yasin said the Melaka Housing Board took action against these tenants after monitoring the use of the units at Krubong PPR, which had been accorded the Rent-to-Own (RTO) status in August 2022.

“The PPR units are a facility provided by the government and tenants should return them if they do not want to stay there. Many other people need these houses.

“That is why we decided to take back these units and identify others who are eligible to be given these houses,” he told reporters after visiting the Krubong PPR recently.

He said the government was subsidising these units, which were sold at RM35,000 each under the RTO scheme and that tenants had to only pay RM275 a month inclusive of maintenance fees over a 20-year period.

“For those who sublet to others after getting these units, it shows that they do not need these houses anymore,” he said.