Normally this is what I'm going to do:

1) Forward the TNB's invoice to the tenant as the soft reminder.

2) Unpaid second month, forward subsequent month invoice with reminder + formal letter from owner notifying breach of TA condition for not paying the utilities billing. This is the beginning step to build up the case against the tenant.

3) I'll forward an of TNB message notifying that there will be electricity cut by what date. Any disconnection & reconnection fees to be by borne by tenant - they will usually freak out on this. Usually after this message is out, within 1 or 2 days, the bill will be cleared. *

* you pandai-pandai la buat TNB mesaj if you don't have that standard reply from TNB.

I don't see any extreme move by doing it. If the TNB's power cutting notification SMS is genuine one, as the landlord, your are in the opinion that the owner should just keep quiet & let the TNB to proceed to cut the power & let the tenant suffer the damages on the spoiled goods in their refrigerator? I'm more inclined to inform.

If the tenant are repeating same behavior after that even though landlord didn't receive the TNB notification, I'll extend the fabricated TNB's message ( change the AC number , date, address , etc) to discipline their utility payment behavior. The fabricated SMS didn't inflict ay cost or damages but gives the desire outcome.

This post has been edited by nihility: Feb 18 2022, 01:58 PM

Only need to do for the TNB one. So far it is working fine by borrowing knife (TNB) to discipline the previous tenants.

The rental part, if they don't pay within the time frame, they will get letter from me. After I served 3 notices on the breach of the TA condition, I'll ask them to vacate my unit. So far haven't go until that extend. Normally after 1 formal notice, they will start to behave.

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This post has been edited by nihility: Feb 18 2022, 03:50 PM

Luckily I haven't meet one & hopefully do not have to meet any of this kind. I still got tricks in my sleeve if the letter is not working, hopefully there is no need to go until that extend.

For the TNB meter inside the porch, spend some money to relocate the meter to the position outside of the porch. All the new developments, the TNB's requirement is to have the meter located outside the porch to prevent this issue.