Rent is an annual payment owed to the State Authority for alienated land. Rent is due on January 1st each year and becomes overdue on June 1st if not paid. If rent is not paid, the State Authority can issue a notice demanding payment within 3 months or the land may be forfeited. The amount of rent owed is determined by the state land rules based on factors like land classification and use. Rent can be paid by the proprietor or other parties, and may be revised by the State Authority through increasing or decreasing the rate.

1. RENT
(SEC. 93 – 102)

2. WHAT IS RENT ?
 SEC. 5 – includes any annual sum payable
to , any annual payment due to the SA
including any arrears of rent
 Payment of rent revenue is a condition of
alienation, which includes rent (sec. 81(1)(a).
When the SA approves any alienation, it will
also have to determine the amount rent
payable by the proprietor (sec. 79(2)(d)
 Rent is to be paid by the proprietor every
year.

3. WHAT IF RENT NOT PAID?
 Sec. 93
 The rent payable in respect of any alienated
land shall be a debt due to SA if not paid.
 It shall be recoverable by sec. 16(1)(d)

4. WHEN IS RENT DUE AND WHEN WILL IT
BECOMES IN ARREAR?
 Sec. 94
(1) Rent shall be payable and becomes due from
the beginning of the calendar year which the
land is alienated.
if the land is alienated after the end of
september in that year, the rent shall be
payable from the beginning of the calendar
year next following.
(2) Rent shall fall due in full on the 1st day of that
year. If not paid, the rent will be in arrear on the
1st day of June that year.

5. WHERE RENT IS PAYABLE?
 At the office of the LA or at such other place
which the Land Authority may deem fit

6. HOW TO COMPUTE RENTS?
 Sec. 96
 The rate of rent payable is provided for by
each state in its land Rules. Differential rates
apply to matters such:
(i) Classification of land (town/village/country
land)
(ii) Different categories of land use
(iii) Different type of agricultural

7. WHAT IF PROPRIETOR FAILS TO PAY WITHIN
TIME?
Sec. 97
(1) If any rent payable is in arrear, the LA may serve the
proprietor a notice of demand in Form 6A.
(2) A note of the service of any such notice shall be
endorsed by the Land Administrator on the
RDT(Form 6A entitling the SA to forfeit the land if the
notice is not complied with within 3 months. The
amount set out in the notice includes the current
years rent, previous arrears and any specified fees)
(3) Case: PowHing & Anor v. Register of title, Malacca.

8. CAN ANY OTHER PARTY PAY RENT ON BEHALF
OF THE PROPRIETOR?
 Sec. 98
 Case : UMBC v. Pemungut Hasil Tanah, kota
tinggi

9. WHAT IF RENT DUE IS PAID AFTER F6A SERVED?
 Sec. 99
 Case: UMBC v. Pemungut Hasil Tanah, Kota
Tinggi

10. WHAT HAPPEN IF RENT IS NOT PAID AFTER F6A
IS SERVED?
 Sec. 100

11. CAN RENT BE REVISED (INCREASED OR
REDUCED)
 Sec. 101