{
  "id": 16334923,
  "title": "Renting houses to undocumented migrants can lead to crime, owners warned",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/renting-houses-to-undocumented-migrants-can-lead-to-crime-owners-16334923",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T13:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/24/renting-houses-to-undocumented-migrants-can-lead-to-crime-owners-warned"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Titiwangsa MP Johari Ghani has cautioned that renting houses indiscriminately to undocumented migrants can lead to crime, including fights and gangsterism. He cited an experience from Kampung Pandan, where a village faced similar issues, disrupting public order. Johari explained that in some cases, houses were occupied by large groups of undocumented migrants, leading to crime and gangsterism. He stated this was due to homeowners who no longer lived in the area, renting out their properties to unknown foreigners. Johari is working with the Wangsa Maju police chief to address the issue, urging homeowners to be more careful when selecting tenants. He emphasized that through cooperation with the police, many of these problems can be resolved and that homeowners should avoid renting to unknown foreigners. Johari stressed that effective crime prevention requires residents and community leaders to cooperate closely with the police in providing information. He urged residents not to confront criminals, as this could put their safety at risk. Johari also emphasized the importance of knowing one's neighbours, suggesting that residents should try to get to know all their neighbours and check on them if they haven't been seen for several days.",
  "summary": "Titiwangsa MP Johari Ghani says he is working with the police to tackle the issue.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}