To legitimize a lease, it is important to note that both landlords and tenants must sign it. Then, LHDN`s lease must be stamped to be legal in court. A stamp tax, a form of tax put by the government on legal documents, must be paid to enter into a lease before a lease can take place. Stamp duty for a rental agreement must be paid by the tenant, while the copy must be paid by the lessor. The stamp duty of a rental agreement in Malaysia is calculated as follows: the use of a rental agreement is an offence if its stamp duty has not been collected. Authorities (and the landlord) can take action against tenants who don`t pay on time or completely ignore the payment….