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This imposed a ceiling on how much could be demanded in payment of a quit rent. Where the sanctions for non-compliance are limited in this way, a quit rent is a rent in form and name, and not a tax; where they are not so limited, a quit rent is a rent only in form and name, being rather a tax.
Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Halim Shah II, the Rajah of Quedah had fled the Rajah of Ligor (modern Nakhon Si Thammarat) to claim right of asylum at Prince of Wales's Island (modern Penang.) British claim to the island was based upon payment of a quit-rent accordant with European feudal law, which Crawfurd feared the Siamese would challenge.
[3] [4] Jeyaretnam questioned how Shanmugam and Balakrishnan could "afford to pay the market rent for ... two of Singapore's most prime residential properties in Ridout Road." [ 3 ] Located just outside Holland Road of the affluent Bukit Timah area, [ 5 ] Ridout Road is a part of Ridout Park, one of some 39 Urban Redevelopment Authority ...
Property owners with rental income may make claims on the total amount of their rental expenses. Alternatively, they may claim deemed rental expenses calculated based on 15% of the gross rent. In addition to the 15% deemed rental expenses, property owners may claim mortgage interest on the loan taken to purchase the tenanted property. [6]
'This problem is not going away': An entire Florida homeowners association board just quit after $60K special assessment dispute — here's why. Serah Louis. July 8, 2024 at 3:08 AM
The earliest predecessor of the Supreme Court was the Court of Judicature of Prince of Wales' Island (now Penang), Singapore and Malacca, which was established by the Second Charter of Justice, issued by the Crown as letters patent dated 27 November 1826. [2]
The Transfer of the Straits Settlements was the official handover of the colonies of Penang, Singapore, and Malacca from the British India Office over to the British Colonial Office on 1 April 1867. This transfer was initiated with the passing of the Straits Settlements Act 1866 ( 29 & 30 Vict. c. 115), thus assigning the Straits Settlements ...
Komtar houses the Office of the Chief Minister of Penang, as well as agencies of the Penang state government and the Penang Island City Council.. The city centre of George Town encompasses 19 km 2 (7.3 sq mi) of the northeastern plains of Penang Island, forming the basin of the Pinang River, the main river system on the island.