DNR: How to locate the owner of the abandoned house in Malaysia?

#1. Ask the neighbours

#2. Go to the assessment section to check the owner and address 

*If the house is within the jurisdiction of the municipality, local council or district council

#3. Go to the land office to do a title search on the property, which will reveal the ownership of the title. Then, check for the owner's contact details and contact

*If the house is outside the jurisdiction of the municipality, local council or district council  

Owner is deceased:

#1. Appoint a lawyer to make checks at the central probate registry at the High Courts to verify whether the family members of the deceased have filed for a petition for a grant of probate (where the deceased died leaving a will)

OR

for letters of administration (where the deceased died intestate)

#2. Make enquiries at the Amanah Raya Office for confirmation

#3. Having established the identities of the beneficiaries to the deceased estate, one can approach them and negotiate the offer to purchase