The Malaysian Bar has raised concerns over the proposed urban renewal law, warning that the proposed consent thresholds for redevelopment projects are too low and risk undermining the rights of minority homeowners.

The Urban Renewal Bill, tabled in the Dewan Rakyat last week, sets consent levels at 80 percent for buildings under 30 years old, 75 percent for those older than 30 years, and just 51 percent for buildings deemed unsafe or abandoned.

The bar cautioned that these figures...