About 70 flats have been reacquired by the Housing Board (HDB) after it uncovered serious lease infringements committed by the flat owners in the last few years. They were among 800 cases that HDB took action against from 2019 to 2023 for infractions such as unauthorised...
In about half of 800 cases, the flat owners were issued written warnings, while about 330 were fined up to $50,000.About 70 flats have been reacquired by the Housing Board after it uncovered serious lease infringements committed by the flat owners in the last few years.
A media report by CNA in June found that condominium units and HDB flats were being offered for short-term rental on the Airbnb platform, with some claiming to be authorised serviced apartments.The Straits Times understands that the number of cases involving HDB lease infringements for each year from 2019 to 2023 has been consistent.
In another case, an owner of a three-room flat had sought HDB’s permission to rent out one of the bedrooms, but went on to rent out the whole unit instead. In December 2020, the man, whom HDB identified as Mr S., went on to purchase a private residential property with his father. The purchase was made in trust for Mr S’s son, a minor, as the beneficiary.
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