HDB stepping up action against illegal subletting
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Apr 12, 2011 - Straits Times
By Ashutosh Ravikrishnan
THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) stepped up its enforcement against unauthorised subletting of flats in 2010. This comes after 7,000 flat inspections conducted in 2010 (an increase from the 3,000 done in 2009).
Of the 7,000 flats inspected, 95 flat owners had action taken against them by the HDB in relation to unauthorised subletting. The actions taken include compulsory acquisition of the flats and imposing of financial penalties.
Of the 95 flat owners owners caught by the HDB, 39 had their flats acquired.
The public's feedback played a greater role in the HDB's inspections, with public feedback leading to 1,800 inspections (of the total of 7,000). This is almost double the number received in 2009.
Under current HDB rules, flat owners who wish to sublet their entire flats must meet the Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) and obtain the HDB's approval before doing so.
HDB will continue to step up inspections and is welcoming public feedback on suspected unauthorised subletting, which it promises to keep strictly confidential. The public can report such suspected cases by calling the dedicated hotline 1800-555-6370.
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appease the voters?
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
appease the voters?
in wat way?
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Originally posted by Ä«Õß:¸ïÀë:
in wat way?
many PRs rent out to their species illegally.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
many PRs rent out to their species illegally.
eh..... that should then pissed the PRs off is it not?
sorry, i don really understand how gahment appease them if he catch ppl doing that
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Originally posted by Ä«Õß:¸ïÀë:
eh..... that should then pissed the PRs off is it not?
sorry, i don really understand how gahment appease them if he catch ppl doing that
show singaporeans they care mah.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
show singaporeans they care mah.
i tink i got wat you mean:
gahment trying to appease $inkapore lang bcos they catch PRs rent out house illegally, tio bo?
i tink gahment just wanna make a quick buck out of this, as they NEED TO REPLENISH THE MONEY DUE TO OUR ANG POW.....
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Originally posted by Ä«Õß:¸ïÀë:
i tink i got wat you mean:
gahment trying to appease $inkapore lang bcos they catch PRs rent out house illegally, tio bo?
i tink gahment just wanna make a quick buck out of this, as they NEED TO REPLENISH THE MONEY DUE TO OUR ANG POW.....
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HDB acquires 39 flats from owners for infringing subletting rules
By Mustafa Shafawi | Posted: 12 April 2011 1204 hrsSINGAPORE: The HDB compulsorily acquired 39 flats from their owners last year as they had blatantly infringed the subletting rules.
One of the flats acquired was at Pinnacle@Duxton. The owner had sublet the entire flat without HDB's approval in the guise of subletting of rooms, shortly after the flat purchase in January last year.
During its night inspections in May and June 2010, HDB found that the owner was not staying at the flat. HDB's investigations revealed that the owner did not have any intention to stay in the flat and had bought it purely for monetary gains.
In another 56 cases, HDB warned or fined the owners.
HDB said it stepped up its enforcement against unauthorised subletting last year. It carried out 7,000 flat inspections, up from 3,000 inspections in 2009.
About 1,800 inspections were the result of public feedback. This is almost double the number of public feedback received in 2009.
HDB said it takes a very serious view of any unauthorised subletting and will take stern actions against owners, including compulsory acquisition, even if it is the owner's first infringement.
This is especially for cases where the flat owners had bought the flat purely for monetary gains, with no intention of occupying it.
There have also been cases where flat owners try to circumvent HDB's rules by locking up one room and subletting the rest of the flat without physically staying in it. It said such cases will be treated as unauthorised subletting of the entire flat.
Flat owners who wish to sublet their entire flats must meet the Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) and obtain HDB's approval before they can do so.
-CNA