[QUOTE=singapore lang;43241525]HDB checks on landlords
Home owners who flout sub-letting rule could be fined and even lose flats
By Joan Chew & Lester Kok
The Housing Board will conduct routine inspections and seek feedback from residents and tenants to enforce a new rule on sub-letting. --ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
THE Housing Board will conduct routine inspections and seek feedback from residents and tenants to enforce a new rule on sub-letting.
It yesterday reminded owners that those who do not comply with the rule face a $3,000 fine.
Those who repeatedly fail to comply could also have their flats seized by the board.
Responding to queries from The Straits Times, an HDB spokesman said those who sub-let their flats without registering with the board will be guilty of 'unauthorised use of the flat'.
The HDB announced on Tuesday that owners of flats will have to register with the board within seven days of renting out a room.
The new ruling also requires home owners to provide a whole host of information, including details of their sub-tenant, the conditions of the sub-letting agreement, and even his job.
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Home owners who flout sub-letting rule could be fined and even lose flats
By Joan Chew & Lester Kok
The Housing Board will conduct routine inspections and seek feedback from residents and tenants to enforce a new rule on sub-letting. --ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
THE Housing Board will conduct routine inspections and seek feedback from residents and tenants to enforce a new rule on sub-letting.
It yesterday reminded owners that those who do not comply with the rule face a $3,000 fine.
Those who repeatedly fail to comply could also have their flats seized by the board.
Responding to queries from The Straits Times, an HDB spokesman said those who sub-let their flats without registering with the board will be guilty of 'unauthorised use of the flat'.
The HDB announced on Tuesday that owners of flats will have to register with the board within seven days of renting out a room.
The new ruling also requires home owners to provide a whole host of information, including details of their sub-tenant, the conditions of the sub-letting agreement, and even his job.
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