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26-02-14, 16:50
http://business.asiaone.com/news/home-sweat-home
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SINGAPORE - He was shocked when he saw the state of his Jurong West four-room flat earlier this month.
What used to be home for his family of five became a "dormitory" for at least 20 Chinese nationals after he rented out the Housing Board flat to six subtenants about seven months ago, he said.
The businessman in his 30s, who wanted to be known only as Mr Ahmad, told The New Paper: "When I looked inside (the flat), I saw 40 to 50 pairs of shoes. I went in and saw at least three bunk beds in each bedroom.
"The storeroom had been converted into a bedroom and there was even a wooden partition separating the dining area from the living room to create another bedroom," he said.
Even his own bedroom was not spared, with his $5,000 mattress shoved behind the bedroom door to make way for the bunk beds.
He said: "My wife was very emotional when she found out (about what happened to our flat)." Mr Ahmad and his family, who had been in Penang, Malaysia, to look for business opportunities since last July, returned to Singapore to settle housekeeping issues with his subtenants.
Under HDB guidelines, a maximum of nine subtenants are allowed in a four-room flat.
Mr Ahmad had applied successfully to the HDB to rent his flat to six subtenants before leaving Singapore.
He said that he did not know much about them, except that they were work-permit holders from China.
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SINGAPORE - He was shocked when he saw the state of his Jurong West four-room flat earlier this month.
What used to be home for his family of five became a "dormitory" for at least 20 Chinese nationals after he rented out the Housing Board flat to six subtenants about seven months ago, he said.
The businessman in his 30s, who wanted to be known only as Mr Ahmad, told The New Paper: "When I looked inside (the flat), I saw 40 to 50 pairs of shoes. I went in and saw at least three bunk beds in each bedroom.
"The storeroom had been converted into a bedroom and there was even a wooden partition separating the dining area from the living room to create another bedroom," he said.
Even his own bedroom was not spared, with his $5,000 mattress shoved behind the bedroom door to make way for the bunk beds.
He said: "My wife was very emotional when she found out (about what happened to our flat)." Mr Ahmad and his family, who had been in Penang, Malaysia, to look for business opportunities since last July, returned to Singapore to settle housekeeping issues with his subtenants.
Under HDB guidelines, a maximum of nine subtenants are allowed in a four-room flat.
Mr Ahmad had applied successfully to the HDB to rent his flat to six subtenants before leaving Singapore.
He said that he did not know much about them, except that they were work-permit holders from China.
- See more at: http://business.asiaone.com/news/home-sweat-home#sthash.F5x4hVzk.dpuf