Step up checks for illegal tenants

[Kelonguni]

Step up checks for illegal tenants
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I MOVED into a condominium in Hougang Avenue 7 two years ago with my family. Things were peaceful until my immediate neighbour, a permanent resident from Indonesia, moved in a few months later and started renting out his unit ("Medical tourists flouting short-term rental rule" by Ms Beatrice Tang; last Saturday).

The tenants stay for only a few days, treating the private estate like a hotel.

I wrote several e-mail messages to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and was told the authority was looking into the matter, but nothing has been done about it.

In fact, the situation is getting worse, with many tenants renting single rooms instead of the whole unit. Most of them got the rooms through online portals such as Airbnb and Roomorama.

Why are so many short-term tenants allowed in the first place? How many such cases must residents tolerate before the URA will take action?

I urge the URA to step up checks on my condominium. It needs to work with law enforcers and the condo's security to put a stop to this practice immediately.

Stephen Lim Poh Chye

[xebay11]

Step up checks for illegal tenants
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I MOVED into a condominium in Hougang Avenue 7 two years ago with my family.
Stephen Lim Poh Chye

Less chances of this happening if he had bought a more elite condo in a more upmarket location.

These days all neighbourhood condos are filled with Pinoys and Indians and the facilities are full of them on the weekends.

[teddybear]

Precisely. Those "ills" are what I have heard, and more!

Less chances of this happening if he had bought a more elite condo in a more upmarket location.

These days all neighbourhood condos are filled with Pinoys and Indians and the facilities are full of them on the weekends.

[Kelonguni]

Less chances of this happening if he had bought a more elite condo in a more upmarket location.

These days all neighbourhood condos are filled with Pinoys and Indians and the facilities are full of them on the weekends.

Is there a possibility of more intensive packing?

Why I ask is because I read that BT Timah and some other more central areas have the highest listings in Roomorama and Airbnb. But I might be wrong.

[walkthetiger]

Step up checks for illegal tenants
PUBLISHED IN ST FORUM ON MAY 28, 2014 12:25 AM  5 4 0 0
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I MOVED into a condominium in Hougang Avenue 7 two years ago with my family. Things were peaceful until my immediate neighbour, a permanent resident from Indonesia, moved in a few months later and started renting out his unit ("Medical tourists flouting short-term rental rule" by Ms Beatrice Tang; last Saturday).

The tenants stay for only a few days, treating the private estate like a hotel.

I wrote several e-mail messages to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and was told the authority was looking into the matter, but nothing has been done about it.

In fact, the situation is getting worse, with many tenants renting single rooms instead of the whole unit. Most of them got the rooms through online portals such as Airbnb and Roomorama.

Why are so many short-term tenants allowed in the first place? How many such cases must residents tolerate before the URA will take action?

I urge the URA to step up checks on my condominium. It needs to work with law enforcers and the condo's security to put a stop to this practice immediately.

Stephen Lim Poh Chye

..... must be looking for some solutions that wouldn't cause inconveniences to all residents, yet practical and effective ....u got to give them sufficient time to consider all areas....can't expect them to knock on all doors to check....common sense.....but it is good to keep asking them, it will surely help to speed things up a little bit....

[Arcachon]

I don't believe he did the complain.

If he did then something is very wrong with URA, MND, maybe it time to post in COW Facebook.

[walkthetiger]

I don't believe he did the complain.

If he did then something is very wrong with URA, MND, maybe it time to post in COW Facebook.

Do the right thing properly, to help u and them. Don't get yourself in some situations where u may regret later on...be sensible..

[eng81157]

Do the right thing properly, to help u and them. Don't get yourself in some situations where u may regret later on...be sensible..

do the right thing, amen! give that man a tiger!

[wt_know]

regulation is regulation, law is law
can't say someone cannot afford a D10 luxury condo and settle with a mass market condo has to live with the possibility that your neighbour unit is like a hotel

the owner of the unit break the law by turning his unit into a hotel
it has nothing to do with cheap or expensive condo
marina bay the sail million dollar condo also reported recently that owner break the law by letting out his unit in short term

[walkthetiger]

regulation is regulation, law is law
can't say someone cannot afford a D10 luxury condo and settle with a mass market condo has to live with the possibility that your neighbour unit is like a hotel

the owner of the unit break the law by turning his unit into a hotel
it has nothing to do with cheap or expensive condo
marina bay the sail million dollar condo also reported recently that owner break the law by letting out his unit in short term

.... Short term renting is definitely not allowed in Singapore, especially those advertised…But, if someone always has overseas friends staying in their property, do you want them to explain to all their neighbors? Or you want them to apply some permits or to make declaration to authority every time? …There are many impractical solutions that will cause inconveniences.... How strict is enough? How much to stop? By 100%?

[Simi]

Step up checks for illegal tenants
PUBLISHED IN ST FORUM ON MAY 28, 2014 12:25 AM  5 4 0 0
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I MOVED into a condominium in Hougang Avenue 7 two years ago with my family. Things were peaceful until my immediate neighbour, a permanent resident from Indonesia, moved in a few months later and started renting out his unit ("Medical tourists flouting short-term rental rule" by Ms Beatrice Tang; last Saturday).

The tenants stay for only a few days, treating the private estate like a hotel.

I wrote several e-mail messages to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and was told the authority was looking into the matter, but nothing has been done about it.

In fact, the situation is getting worse, with many tenants renting single rooms instead of the whole unit. Most of them got the rooms through online portals such as Airbnb and Roomorama.

Why are so many short-term tenants allowed in the first place? How many such cases must residents tolerate before the URA will take action?

I urge the URA to step up checks on my condominium. It needs to work with law enforcers and the condo's security to put a stop to this practice immediately.

Stephen Lim Poh Chye

many foreigners came for short term stay to look for job

these people don't go hotel

[chestnut]

Interesting... Check the location

https://www.airbnb.com.sg/s/singapore

https://www.roomorama.com/short-term-rentals/singapore

Ura guideline

http://www.ura.gov.sg/uol/buy-proper...sidential.aspx

Penalty for short term leasing 
According to the Act, if an apartment or condo is rented out for one day, one week or one month, it is treated as illegal renting.
If convicted, the property owner can be fined up to $20,000 or jail for maximum 12 months or both.
Repeated offender can be fined up to $10,000 per day.

[teddybear]

Useless for URA to have a law but never do anything to check (e.g. airbnb, roomorama etc), let alone enforce this law!

Interesting... Check the location

https://www.airbnb.com.sg/s/singapore

https://www.roomorama.com/short-term-rentals/singapore

Ura guideline

http://www.ura.gov.sg/uol/buy-proper...sidential.aspx

Penalty for short term leasing 
According to the Act, if an apartment or condo is rented out for one day, one week or one month, it is treated as illegal renting.
If convicted, the property owner can be fined up to $20,000 or jail for maximum 12 months or both.
Repeated offender can be fined up to $10,000 per day.

[xebay11]

regulation is regulation, law is law
can't say someone cannot afford a D10 luxury condo and settle with a mass market condo has to live with the possibility that your neighbour unit is like a hotel

the owner of the unit break the law by turning his unit into a hotel
it has nothing to do with cheap or expensive condo
marina bay the sail million dollar condo also reported recently that owner break the law by letting out his unit in short term

Geez, what is wrong with you, a fact is a fact, what can't say this can't say that, even if I didn't say anything it is still happening the way I say it is, why you so bitter? Did I say that the owner is not breaking any regulations or laws? Are you an owner of mass market condo? What I really mean is get HDB, these days HDB is a better proposition than mass market neighborhood condo, or go completely high end, anyway I knew idiots like you surely give anecdotal evidence just to oppose a general statement ... Or am I not supposed to say that too?

[Werther]

I think this air bnb is getting out of hand.

I heard one ang mo got retrenched from bank and went into such biz. He rented 2 properties and post on airbnb. Hearid doing not bad.