Serious It's Official! Purchasers of HDB Flats Are Owners, Not Fucking Tenants!

We thank Mr Larry Leong for his feedback (Are HDB residents tenants or owners?; June 24).

Purchasers of HDB flats are owners of their property.

Flat owners enjoy rights to exclusive possession of the flat during the tenure of the flat lease.


They can sell, let out, and renovate their flats, within the guidelines specified in the Lease and Housing and Development Act.

The name of each HDB flat owner is reflected in the title deed, the original of which is kept with the Singapore Land Authority, as part of the central and comprehensive record for all properties in Singapore.

This confirms his or her ownership of the property.


We would like to clarify that HDB does not use the term "tenant" to refer to those who have bought a flat, as Mr Leong had mentioned.

We use the term "tenant" to refer to those who rent public rental flats from HDB.

Lim Lea Lea (Ms)

Director (Branch Operations)

Housing & Development Board

http://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/hdb-buyers-are-home-owners-not-tenants

What about the use of the term Lessee?

Yes, the guy is a donkey to use "Tenant" as that not what appears on the docs.

Bonut said:

What about the use of the term Lessee?

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JohnTan said:

Flat owners enjoy rights to exclusive possession of the flat during the tenure of the flat lease.

The name of each HDB flat owner is reflected in the title deed, the original of which is kept with the Singapore Land Authority, as part of the central and comprehensive record for all properties in Singapore.

This confirms his or her ownership of the property.




Lim Lea Lea (Ms)

Director (Branch Operations)

Housing & Development Board

http://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/hdb-buyers-are-home-owners-not-tenants

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I also give my tenant exclusive possession during the term of his tenancy.

And the document in the SLR is called a Lease, it's not called title deeds. The Lease, together with another document called Agreement for Lease that is not registered with SLR, form the title deeds.

JohnTan said:

... Flat owners enjoy rights to exclusive possession of the flat during the tenure of the flat lease ...

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flat is leased ... buyer is called owner ...

The best test is still try to get a bank loan against the security of your HDB flat equity....