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Jul 15, 2010
32,000 sublet HDB rooms
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*For new cases of subletting from 1 Feb 2010, owners are required to register with HDB within 7 days from the start date of the subletting; and
*For subletting tenancies that commenced before Feb 1 2010, owners are given a six-month grace period to register their subletting of rooms with HDB. The grace period will expire on July 31 .
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The HDB on Thursday reminded flat owners with ongoing subletting tenancies before Feb 1 but have not registered to do so before July 31. -- ST PHOTO: FRANCIS ONG
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ABOUT 32,000 flat owners have registered with the Housing Board that they were subletting rooms in their units.
The HDB on Thursday reminded flat owners with ongoing subletting tenancies before Feb 1 but have not registered to do so before July 31.
Flat owners who sublet rooms in their flats will have to register with HDB within seven days of doing so. They are also required to notify HDB when they renew or terminate their subletting contracts, and when there are changes to their subtenants' particulars.
This requirement supports Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)'s ongoing efforts to eradicate loansharking activities, and to better protect HDB residents.
Currently, some people use their old addresses to borrow from loansharks while they rent a room in another HDB flat. As they have moved without updating their addresses, innocent new flat occupants ended up being harassed by the loansharks while the borrowers are untraceable.
The new rule will allow HDB to capture particulars of those who rent rooms in the HDB flats. With information on the addresses of owners and subtenants, MHA will be able to trace the movement of borrowers.
Flat owners are advised to register early to avoid a last minute rush. Registration can be done online at www.hdb.gov.sg or at the HDB Branch Offices, where HDB staff will be on hand to guide residents on the process.
HDB may impose a penalty on those who flout the rule. The penalty is a fine of up to $3,000 or for recalcitrant cases, compulsory acquisition of their flats.
For further information or enquiries, the public can call HDB's toll-free Subletting of Flat & Rooms Enquiry Line at 1800-5556370.
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32,000 sublet HDB rooms
<!-- by line -->By Carmen Woo
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<!--background story, collapse if none-->The new rule applies to all new and existing cases of rooms sublets:
*For new cases of subletting from 1 Feb 2010, owners are required to register with HDB within 7 days from the start date of the subletting; and
*For subletting tenancies that commenced before Feb 1 2010, owners are given a six-month grace period to register their subletting of rooms with HDB. The grace period will expire on July 31 .
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ABOUT 32,000 flat owners have registered with the Housing Board that they were subletting rooms in their units.
The HDB on Thursday reminded flat owners with ongoing subletting tenancies before Feb 1 but have not registered to do so before July 31.
Flat owners who sublet rooms in their flats will have to register with HDB within seven days of doing so. They are also required to notify HDB when they renew or terminate their subletting contracts, and when there are changes to their subtenants' particulars.
This requirement supports Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)'s ongoing efforts to eradicate loansharking activities, and to better protect HDB residents.
Currently, some people use their old addresses to borrow from loansharks while they rent a room in another HDB flat. As they have moved without updating their addresses, innocent new flat occupants ended up being harassed by the loansharks while the borrowers are untraceable.
The new rule will allow HDB to capture particulars of those who rent rooms in the HDB flats. With information on the addresses of owners and subtenants, MHA will be able to trace the movement of borrowers.
Flat owners are advised to register early to avoid a last minute rush. Registration can be done online at www.hdb.gov.sg or at the HDB Branch Offices, where HDB staff will be on hand to guide residents on the process.
HDB may impose a penalty on those who flout the rule. The penalty is a fine of up to $3,000 or for recalcitrant cases, compulsory acquisition of their flats.
For further information or enquiries, the public can call HDB's toll-free Subletting of Flat & Rooms Enquiry Line at 1800-5556370.
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