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PRC tenant who sublet flat illegally won case against Singaporean landlord
A 28 year old PRC machinist sued his Singaporean landlord over his forfeited deposit and was awarded damages by the court, a Chinese tabloid reported lately.
38 year old Madam Goh initially rented her four-room flat in Ang Mo Kio to a group of six China nationals, but they breached the terms in the contract and subletted it to others leading to 18 persons living in the unit instead.
After receiving a warning letter from HDB, Madam Goh terminated the contract and forfeited the deposit. However the unhappy PRC tenant sued her in court over the deposit and won!
Madam Goh added that her furniture were damaged by the tenants and her television set was stolen as well.
It is not uncommon to see 18 or more foreigners being squeezed into a HDB flat and there were cases where HDB repossed the units due to illegal subletting.
Madam Goh’s case is most unusual as it is usually stipulated clearly in rental contracts that subletting is not allowed.
The number of mainland Chinese working in Singapore has increased in recent years due to the PAP’s pro-China immigration policies.
According to UnionPay, there are almost one million mainland Chinese living in Singapore now and their numbers look set to increase in the foreseeable future under another 5 years of PAP rule.
PRC tenant who sublet flat illegally won case against Singaporean landlord
A 28 year old PRC machinist sued his Singaporean landlord over his forfeited deposit and was awarded damages by the court, a Chinese tabloid reported lately.
38 year old Madam Goh initially rented her four-room flat in Ang Mo Kio to a group of six China nationals, but they breached the terms in the contract and subletted it to others leading to 18 persons living in the unit instead.
After receiving a warning letter from HDB, Madam Goh terminated the contract and forfeited the deposit. However the unhappy PRC tenant sued her in court over the deposit and won!
Madam Goh added that her furniture were damaged by the tenants and her television set was stolen as well.
It is not uncommon to see 18 or more foreigners being squeezed into a HDB flat and there were cases where HDB repossed the units due to illegal subletting.
Madam Goh’s case is most unusual as it is usually stipulated clearly in rental contracts that subletting is not allowed.
The number of mainland Chinese working in Singapore has increased in recent years due to the PAP’s pro-China immigration policies.
According to UnionPay, there are almost one million mainland Chinese living in Singapore now and their numbers look set to increase in the foreseeable future under another 5 years of PAP rule.