I repeat what PM Lawrence Wong told Housing Board flat residents when he was National Development Minister, that their units are stored value assets and a nest-egg for their retirement needs. HDB lessees are tenants who are allowed to rent out rooms to sub-tenants, so the only difference for BNB tourists is that they are short-term sub-lessees.
I prefer to keep all the CECAs in condos.
This is no different from the current situation of HDB dwellers sub-letting to CECAs and PRCs.
The movement of tourists going in and out of HDB flats is no different from noisy neighbours and unsavoury long term tenants who are every bit as annoying. The presence of strangers is already a common sight at most HDB estates since there is no restriction of access to deliverymen, salespersons, contractors, befrienders from voluntary welfare organisations etc. These strangers may also create unease or pose a potential threat to residents.
Most owners of private condos are not in dire need of supplementary income from Airbnb or other forms of short term rental. Most landlords of private properties would prefer long term leases that do not entail the encumbrance and hassle of dealing with multiple short term tenants. Should short term tenants create a commotion, flat lessees may turn to the HDB or police to intervene. How different is this to summoning a condo’s security personnel or management to take action?
The problem for doing this, later on, hdb will becum a chicken farm.
I believe that there are already PRC women who use their rented HDB rooms to entertain clients. Heartland slums are full of seedy characters.
The PAP's money grabbing policies have made SG unliveable; it is simply too expensive for the masses.Can. Amend the tenancy agreement so hdb can earn revenue sharing like reits. Collect more money is never bad!
