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- Is Your Condo Management A “Hidden Dictatorship” In Singapore? February 3, 2025This week, I heard a story about a certain condo and dogs. I won’t name it, but it sounds a bit like “Win-Pew” and it’s a condo in the West. There’s an ongoing issue about where dogs should be allowed in that condo; and that’s a topic that isn’t as reasonable as you may think. Because sneaky fact: you can indirectly “ban” pet owners by closing off so many areas, and passing so many unfriendly regulations, that all of them ...
- Singapore: Is The Condo Dream Getting Increasingly Harder To Achieve For Singaporeans? January 12, 2025Growing up, owning a condominium was often considered an aspirational goal for many in Singapore. Among the five traditional Cs in Singapore, a condo was always the most expensive and, arguably, the hardest to attain. Given the limited size of our country, the growing population, and the progression of our economy, it’s no surprise that housing prices—particularly for condominiums—have steadily risen over the years. Read the article…………………………….
- Singapore: Condo management seeks entry to top-floor unit after owners refuse roof access for painting works December 28, 2024The facade of a stack of condominium units in Bukit Batok has not been repainted for 16 years. This is because the couple who own the topmost unit have refused to let contractors access the roof through their home. Read the article…………………………….
- Singapore: Monthly Condo Maintenance Fees As High As $1,000: What to Expect in 2025? December 6, 2024If you’ve been living in a condo, you may have felt the pinch of rising condo maintenance fees, which have climbed as much as 30% higher, with some condos imposing fees as high as $1,000 per month. Read the article…………………………….
- Singapore: High Court ruling to allow MCST to inspect resident’s home sparks concern over rights, privacy November 13, 2024The High Court recently upheld a decision by the Strata Titles Board to allow the Management Corporation Strata Title (MCST) of a mixed-use development to enter a resident’s home to assess if renovation works had damaged common property. The board had decided that the MCST did not need definitive proof to enter the home and said there was a low bar for such entry requests. The ruling has sparked concern over rights to property access and privacy. Read the article…………………………….
- Singapore: Dairy Farm condo wants to cut down 4 ‘healthy trees’, residents plan to protest ‘with their bodies’ September 20, 2024Residents of the Dairy Farm Estate condominium are up in arms over their management’s plan to cut down four apparently healthy khaya trees in their estate. More than 200 people have signed a petition to save the trees located beside Block 9 of the estate. Read the article…………………………….
- Singapore: Woman pocketed S$89,000 paid by residents for condo fees, claims she was owed salary September 18, 2024A former senior property manager in charge of handling communications between condominium residents and Management Corporation Strata Titles (MCSTs) pocketed over S$89,000 in fees from residents. Nurafezah Mohamed Rafe, 37, was sentenced to 10 months’ jail on Wednesday (Sep 18) for her crimes. Read the article…………………………….
- Singapore: Condominium in Hougang bans dog-walking, sparking petition from over 90 dog owners September 16, 2024Riverfront Residences in Hougang has imposed a ban on dog-walking following complaints of uncleared faeces. The decision, which forces pet owners to use an underground parking lot, has sparked a petition signed by over 90 dog owners calling for a more targeted solution. Read the article…………………………….
- Singapore: No music, pets in certain areas — condo residents lament ‘strict, absurd rules’ amid competing needs September 13, 2024TODAY spoke to several people who sit on their condominiums’ management councils, commonly referred to as the Management Corporation Strata Title (MCST), who said that the rules across different condos vary quite widely because they spring up according to the unique experiences, priorities and needs of the residents in each estate. Read the article…………………………….
- Singapore: Years after the en-bloc boom, tensions simmer between condo neighbours over failed bids to sell July 21, 2024It has been about a year since Helen was caught up in her condominium estate’s last collective sale attempt but even today, she avoids interacting with some of her neighbours. The 48-year-old freelancer, who wished to be known only by her first name, has been living at Pine Grove for two years. Last year, she felt pressured to agree to the estate’s fifth and latest failed attempt at passing an en-bloc agreement — because her neighbours who were for the ...
Articles
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Dispute Resolution with MCST Condo Management
Dispute Between Condominium Owners And Condo Management
Guidelines for building management corporations in Singapore
Laws
Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act
Executive Condominium Housing Scheme Act
Government Guides
Strata Living in Singapore: A General Guide (PDF)
Advisory guidelines for management corporations of strata title plans (PDF)
Organizations
Association of Strata Managers The Association of Strata Managers (ASM) is a national association that protects the rights and safeguards the interests of Management Corporation Strata Title (MCST) managing agents in Singapore.