Singaporean fined record $600,000 for unauthorised dormitory accomodation
URA policies specify that exclusive properties can only house as much as six unconnected people.
More examinations unearthed the truth that Tan had been supplying dorm room accommodation at those facilities for around 2 years, and that he had actually changed 8 other private homes to illegal dorm room dwelling between 2016 to 2018. The number of occupants in each unit reached from seven to 23.
Enforcement officers from the Ministry of Manpower had actually checked exclusive homes associated to Tan and found that the range of tenants living there had actually drastically exceeded URA’s occupancy cap regulations.
He adds: “URA will definitely continue to use solid enforcement activities facing perpetrators, involving land owner, tenants, agents and any individual discovered to have flouted URA’s policies on the rent or subletting of personal houses”.
URA claims that Tan confessed that he knew the tenancy regulations yet decided to wage the illegal transformation of the premises anyhow.
“Unauthorised residence hall property not just adversely influences the residential personality of the area, but also negatively influences the occupants, who may be from more vulnerable groups that are at risk to profiteering,” states Martin Tan, supervisor, Development Control Group, URA.
Acting on the MOM inspections, that took place in December 2017 and March 2018, URA’s searches disclosed that 15 international employees were residing in 1012B Upper Serangoon Road. One more 16 and 17 overseas employees were discovered to be living in 32H Lorong 22 Geylang and 32J Lorong 22 Geylang, specifically.
According to a URA press release on June 14, a 72-year-old Singaporean male, Tan Hock Keng, was founded guilty of 3 counts of turning private properties to illegal dorm room lodging. On May 30, he was fined a record $600,000, with the maximum damages of $200,000 inflicted for each and every cost.