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by medwed
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 8:38 pm
Forum: Staying, Living in Singapore
Topic: Repairs in unit - who does clean-up?
Replies: 3
Views: 2325

Thanks for your reply. It is definitely improvements the landlord wishes, so no doubt that landlord has to clean up. But what if I am not satisfied with the quality of the landlord's efforts and additional cleaning is necessary? Can I charge that to the landlord? I fear that this might end in annoyi...
by medwed
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 8:33 pm
Forum: Staying, Living in Singapore
Topic: Landlord's right to hold a key to my condo unit
Replies: 5
Views: 3805

Thanks for your swift replies. From a European legal perspective, I would agree with carteki - what is the legal situation in Singapore, though?
by medwed
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 8:30 pm
Forum: Staying, Living in Singapore
Topic: Sofa Bed
Replies: 2
Views: 3308

Depends on how much you are prepared to spend - Ligne Roset have nice and good quality sofa beds, eg the "Multy".
by medwed
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 8:26 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Help, please!!!!
Replies: 17
Views: 7542

[quote="bigfilsing"] If you feel this has gone too far then change the locks. and report any infrigement as a break in. As the legal tennant you can do this. [/quote] Are you sure the tenant has a right to change the locks? I understand that the landlord has a right to hold a key of the unit - see t...
by medwed
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:53 pm
Forum: Staying, Living in Singapore
Topic: Landlord's right to hold a key to my condo unit
Replies: 5
Views: 3805

Landlord's right to hold a key to my condo unit

As a tenant, I just moved into a condo unit owned by a private landlord. As I do not know who has a key to the unit (eg, I know that contractors had a key when they worked there, and they might have copied it), I changed the lock. Is this illegal? Is there any legal basis in Singapore allowing the l...
by medwed
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:41 pm
Forum: Staying, Living in Singapore
Topic: Repairs in unit - who does clean-up?
Replies: 3
Views: 2325

Repairs in unit - who does clean-up?

I'm the first tenant of an apartment in a recently completed condo. At handover with my and the landlord's agent, it was discovered that there were a couple of defects (eg scratches on timber floor, small fissures in the walls). As the landlord can request such repairs within a 12 months period afte...

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