Look beyond own interests at broader concerns, landlords told
Shanmugam responds to Reitas, which flagged the difficulties for landlords if tenants are allowed to defer paying rent
Singapore
THE government is not being "anti-landlord", said Minister for Law and for Home Affairs K Shanmugam in Parliament on Tuesday.
He was responding to the Reit Association of Singapore (Reitas), which had raised concerns on Monday over a draft law that proposed to temporarily relieve commercial tenants of their rental obligations during the economic crisis wrought by Covid-19.
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