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Maximum of 6 unrelated tenants in a flat: HDB

Agency says changes aim to minimise problems caused by overcrowding, maintain a conducive living environment

Published Thu, Feb 1, 2018 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

FROM May 1, owners of four-room or larger Housing Board (HDB) flats will be allowed to rent their property out to a maximum of six unrelated persons, down from the current cap of nine, said HDB on Thursday.

The agency also reduced the number of occupants allowed in three-room living quarters of commercial properties from eight to six.

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