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A property agent helped her client lease out his flat to three tenants, but was shocked to find seven more walking out of a room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a TikTok video shared on Tuesday (March 24), Glynis Tan, who runs the account Property Science SG, said that at least 15 people were living at the flat in Little India.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Owners of four-room or larger flats are allowed to house up to eight tenants, or unrelated people who are not from the same family unit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Up to four people are allowed to live in one and two-room flats, while the limit for three-room flats is six.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The video shows four luggage stacked on top of one another in the kitchen and mattresses in every room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tan said the police were first called after there were complaints of overcrowding in the flat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After discovering the illegal occupants, she demanded them to leave “on the spot”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We gave them 30 minutes to move out all their belongings. The locksmith proceeded to change all the locks and keys,” added Tan.<\/p>\n
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\n\n @propertysciencesg<\/a> This is every landlord’s worst nightmare. We rented this apartment to 3 people, but make a guess how many were actually living inside. #eviction<\/a> #realestate<\/a> #landlordproblems<\/a> #propertymanagement<\/a> #tenantnightmare<\/a> \u266c [News] News program 63 Serious(1537316) – Takashi<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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The video has since garnered over 199,000 views and 160 comments.<\/p>\n
Several social media users were surprised by the condition of the overcrowded flat.<\/p>\n
“At least it looks clean though,” said one of them, while Property Science SG replied that the toilets looked “reasonable”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In response to netizens’ queries on whether the landlord was to blame for not conducting checks, property agents shared in the comments section that the tenancy agreement has a stipulation which required the owner to give notice to tenants before visiting the flat.<\/p>\n
AsiaOne has reached out to Tan for more information.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Breaching the occupancy cap can result in warnings, fines of up to $5,000, or prosecution. If convicted, offenders can be fined up to $200,000, jailed for up to 12 months, or both.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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