Tenant wins court award in air-con row with HDB landlord
A night-shift nurse won a $1,536 court claim against her HDB landlord following a dispute over air-conditioning usage and subsequent harassment. The Small Claims Tribunal ruled in favor of the tenant after the landlord repeatedly failed to attend hearings.
Why it matters
This case underscores the legal protections available to tenants in Singapore and the consequences of ignoring judicial processes in landlord-tenant disputes.
A dispute over daytime use of an air-conditioner escalated into harassment, an early termination of the tenancy and, eventually, hearings at the Small Claims Tribunals.
The article summarizes a court judgment and the magistrate's findings without editorializing.
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