Steps Taken to Ensure Public Rental Housing Flats are in Sufficiently Good Living Condition

Debated in Parliament on 4 Oct 2023.

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HDB physically inspects rental flats and promptly repairs or maintains them when tenants report issues, generally covering the costs as a goodwill gesture despite tenants’ contractual responsibilities.
Vacated rental flats are spruced up with cleaning, painting, lock replacements, and repairs, then inspected before being re-let to new tenants.
HDB runs periodic upgrading programmes and redevelops older blocks as part of rejuvenation plans, refreshing the rental stock and offering tenants newer flats.

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Mariam Jaafar

Ms Mariam Jaafar asked the Minister for National Development what steps are being taken to ensure that public rental housing flats are in sufficiently good physical condition for habitation.

Desmond Lee

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) physically inspects our rental flats and carries out repairs and maintenance promptly when tenants give feedback. While tenants are responsible for the repairs and maintenance of the rental flat as set out in the tenancy agreement, the cost of repairs and maintenance is generally borne fully by HDB, on a goodwill basis.

For rental flats that are vacated and returned to HDB, HDB will carry out sprucing up works, such as cleaning and painting, installing new locks and repairing or replacing any defective fittings. The flats are inspected after the works are completed, before they are let out to new tenants.

HDB also carries out periodic upgrading programmes for rental flats. Most rental blocks have been upgraded in tandem with upgrading programmes, such as the Home Improvement Programme. As part of HDB’s broader rejuvenation plans, older rental blocks may also be redeveloped while HDB continues to build new rental flats. This allows us to refresh our rental flat stock and offer tenants opportunities to move to newer rental flats or buy a sold flat.

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Steps Taken to Ensure Public Rental Housing Flats are in Sufficiently Good Living Condition

Debated in Parliament on 4 Oct 2023.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

HDB physically inspects rental flats and promptly repairs or maintains them when tenants report issues, generally covering the costs as a goodwill gesture despite tenants’ contractual responsibilities.
Vacated rental flats are spruced up with cleaning, painting, lock replacements, and repairs, then inspected before being re-let to new tenants.
HDB runs periodic upgrading programmes and redevelops older blocks as part of rejuvenation plans, refreshing the rental stock and offering tenants newer flats.

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Mariam Jaafar

Ms Mariam Jaafar asked the Minister for National Development what steps are being taken to ensure that public rental housing flats are in sufficiently good physical condition for habitation.

Steps Taken to Ensure Public Rental Housing Flats are in Sufficiently Good Living Condition

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Mariam Jaafar

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Steps Taken to Ensure Public Rental Housing Flats are in Sufficiently Good Living Condition

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Mariam Jaafar

Desmond Lee

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