A total of 64 people have been fined for illegally renting out their private homes for short-term stays of less than three months since 2019, with 15 others prosecuted in court for the same offence.Revealing these numbers in a joint statement on July 3, the Housing Board and the Urban Redevelopment Authority warned the public against unauthorised short-term leases and said they would not hesitate to take strict enforcement action against offenders.
The authorities said on July 3 that they would investigate all suspected cases of illegal short-term accommodation reported by the public. For illegal rentals of HDB flats, offenders will be issued a written warning by HDB and could also be fined up to $50,000. In the most “egregious cases”, HDB said it would compulsorily acquire these flats.