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Time to give Singapore's fair tenancy framework legislative bite

Guidelines in place for five years, but tenants say playing field still far from level

Mindy Tan

Mindy Tan

Published Thu, Apr 2, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

FIVE years after a committee under the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) came up with guidelines aimed at halting unfair leasing practices and months after we first heard of Covid-19, which then was known under a different name, concrete steps are finally being taken to right the perceived imbalance of power between landlords and tenants.

Even as businesses celebrate (albeit while lamenting that it is overdue) the annou…

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