Singapore forbids short-term rentals of residential units, but CNA found hosts on Airbnb offering stays of two or three nights in condominiums and HDB flats.
New: You can now listen to articles.Short-term rentals of less than three months for private properties and less than six months for Housing Board flats are not allowed under the law.Despite the law banning such rentals, CNA found more than 15 Airbnb listings in Singapore offering short-term stays in condominiums and HDB flats.
CNA then modified the booking to between Jul 19 and Jul 21. He accepted the alteration request and confirmed the new booking two days later.Described as being minutes away from the central business district and a short walk to MRT stations, the unit was listed as an “authorised service apartment” that came fully furnished.He did not reply when asked by CNA if the listing was legal.CNA approached another Airbnb user, named Candice, to see if she would allow a booking for two nights.
It had three reviews, with the latest being a one-star rating in December 2023. There were two other five-star ratings in November and December last year. She added that she has taken down her listing and would look for long-term tenants instead. When CNA checked on Saturday evening, her listing could no longer be found.
When asked for the postcode, it pointed to the Segar Palmview HDB estate. It was shown as an “authorised serviced apartment” in the listing. All residential properties in Singapore – condominiums, walk-up apartments, flats, bungalows, or terrace houses – are intended for long-term residence. On its website, Airbnb urged hosts in Singapore to comply with the law and highlighted the Planning Act, which prohibits the rental of private residential units for short-term accommodation.
Serviced apartments must be rented out for a minimum of seven days, and have to be developed or managed under one ownership. Under the Planning Act, anyone found guilty of engaging in short-term accommodation may minimally be fined up to S$5,000. Recalcitrant offenders or those who offer such stays at multiple properties will be taken to court.In November 2023, a Singaporean man was fined S$1.43 million for renting out 19 properties for short-term stays to locals and tourists.
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