Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the recourse for residents of new HDB BTO projects should defects that surfaced and are rectified during the Defects Liability Period (DLP) recur after the DLP; and (b) what is the framework upon which compensation for damages caused by such defects areContinue reading “RECOURSE FOR BTO FLAT OWNERS WHEN RECTIFIED DEFECTS IN THEIR UNITS RECUR AFTER DEFECTS LIABILITY PERIOD”
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR INSTALLATION OF ALERT BUTTONS FOR VULNERABLE SENIORS AND ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development (a) how many elderly residents aged 65 and above who currently live alone reside in homes that are installed with wireless alert systems; (b) what is the projected number of such residents in 2030; (c) whether there are plans to include the installation of wireless alertContinue reading “CONSIDERATIONS FOR INSTALLATION OF ALERT BUTTONS FOR VULNERABLE SENIORS AND ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS”
RECENT STUDIES ON TEMPERATURES IN HDB RENTAL FLATS VERSUS OTHER TYPES OF FLATS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development in view of record-high temperatures in Singapore (a) whether recent studies have been conducted on the temperatures in HDB rental flats in comparison to other types of flats; (b) if so, what are the results; and (c) if not, whether the Ministry will commission such studiesContinue reading “RECENT STUDIES ON TEMPERATURES IN HDB RENTAL FLATS VERSUS OTHER TYPES OF FLATS”
QUANTITATIVE NOISE THRESHOLD IN DECIBELS TO HELP IN ASSESSMENT OF EGREGIOUS CASES OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NOISE
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry will implement the recommendation by the Community Advisory Panel on Neighbourhood Noise on a quantitative noise threshold in the form of decibels to help in the assessment of egregious cases of neighbourhood noise. Mr Desmond Lee: The review on whether to establish a residential noiseContinue reading “QUANTITATIVE NOISE THRESHOLD IN DECIBELS TO HELP IN ASSESSMENT OF EGREGIOUS CASES OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NOISE”
ROOMS IN HDB FLATS RENTED OUT TO NON-SINGAPOREAN TENANTS AND NON-CITIZEN QUOTA FOR THESE FLATS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development of the approximately 110,000 HDB flats which remain occupied by their owners but have bedrooms rented out (a) what is the total number of tenants in these HDB flats and how many tenants comprise Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans respectively; and (b) what is the rationale for not applyingContinue reading “ROOMS IN HDB FLATS RENTED OUT TO NON-SINGAPOREAN TENANTS AND NON-CITIZEN QUOTA FOR THESE FLATS”
DATA ON COMPLAINTS OF NUISANCE AGAINST TENANTS IN NEIGHBOURING HDB UNITS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development (a) in each year of the last five years, what is the average number of complaints of nuisance against tenants of neighbouring units in HDB estates; (b) of these, what is the average number which involves foreign tenants; (c) what is the percentage of casesContinue reading “DATA ON COMPLAINTS OF NUISANCE AGAINST TENANTS IN NEIGHBOURING HDB UNITS”
TREE FAILURE INCIDENT REPORTS RECEIVED BY NPARKS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development over the last 10 years (a) how many reports has NParks received regarding tree failure incidents on (i) public property, (ii) town council property and (iii) private property respectively; and (b) of these, how many cases are on trees which had previously been flagged or reportedContinue reading “TREE FAILURE INCIDENT REPORTS RECEIVED BY NPARKS”
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES TO PROPERTY OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY TREES MANAGED BY NPARKS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development over the last 10 years (a) how many claims for damages to property or personal injury caused by trees on public property managed by NParks were received; (b) how many claims eventually resulted in payments being made; and (c) what was the mean amount of suchContinue reading “CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES TO PROPERTY OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY TREES MANAGED BY NPARKS”
UPDATE ON SINGLE ROOM SHARED FACILITIES PILOT FOR HDB RENTAL FLATS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the current status of the Single Room Shared Facilities (SRSF) pilot for HDB rental flats; and (b) when does HDB expect the first batch of successful applicants to be able to collect the keys to SRSF flats. Mr Desmond Lee: Through the Single Room SharedContinue reading “UPDATE ON SINGLE ROOM SHARED FACILITIES PILOT FOR HDB RENTAL FLATS”
HDB 3-ROOM FLATS RENTED OUT UNDER PUBLIC RENTAL SCHEME
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development (a) how many 3-room HDB flats are currently rented out under the Public Rental Scheme; and (b) how many remain available. Mr Desmond Lee: There are currently about 200 public rental households living in 3-room flats and 40 3-room public rental flats available for allocation. The Housing andContinue reading “HDB 3-ROOM FLATS RENTED OUT UNDER PUBLIC RENTAL SCHEME”
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