HOW TO CHECK THE RENTAL QUOTA
Non-Citizen (NC) Subletting Quota for the Subletting of Whole Flat
Jan 20, 2014
Non-Citizen (NC) Subletting Quota for the Subletting of Whole Flat
Jan 20, 2014
With effect from 16 Jan 2014,
owners will have to consider the NC quota if one of the subtenants is a
non-Malaysian non-citizen (i.e. SPRs and foreigners, excluding Malaysians for
both groups).
Malaysians will not be subject to
the NC subletting quota in view of their close cultural and historical
similarities with Singaporeans.
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The quota ensures that
non-citizens can better integrate into the local community for social
cohesion and prevents the formation of foreigner enclaves in public housing
estates.
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The quota will apply as long as one
of the subtenants is a non-Malaysian NC.
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How the NC Subletting Quota Works
The NC quota at the neighborhood
and block level is shown in the table below:
When the NC quota has reached the
block and/or neighborhood limits, flat owners will only be allowed to sublet
the flat to Singaporean or Malaysian subtenants.
You
can check the subtenant's eligibility to rent a flat in any block by clicking
on the link below which leads to the free E-service on the HDB website.
PROPERTY
AGENTS TO NOTE
I would suggest that every agent
representing the landlord must check the eligibility from the HDB website
before he advertises the flat for rent and mention the status accordingly in
his advertisement to make it easier for co-broke agents representing tenants to
approach for the purpose of rental.
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It’s important to remember that this quota changes
on the first of every month depending on the transactions that have taken place
during the month. So, it’s important to check the quota again in the following
month if the house is still available for the purpose of rental.
Info
on new policy courtesy - HDB website
