Written Answer by Minister for Law, Mr K Shanmugam, to Parliamentary Question on Cases of Neighbour Disputes in HDB Flats Lodged with Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal Since 2015

05 OCT 2020

05 Oct 2020 Posted in Parliamentary speeches and responses

Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim (Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC)

Question
To ask the Minister for Law for each year since 2015, how many cases lodged with the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal (CDRT) for neighbourly disputes in HDB flats are in relation to neighbourly disputes involving (i) noise disturbances (ii) smoking and (iii) obstruction of common areas.

Written Answer:

  1. The number of Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal (“CDRT”) claims filed to date in respect of certain complaints is as follows:
CDRT
  1. State Courts does not track data on the type of dwelling involved in each claim and is unable to provide specific data on how many of the above claims involved disputes between HDB neighbours.

Last updated on 05 Oct 2020