Singapore legislation
Section 19
Section 19
Duty of Board to advise tenants, sub-tenants and occupiers of landlord’s application
(1)
Upon an application being made by a landlord to recover possession of controlled premises under section 4(1) and before any order is made in the landlord’s favour under section 4(3), the Board shall cause a notice in the Malay, Chinese, Tamil and English languages to be exhibited in the controlled premises in question.
(2)
The notice referred to in subsection (1) shall inform every person who is in occupation of the controlled premises that —
the landlord has made an application to the Board to recover possession of the controlled premises;
the Board intends to consider the application on the date and at the place stated in the notice; and
if the landlord obtains an order for possession of the controlled premises, the Board proposes to determine the quantum of compensation to be awarded under this Act to every tenant, sub-tenant and occupier of the controlled premises.
(3)
The notice shall further inform every tenant, sub-tenant and occupier that he may attend the proceedings of the Board on the date and at the place specified in the notice and, if he so attends, he shall have an opportunity of being heard and producing such evidence, oral or documentary, as seems relevant to the Board.