Singapore legislation
Section 65
Section 65
Notices to be given by subsidiary proprietors and mortgagees
(1)
A subsidiary proprietor or any person who, under this section, has given to the management corporation notice of an address within Singapore for the service of notices on the subsidiary proprietor or person must give written notice to the management corporation of any change of address for service of notices on the subsidiary proprietor or person.
(2)
Upon the transfer of an estate or interest in a lot pursuant to completion of a sale of that lot by its registered subsidiary proprietor to the purchaser or the purchaser’s nominee, or by way of gift to a donee, the registered subsidiary proprietor must, not later than the 10th day after the date that the instrument of transfer is registered under the Land Titles Act 1993, give to the management corporation written notice of the transfer which must identify the lot and —
specify the name of the transferee in full and an address within Singapore for service of notices on the transferee and the date of the registration of the transfer; and
bear a certification by the transferee or the transferee’s solicitor of the accuracy of the information contained in the notice.
(3)
Where the subsidiary proprietor of a lot fails to comply with a notice given by the management corporation under subsection (8) requiring the subsidiary proprietor to give a notice under subsection (2), the transferee under the transfer may give to the management corporation written notice of the transfer which must identify the lot and specify the name of the transferee in full and an address within Singapore for service of notices on the transferee and the date upon which the transfer was registered under the Land Titles Act 1993.
(4)
After the registration of an executed mortgage of a lot, the mortgagee may give to the management corporation written notice of the mortgage which must identify the lot and —
specify the name of the mortgagee in full and an address within Singapore for the service of notices on the mortgagee and the date on which the mortgage was so registered;
specify any mortgages of the lot which have priority over the mortgage referred to in the notice; and
bear written confirmation by the mortgagor of the accuracy of the information contained in the notice.
(5)
After the registration of a discharge of a mortgage of a lot or a discharge of a submortgage of a mortgage of a lot, the mortgagor may give to the management corporation written notice of the discharge which must identify the lot and the mortgage that has been discharged and —
specify the date on which the discharge was so registered; and
bear written confirmation by the mortgagee of the discharge of the mortgage.
(6)
After the registration of a dealing, being a transfer or submortgage of a lot, the transferee or submortgagee may give to the management corporation written notice of the dealing which must identify the lot and —
specify the name of the transferee or submortgagee in full and an address within Singapore for service of notices on the transferee or submortgagee and the date on which the transfer or submortgage was so registered; and
bear written confirmation by the transferor or submortgagor of the accuracy of the information contained in the notice.
(7)
After the entry into possession of a lot by a mortgagee, the mortgagee must give to the management corporation written notice which must identify the lot and specify the date on which the mortgagee entered into possession.
(8)
Where a management corporation has reason to believe that a person is required under this section to give a notice to it and the management corporation has not received that notice, the management corporation may serve a notice on that person specifying the capacity in which it believes that person is obliged to give the notice and requiring that person —
to state, not later than the 14th day after the notice was served on that person, whether or not that person is a person obliged to give a notice in that capacity; and
if the person is such a person, to give that notice.
(9)
Where a management corporation has served a notice under subsection (8) on a person whom it believes to be a person entitled to give a notice to the management corporation under this section and that person has not complied with the firstmentioned notice, that person is not entitled to cast a vote at any general meeting of the management corporation until that person has complied with the firstmentioned notice.
(10)
A vote cast at a general meeting of a management corporation by or on behalf of a subsidiary proprietor who is a company has no effect unless the management corporation has received written notice specifying the representative of that subsidiary proprietor.
(11)
A notice mentioned in subsection (10) may be included in any other notice that the subsidiary proprietor to which it relates or any other person is entitled under this section to give to the management corporation.
(12)
In this section, a reference to an address within Singapore for the service of notices includes a reference to a fax number in Singapore and an email address (if provided).