Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Board may require owner who carries out unauthorised renovation works to reinstate flat
Subregulation 1
Where any renovation works in an HDB flat have been carried out without a renovation permit for renovation works requiring a renovation permit or in contravention of the Board’s conditions or guidelines for those renovation works (referred to in this rule as unauthorised renovation works), the Chief Executive Officer or any officer appointed by him may, by notice in writing, require the owner of the HDB flat to —
remove the unauthorised renovation works and reinstate the flat to the condition it was in prior to the execution of the unauthorised renovation works; or
carry out such repairs, works or alterations to the HDB flat as may be specified in the notice.
Subregulation 2
If a notice under paragraph (1) is not complied with to the satisfaction of the Chief Executive Officer or the officer appointed by him, the Board may —
carry out or cause to be carried out all or any of the repairs, works or alterations specified in the notice; and
recover all expenses reasonably incurred by the Board in the exercise of its powers under this paragraph from the owner of the HDB flat.
Subregulation 3
Without prejudice to the right of the Board to exercise the powers under paragraph (2), any owner of an HDB flat who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirements of a notice served on him under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.