A JOO CHIAT resident, opposing the collective sale of his apartment, took the case to the High Court, citing procedural irregularities and claiming that the manner of distributing the sale proceeds was unfair.
But at a hearing yesterday, the judge raised questions about whether such a property could be allowed under the law to be sold en bloc.
Justice Andrew Ang was hearing an appeal by Mr Goh Teh Lee, 52, the sole objector, against the decision of the Strata Titles Boards (STB) which approved the sale of the property in Koon Seng Road.
The collective sale of the houses and apartments was mooted at a residents’ meeting in November 2006.
The property consists of 24 apartments in a four-storey block – known as Koon Seng House – and nine pre-war terrace houses on the same plot of freehold land. Continue reading
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