Woman warned by URA that condo is illegally sub-divided. Her defence? She didn’t know that…
SHE rented a four-room 3,000 sq ft maisonette, but MsBelle Kuan sub-let it to 11 other people without the landlord’s knowledge.
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| SUB-DIVIDED: MrStuart Cheng showing the reporter around the 3,000 sqft apartment. |
She allegedly partitioned it as well.
Now the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has informed the landlord Madam Anne Wang by letter early this week that her apartment, at Elizabeth Towers, off Orchard Road, had been partitioned illegally.
URA has given her and Ms Kuan one month to tear down the partition.
The URA rule states that partitioning private properties for rental is illegal.
Madam Wang, a businesswoman in her 50s, has since terminated the lease with Ms Kuan who had rented the apartment of $6,000 a month.
It’s not known how much total rent Ms Kuan was allegedly collecting from her sub-tenants. Continue reading
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