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IN 2002, an owner of a penthouse in Cairnhill Mansion estate, Madam Djie Tjoe Nio, went to the Strata Titles Board (STB) to claim her rights to its carpark.

She was paying higher maintenance contributions than the other owners.

She claimed she always used two parking spaces in particular to park her Rolls-Royce next to her Volvo. On occasions when other owners occupied the parking spaces she used, she would complain to security guards who would then summon the home owners to remove their cars.

The management council, however, contested this claim.

At the estate’s annual general meeting in 1992, the majority of owners voted for a resolution to allocate specific parking spaces to individual home owners. The council later rejected Madam Djie’s request for an additional parking space. Continue reading →

IT’S an adamant ‘no’ for some homeowners, as they feel it would cheapen the image of the condo.

Managing agent Chan Kok Hong from CKH Strata Management says: ‘Generally, most condominiums do not allow maids to use the facilities.’

Condo owners liken this restriction to those found in private clubs.

The chairman of the Serenade@Holland condo, Mr Albert Cheng, is also against such use, given that maids are service providers.

‘This also applies to security guards, cleaners and gardeners,’ he adds. Continue reading →