A rent-only service apartment provider in Singapore was arrested on Tuesday ( Mar 25 ), along with its deputy CEO and two directors, on suspicion of providing allegedly illegal short-term stays there.
International Service Apartments ( ISA ), which owns two properties in Singapore and another in Shanghai, is accused of nine charges related to the unauthorised development of private residential properties.
Piao Xianfen, 38, a Taiwanese national, was given eight counts for the same crime as its deputy CEO.
Lee Ming Fong and Peter Liu Tak Ming from Hong Kong both mouth ten works of the same crime each. Both are permanent people of Singapore.
Renting out a personal residence for less than three decades is against the law.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority ( URA ) stated in a media release on Tuesday that the goal is to prevent frequent turnover of transient occupants, which could change the residential character of a property and have a negative impact on nearby residents.
Since 1992, the business has been offering business services and private apartments for rent, with locations ranging from Tanjong Katong to Raeburn Park in the Tanjong Pagar area, according to ISA’s site,  . Additionally, it rents out formerly rented condominiums, like 26 Newton near Orchard Road and Clavon in Clementi.
The alleged crimes involve components at West Coast Walk, Stirling Road, Thomson Road, Commonwealth Avenue, Alexandra Road, and Dover Rise, according to court records.
According to URA,” The organization and three persons are alleged to possess provided short-term hotel at different private residential properties, which is against the Planning Act and is a crime punishable by the Act.”
The organization added that it is concerned about the use of personal personal properties as short-term lodging.
“URA will continue to look into and pursue tight punishment for those who have committed these crimes.” Violators who are found guilty under the Planning Act face fines of up to S$ 200, 000 per charge, the statement continued.
CNA discovered that the web for ISA’s private apartments required a minimum reservation period of three months.
A , 71 criminals have been fined since 2019 for providing improper short-term sits in Singapore, according to a joint statement from the Housing Board and URA in July of last year.
Of these, 64 were fined for allowing for sits in private residences.
Another 15 people were taken to judge and charged with granting little remains to private residences.
CNA discovered more than 15 Airbnb advertisements in Singapore that offered short-term lodging for two or three times.
Members of the public may report suspected short-stay circumstances at private residential properties by posting comments on URA’s site.