Condo seeks court order after owners of topmost unit refuse roof access

The facade of a stack of condominium units in Bukit Batok has not been repainted for 16 years.

- Selina Lum

This is because the couple who own the topmost unit have refused to let contractors access the roof through their home.

Since at least 2008, the couple and the management corporation of Guilin View have been feuding over various matters, including issues of access to the unit to facilitate repair and repainting works.

In the latest episode of the dispute, the management corporation filed a court application against Mr Tan Eng Siang and his wife, Madam Quah Kim Lui, in the State Courts in February.

The management corporation sought a court order for it to be allowed to enter the couple's unit so that repair and repainting works can be carried out, without obstruction from the two home owners.

Access to the top-floor unit and the staircase within the unit that leads to the roof is needed for workers to get to the roof to install the necessary equipment and carry out repair and repainting works.

This application is yet to be heard.

However, the case came before the High Court in December over the preliminary issue of whether the management corporation needed permission from the court to start legal proceedings against Mr Tan, as he is an undischarged bankrupt.