Bukit Timah landed property estate resident's request to remove security barrier rejected, ordered to pay S$8,000 in legal costs
Tay also requested the MCST to provide a large number of documents, which range from 2021 to the present day, within seven days.
The Management Corporation Strata Title (MCST) of Binjai Crest, a 125-unit landed property estate in Bukit Timah, faced a dispute with a resident over the removal of a security barrier. The MCST had reduced the number of night security guards from two to one to save costs, and installed a security barrier with an intercom system that allows residents to contact the security service provider.
When resident Tay Jia Sheng requested that the barrier be removed, citing the lack of a special resolution, the Strata Titles Board (STB) ruled against him. The STB determined that the MCST was managing and controlling the common property, and thus did not require a special resolution for the barrier installation. The original barrier was intended to save the MCST around S$30,000 annually by reducing the number of security guards during night shifts.
Tay also sought various documents from the MCST and requested the MCST to fix the lighting in the estate, which the STB ordered the MCST to address. Despite these victories, Tay was ordered to pay the MCST S$8,000 in legal costs.
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