Singapore condo unit owner loses bid to remove vending machines outside shops
The owner of three units at a condominium in Singapore has lost its bid to remove vending machines from a shared corridor outside its premises.
Boon Trading Pte Ltd, the owner of three ground-floor units at the Robinson Suites condominium, lost a bid to remove vending machines installed outside their shops, according to a report by Shin Min Daily News. The dispute arose after the management corporation installed eight vending machines and trash bins along a common corridor between May 2025 and May 2026.
Boon Trading, which houses a stationery store, a stockbroking firm, and a clinic in its units, argued that the machines obstructed views through their storefront windows and harmed their tenants' businesses. In April 2023, the management corporation obtained approval to lease parts of the building's common property for one to three years.
Boon Trading's director, Koe Kyin Hoon, claimed that the machines reduced natural light, impacted business, and led one tenant to request a rent reduction. Boon Trading sought to invalidate the 2023 decision and ordered the management corporation to remove the machines and trash bins, as well as prevent any future obstructions to storefront windows.
However, the Strata Titles Boards dismissed all three applications, ruling that the management corporation had the authority to lease parts of the building's common property for income generation. The STB also ordered Boon Trading to pay SGD8,000 in legal costs and SGD2,000 in disbursements. Despite the ruling, the management corporation removed two vending machines and repositioned the rest, restoring unobstructed glass frontage to two shops.
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