{
  "id": 15113334,
  "title": "Judge orders US man who refused to pay rent to elderly Singaporean couple for Kembangan property to pay S$17,000++",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/judge-orders-us-man-who-refused-to-pay-rent-to-elderly-singaporean",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T03:00:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/judge-orders-us-man-who-refused-to-pay-rent-to-elderly-singaporean-couple-for-kembangan-property-to-pay-s-17-000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A US man, Anthony Thomas Price, has been ordered by a Singaporean judge to pay S$17,031.98 for legal costs and expenses alone after refusing to pay rent to an elderly Singaporean couple for a Kembangan property. Price, using a shell company, had rented a semi-detached house from the couple for $7,500 a month, signing a contract from May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2028. The company, Noranth Ventures, had paid for the first month’s rent and half of the rental deposit, but stopped paying thereafter. The tenants, living rent-free from June onward, were eventually successful in their legal battle, reclaiming their home and recovering the owed rental fees, along with additional interest, the remaining security deposit, and utility charges. The court cited Price's pattern of using shell companies to rent properties, refusing to pay rent and initiating legal proceedings to extend his occupation. Notably, he had used another company, Bundleluxe, to rent a property in Siglap, and another property in Kembangan, for which he paid only a fraction of the rent. The judge emphasized that Price was intent on occupying the properties without paying the rent, using legal measures to prolong his stay.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: A man from the United States who had a history of not paying landlords in Singapore has been ordered by a judge to pay S$17,031.98 for legal costs and expenses alone. Under a shell company, Anthony Thomas Price had rented a semi-detached house at Lengkong Dua from a Singaporean couple in their 80s for $7,500 a month. He and his family signed a contract to live there from May 1, 2026 to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}