{
  "id": 15567260,
  "title": "Landlord in tenancy dispute caught attending online course during trial ordered to pay costs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/landlord-in-tenancy-dispute-caught-attending-online-course-during",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T05:41:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/landlord-tenancy-dispute-online-course-costs-6470931"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During a tenancy dispute trial, a Singapore landlord was caught attending an online course while proceedings were underway, leading to a $200 cost order from his ex-tenant. The landlord had also relied on AI-generated legal arguments, late to the trial, and used up 10 of the 14-day trial period by attempting to relitigate procedural matters. The landlord had withheld the tenant's $6,000 security deposit for 10 alleged defects which the tribunal only partially awarded to the landlord. The landlord used generative AI to help form his legal arguments which he admitted he did not fully understand. The judge criticized the landlord's behavior as \"absolutely unacceptable,\" saying it unfairly burdened the proceedings.",
  "summary": "During the trial, the magistrate heard a sound that revealed the landlord was attending the course on his phone.",
  "key_points": [
    "Singapore landlord attended online course during trial",
    "Ordered to pay $200 costs by ex-tenant",
    "Used AI-generated arguments, late to proceedings"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Landlord in tenancy dispute caught attending online course during trial ordered to pay costs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/landlord-in-tenancy-dispute-caught-attending-online-course-during-15571003",
        "published": "2026-10-19T05:41:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}