{
  "id": 18334002,
  "title": "SMS Murali Pillai: Police investigating US man who refused to pay rent to elderly Singaporean couple",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/sms-murali-pillai-police-investigating-us-man-who-refused-to-pay-rent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T15:00:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/sms-murali-pillai-police-investigating-us-man-who-refused-to-pay-rent-to-elderly-singaporean-couple"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A US man, Anthony Thomas Price, is now under police investigation in Singapore after refusing to pay rent to an elderly Singaporean couple for years. According to reports, Price had rented a semi-detached house at Lengkong Dua from a couple in their 80s for $7,500 a month, signing a contract from May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2028. He and his family were supposed to live there rent-free from June onward, with the shell company Noranth Ventures covering the first month's rent and half of the rental deposit of S$15,000.\n\nPrice's family lived rent-free in the house while the property's legal owners took him to court. The judge ruled in their favor, ordering Price to pay S$17,031.98 in legal costs and expenses. Recently, Senior Minister of State for Law Murali Pillai revealed that the police are looking into Price's actions. The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) has also launched an investigation into possible breaches of the Companies Act by the entities and individuals involved in Price's actions. Should Price be found guilty of cheating, he could face fines, caning, or a prison sentence up to 10 years. However, Pillai emphasized that the case is still under investigation and he will not comment further on the possibility of any wrongdoing.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: A report from last month that a man from the United States had refused to continue to pay rent to the elderly Singaporean couple who owned the home that he and his family had moved to received a lot of attention from Singaporeans, especially after it was discovered that it was not the first time he had done this . Under a shell company, Anthony Thomas Price had rented a semi-detached…",
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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."
}