Court rules in favour of home owner over common areas

Singapore, Jan. 25 -- The High Court has ruled in favour of the owner of a four-storey townhouse at The Balmoral who argued that the management corporation (MC) should take responsibility for water leakages in his unit as they originated from areas that are common property.

The court, in a written judgment on Thursday, reversed the decision of the Strata Titles Board (STB), which had said a flat roof above the house and the skylight over the entrance of the house did not fit the legal definition of common property.

Home owner Raman Dhir had appealed to the High Court after the STB dismissed his application seeking an order for the MC to rectify the faults and to reimburse him for repair works done.

Mr Dhir said water leaked into his h...