Guidelines for Renting Out the Whole Flat

Eligibility Conditions: Flat Owners

Citizenship
Flat owners who wish to sublet their flat must be a Singapore Citizen (SC).

Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) flat owners are not allowed to sublet their flat.

Minimum Occupation Period
SC flat owners who wish to sublet their flat must meet a 3 or 5-year Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) as follows:

3 years

• Non-subsidised flat (flat purchased from the open market without a CPF housing grant) and the application to buy the flat was received by HDB before 30 Aug 2010.

5 years

• Non-subsidised flat (flat purchased from the open market without a CPF housing grant) and the application to buy the flat was received by HDB on or after 30 Aug 2010.
• Subsidised flat (flat purchased directly from HDB or from the open market with a CPF housing grant)