Imagine this. A fire has occurred within a strata unit and caused damages to the unit. The subsidiary proprietor (SP) filed a claim under the Damage Policy carried by the MCST as provided under Section 69 of the Building Maintenance & Strata Management (BMSMA). The repair cost for the damages at the unit came up Read more about Insurance-Who is liable to pay for the excess?[…]

The Association of Strata Managers (ASM) is organising a Webinar  on installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging points at strata developments. Mr Ong Lai Seng of NEVC from Ministry of Transport will be sharing:(i) Singapore’s EV vision and charging point targets(ii) Introduction to EV information guidelines for building owners/MCSTs  (iii) Sharing on EV Common Charger Read more about Webinar-How could MCSTs install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations?[…]

MA firms can be accredited if they have sufficient staff accredited at the individual level and fulfil other accreditation criteria. To date, 16 MA firms have trained the minimum number of staff required for accreditation. We are pleased to announce that Wisely 98 Pte Ltd is one of the 16 MA firms that have met Read more about BCA Recognises Two New Accreditation Schemes for Managing Agents[…]

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No country should leave behind her citizens in a rising economy. The Singapore  Government started the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) in 2016 with the intention to raise the income of the low wages workers. This is a good job of the Singapore Government. According to the recently  announced PWM , the minimum pay for a Read more about Should essential services be paid more?[…]

e-Invoicing is the automated creation, exchange, and processing of invoices between suppliers and buyers using digital format. This means no more paper invoices, less manual processing efforts, increase cost saving  and possibly faster payments. More digital solutions are now  offered  with e-Invoicing feature. So can MCSTs adopt e-Invoicing for  dues of   management and sinking funds? Read more about Can MCSTs adopt e-Invoicing?[…]

MCSTs must, amongst others, take steps to regularly assess and identify the risks of COVID-19 transmission which may arise from  activities carried out in the  strata developments.  MCSTs are  required to apply  internal policies, procedures and controls to mitigate such risks from the activities at the common area. This implies that if   there  were  congregation Read more about Responsibilty of MCSTs in Safe Management Measures[…]

For safety reason, MCSTs,  homeowners and occupants should make window inspection a priority by following three steps: check, clean and  change. Inspection of windows should be conducted once every half-yearly. For easy compliance, inspections may  be carried out about 6 June (6.6) and 12 December (12.12) of each calendar year. This is now the time Read more about Maintenance of Windows<p>[…]

It is mandatory for the subsidiary proprietors to contribute to all levies approved at general meetings of a strata development. But what should strata managers do on behalf of the MCST when subsidiary proprietors fail to fulfill their obligation to do so? There are certain legal recourse provided for the MCST to recover arrears in Read more about Arc at Tampines units put up for MCST sale at $880,000 and $720,000[…]