Disputes over Housing Board flats tend to be less complicated than those involving private real estate because the rules governing public housing are simpler and accessible to the public online.
For instance, only registered HDB owners are recognised when it comes to ownership because the law specifically deems trusts, or an arrangement to hold a flat for another person’s benefit, null and void.
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