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For residential leases in Singapore, the key rule is the minimum stay of 3 months. As long as the tenancy agreement itself is for at least 3 months, the URA rules are met.

However, frequent change of occupiers every 2 to 3 months can still raise issues:

1. URA doesn’t forbid change of occupants, but…
If it starts to look like short-term accommodation or a rotating arrangement similar to Airbnb, authorities may view it as non-compliant even if the contract says 3 months.

2. The landlord must update HDB or ICA records (if required).
For HDB units, every change of occupier needs approval. Changing people every 2 to 3 months usually won’t be approved.
For private condos, owners still need to register foreign occupants’ details and keep records. Too many changes is a red flag.

3. Condo management may object.
MCSTs often monitor visitor traffic. If they keep seeing new “residents”, they may report it as suspected short-term stay.

4. Company leases aren’t blanket exemptions.
Even with a corporate lease, the occupier should ideally stay for at least 3 months per person to remain safely within the guidelines.

So the safe rule is:
If each individual occupant does not stay at least 3 months, you start to risk breaching the short-term stay rules. Read More

This will be a problem if you are caught. A company cannot frequently switch out the occupiers who stay less than three consecutive months, as this constitutes illegal short-term accommodation.

Does not matter if your master lease is longer, because both the original landlord and the corporate tenant are facilitating short term accommodation.

Kay Cloud
The Harvard Educated Agent
Propnex Realty Pte Ltd
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HDB or private? Read More

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Rotating occupiers every few months can trigger enforcement issues. If individuals stay under three continuous months without solid justification, URA may view it as unauthorised short-term lodging.

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Only genuine reasons such as an employee being reassigned far away or leaving the company are acceptable, and you must keep records to demonstrate this if URA requests evidence.

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The length of your master lease does not shield you, because both the landlord and the corporate tenant may be held accountable if the arrangement effectively enables short-term accommodation.

✔ “Clarity of rules strengthens the integrity of actions.” Eleanor Roosevelt ✔

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