Court orders homeowner of East Coast Road shophouse to remove mezzanine floor built without approval
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SINGAPORE – The owner of a shophouse unit in East Coast Road intended to secretly build a mezzanine floor, but his scheme was foiled by the accidental discovery of a layout plan that showed the unauthorised level. The management corporation of the FrankelCourt orders homeowner of East Coast Road shophouse to remove mezzanine floor built without approval
SINGAPORE – The owner of a shophouse unit in East Coast Road intended to secretly build a mezzanine floor, but his scheme was foiled by the accidental discovery of a layout plan that showed the unauthorised level. The management corporation of the Frankel Estate development, which comprises four strata-titled units, had come across a “lighting plan” pasted on the wall of the unit on Feb 19, 2022 amid renovation. This plan – unlike the one submitted for renovation approval – showed a 676 sq ft mezzanine floor, comprising a living area, two bedrooms and a bathroom, which was connected to the base level by a staircase. When told to stop the works, homeowner Ng Jun Quan and his contractor initially denied that they were building a mezzanine floor. The works continued despite subsequent objections by the management corporation. Under the law, owners of strata-titled units have to obtain approval through a 90 per cent resolution passed at a general meeting before carrying out works that increase floor area.