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Flat owners will be subjected to spot checks both locally and overseas to see if they are lying about owning private property in Singapore or overseas, said Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan yesterday.
HDB flat buyers have to declare any interest or ownership in both local and overseas private property at the point of purchase, he said. Those guilty of false declarations shall be liable to a fine of up to $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term up to six months, or both.
If the false declaration is discovered before completion of purchase, HDB can cancel the application. If discovered after purchase of the flat, HDB can compulsorily acquire the flat.
HDB recently announced that those who buy an HDB resale flat on or after Aug 30 must dispose of their private property local or overseas within six months of purchase.
"For practical reasons, HDB adopts different approaches to check on private-property ownership in different countries. I am unable to disclose the details to avoid hampering HDB's enforcement work," said Mr Mah
海外资产被抽查,隐瞒会被罚款5000或坐牢6月,未完成交易会被取消,完成的交易会被强制收回。
重点是HDB会在不同国家采取不同方式获得海外资产信息,所以,HDB时可以查出海外资产的,但是具体详情没有公布。 |
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