Vacant Possession & Staying on

I am sure we will hear from out Lawyers about this & that soon.

In the meantime: Blogger's opinion only; all answers to be confirmed

You have 6 months to move out after the Date of Completion

Date of Completion: 12 June 2018 (confirmed)
Last day to move out: 12 Dec 2018 (confirmed)


What do I have to give to the lawyer before Completion Date?
I am sure he will tell you in a Letter, but I think the following

Title Deeds- the Subsidiary Strata Certificate of Title (SSCT).

• If you have a mortgage then the Bank holds the SSCT, so the lawyer will take care of that for you.
• If you have paid up your mortgage before June 2013, then the Original SSCT is in your possession. If you have lost it then you have to apply to the SLA for a replacement copy*. 
• If you have paid up your mortgage since June 2013, then you don't have a physical copy, it is being kept safe by the Registrar of Titles. I found this out today, when I went looking for my SSCT and found a legal letter which stated that the SLA went paperless in June 2013 and hence the SSCT is suppressed by the SLA. It contained a printout and so will use that as evidence. 
• Other Documents (if applicable): Letters of Administration/ Grant of Probate, Notice of Death etc*
• Copies of Owners' IC/passports
• Property tax Statement for 2018 FULLY PAID UP for the year. 
• Tampines Court monthly Maintenance Fee FULLY PAID UP to May 31 2018. The period 1 June to 12 June will be deducted from your sales proceeds

* Lawyer will assist for a fee

Do I have to pay rent during this 6 month period?
NO

Do I have to pay maintenance fees during the 6 month rent free period?
YES

16.1 Remaining Vendor shall be liable for the following  (my list)

• Cancellation of all TV and Cable connections. 
• Cancellation of PUB 
• Property Tax 
• Equivalent of monthly fees  [16.1(c)]"

*The Legal letter dated 12 Mar 2018 stated that the retention sum will be returned to the owner on vacant possession of his unit LESS such amounts equivalent to the maintenance and sinking fund contributions.

Do I have to give notice before I move out?

YES

14A Delivery of Vacant Possession (my list)

• you have to give the Purchaser 10 business days written notice 
• the Purchaser will come and inspect your unit

Who maintains the lifts?

The Purchaser, because it only says he shall not be required to 'replace or upgrade lifts and/or any other building structures' [16.5] . I presume he is legally obliged to continue with the regular maintenance checking - it's a safety issue after all. If the lift breaks down irreparably though, you have to take the stairs.  

What can I take with me / leave behind?

• You have to leave an empty unit behind
• You have to remove all movable furniture & personal belongings.
• You can choose to take the light fixtures, air conditioners and business equipment (?)
• You can't remove anything that will affect the security or structural integrity of the building. In other words, don't take the front door! 
• You must leave the unit in clean & tenantable condition. Never mind that any future tenant won't have lights or air conditioning. 
• You must empty out all the water cisterns

I intend to take my brand new ceiling fans and leave the old, noisy air conditioners and lights.

Some people on FB remarked that they remember the marketing agent saying you could leave your furniture behind- I, too, remember such an utterance but that was corrected later, I believe.
Anyway, the truth is in the S&P and in the latest legal letter

Legal Letter Dated 12 March 2018
14.  Each SP shall ensure:
(a) All movables in his lot, including but not limited to furniture and personal belongings, are removed from such lot and the Development prior to the delivery of vacant possession of such lot:

UH-OH... I just noticed the words and the Development   ....... OOH.. so people, you had better throw out your bulky stuff before 12 June because after 12 June dumping might be prohibited???

Will we get invitations to the launch of the New Development?
Yes, we will, but not directly.  The invitation will be sent to the Huttons not less than 5 days before the public launch.

If you want to be informed of this new launch, you'd better make sure to be on Hutton's mailing list as they announced at the last meeting that they don't have everyone's email addresses and probably won't know your forwarding address.

Note: there is NO MENTION of a discount for TC owners- just second dibs prior to public launch.

Anything else?