15/07/2026
This may be a good news for auction buyers!!
"Buyers of strata properties through court-ordered auctions cannot automatically be made to pay maintenance charges and sinking fund arrears left behind by previous owners, the High Court here has ruled" -- a judgment which has significant impact on auction cases.
Judicial commissioner Moh Kok Wai says the law does not allow innocent purchasers to inherit the financial failures of strangers.
