Sim Ann on protocols for excessive hoarding in HDB flats
The government has recently amended the Community Disputes Resolution Act to allow the director-general of the pilot Community Relations Unit to apply to the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals (CDRT) to declutter a hoarder’s unit. This is “a measure of last resort“ premised on public interest after all other regulator levers have been exhausted and the hoarder has failed to comply with the previous CDRT order to declutter. Senior Minister of State for National Development Sim Ann said this in response to an MP’s questions in parliament on Thursday (Feb 27). She also stated that a whole-of-society approach is needed to address hoarding in a more holistic and sustainable manner.
The government has recently amended the Community Disputes Resolution Act to allow the director-general of the pilot Community Relations Unit to apply to the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals (CDRT) to declutter a hoarder’s unit. This is “a measure of last resort“ premised on public interest after all other regulator levers have been exhausted and the hoarder has failed to comply with the previous CDRT order to declutter. Senior Minister of State for National Development Sim Ann said this in response to an MP’s questions in parliament on Thursday (Feb 27). She also stated that a whole-of-society approach is needed to address hoarding in a more holistic and sustainable manner.
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