【AgonyUncle】House quality issue dispute with condo managementHi Uncle Chung,
Need your help and guidance on how to deal with my condo management for house quality issue.
I am a foreigner working in Sg. I bought a condo flat. After moved in last year, I found out that the exterior wall of my flat has some problems which cause rain water leaks through the wall into my flat. As consequence, the furnitures and interior wall are damaged by the water. Importantly, some sockets and wires on the floor would be a big theat to human safety if water cames in to them. The issue was reported to condo management office several times as they should take responsibility for exterior facilities. But they didn't take immediate action to repair the wall. I talked with condo manager again recently about the action plan to repair the wall and compensate the loss caused already, but his attitude is unclear.
As foreigner, I never expereinced such issue before. Therefore seek your guidance:
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钟老大最近好像一直消失中。我来试试看回答吧
1) What should i do to push the condo management to thoroughly fix the exterior wall issue? from legal viewpoint, what's condo management's liability and responsibility?
>> management是否有责任取决于两件事。1.他们和你们签订的合约的相关约定。2.他们是否确实如你所说有疏忽(我不是不相信你,我是说如果你有证据)
两件事分别属于合同法和侵权法的范围。两者其中之一成立,management就需要负责
2) As my funitures and interior wall decoration were damaged already, I would give a reasonable quotatoin to condo management for compensation. What if they don't agree to compensate anything or they can only cover a small part?、
》》首先建议你对你的相关损失进行证据保存。
第二,如果对方的答复令你不满意,而你的损失总额不超过10000元新币的话,可以去初等法院的小额申告庭诉讼对方。小额申告庭双方均不得请律师,你只需要准备大洋10枚作告状只用。具体流程请参考http://app.subcourts.gov.sg/sct/index.aspx
第三,建议您查清具体漏水的原因,也许会有其他的被告可以一起列入。
第四,如果损失超过10000元,反而请慎重。新加坡不请律师上法庭,对面却请了律师的,赢面非常低。但是律师费一个案子基本上5位数上下起跳。
3) I face the potential safety issue if rain water comes again and touch the sockets in my flat. Since it happens couple of times, whenever it rains, I feel worried about the water leakage issue and would ask for compensation for mental/spiritual damage. is it reasonable and supportable from legal viewpoint?
》》新加坡法律支持精神损失的赔偿,但是:
如果您以合同违约进行告诉,新加坡法庭要求你必须遭受“substantial physical inconvenience or physical discomfort". (Hobbs v The London and South Western Railway Co (1875) LR 10 QB 111.),如您所述您的心理状态恐怕比较难归入此类。
如果您以过失侵权进行告诉,新加坡法律要求你所遭受的精神损失必须满足" medically diagnosed psychiatric harm must be foreseeable." (Ngiam Kong Seng & Anor [2008] 3 SLR (R) 674; [2008] SGCA 23)
是否可行您自己斟酌。
如果您已经是PR或者新加坡人,请不要把自己当外国人。新加坡政府提供针对本国人士的预约免费律师进行15分钟的咨询。
具体请见:http://probono.lawsociety.org.sg/Help-for-Public/personal-legal-issue/CommunityLegalClinic/
>> management是否有责任取决于两件事。1.他们和你们签订的合约的相关约定。2.他们是否确实如你所说有疏忽(我不是不相信你,我是说如果你有证据)
两件事分别属于合同法和侵权法的范围。两者其中之一成立,management就需要负责
2) As my funitures and interior wall decoration were damaged already, I would give a reasonable quotatoin to condo management for compensation. What if they don't agree to compensate anything or they can only cover a small part?、
》》首先建议你对你的相关损失进行证据保存。
第二,如果对方的答复令你不满意,而你的损失总额不超过10000元新币的话,可以去初等法院的小额申告庭诉讼对方。小额申告庭双方均不得请律师,你只需要准备大洋10枚作告状只用。具体流程请参考http://app.subcourts.gov.sg/sct/index.aspx
第三,建议您查清具体漏水的原因,也许会有其他的被告可以一起列入。
第四,如果损失超过10000元,反而请慎重。新加坡不请律师上法庭,对面却请了律师的,赢面非常低。但是律师费一个案子基本上5位数上下起跳。
3) I face the potential safety issue if rain water comes again and touch the sockets in my flat. Since it happens couple of times, whenever it rains, I feel worried about the water leakage issue and would ask for compensation for mental/spiritual damage. is it reasonable and supportable from legal viewpoint?
》》新加坡法律支持精神损失的赔偿,但是:
如果您以合同违约进行告诉,新加坡法庭要求你必须遭受“substantial physical inconvenience or physical discomfort". (Hobbs v The London and South Western Railway Co (1875) LR 10 QB 111.),如您所述您的心理状态恐怕比较难归入此类。
如果您以过失侵权进行告诉,新加坡法律要求你所遭受的精神损失必须满足" medically diagnosed psychiatric harm must be foreseeable." (Ngiam Kong Seng & Anor [2008] 3 SLR (R) 674; [2008] SGCA 23)
是否可行您自己斟酌。
如果您已经是PR或者新加坡人,请不要把自己当外国人。新加坡政府提供针对本国人士的预约免费律师进行15分钟的咨询。
具体请见:http://probono.lawsociety.org.sg/Help-for-Public/personal-legal-issue/CommunityLegalClinic/