I was passing by Jalan Bahagia over the weekend and noticed
quite a number of HDB Terrace Houses along
the road. The most interesting observation was that they had done
extensive renovations to enlarge their homes from a 2 bedroom
HDB to a 3 or 4 bedroom HDB complete with gardens, ponds, fencing etc. I thought
they were landed property not HDB flats. I
was puzzled as i thought that public housing in this case
HDB flats are suppose to have a uniform
facade/exterior. Those rules are applied strictly to other
HDB flats but not in the case of the
HDB Terrace House – Jalan Bahagia. Why is
that so?
Do they also pay the same conservancy fees as other 3 room
HDB flats? It seems a waste of space in land
scarce Singapore to have 2 storey HDB flats
to cater to a small number of people vis a vis a block of
flats.
Appreciate your comments.