We understand that you wish to remove Ms Xxxxxx as a co-owner for the subject HDB flat as she was declared bankrupt recently as she was a guarantor for her friend, and you have received a letter from the bank requesting for you to sell the flat within one month.
Currently, flat owners are allowed to effect the change in flat ownership without monetary consideration to eligible family members if there is a change in the existing family structure. This change could arise from a death, marriage, divorce, moving out, financial hardship and medical reasons. The proposed owners must also meet the eligibility conditions to take over the flat ownership.
A transfer of flat ownership (not through a sale) would not be allowed if the owners do not meet these conditions. You may wish to seek your own solicitor for further advice on this.
There are the eligibility criteria that proposed flat owners must meet before taking over ownership of an HDB flat. Proposed owners must physically occupy the flat upon the ownership change. The application for a change in flat ownership (not through a sale) is subject to HDB’s approval based on the prevailing eligibility conditions at the point when we receive the application.
Flat owners can effect a change in flat ownership online. The application link can be found in our HDB InfoWeb > e-services > Residential > Living in an HDB Flat > “Change in Flat Ownership – Application”.
The proposed owner(s) will need to refund the outgoing owners’ CPF (principal amount & accrued interest) if he/she used his/her CPF for this property. As a change in flat ownership involves legal processes, it takes an estimated of 4 months to complete after HDB has received the complete set of application.
For more information on the procedures and steps in a change in flat ownership, please visit our HDB InfoWeb > Residential > Living in an HDB Flat > Changing Owners/Occupiers > Change in Flat Ownership (Not Through a Sale) > Application Procedure.
Additionally, we also note that you have requested for us to look into your case for you to have an early Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) so that you can sell your HDB flat to the open market.
Our records shows that you and Mdm Xxx purchased your current flat on Xxx 2021. As at to-date, your effective occupation period is about 3 years 6 months only. We have considered your request carefully, however, as the 5-year MOP is not met for the subject flat as to date, you are not eligible to sell your flat on the open market at this point of time.
Thank you.