Notice comparing common corridors of condo with HDB 'in poor taste', says resident

A notice posted in a condominium has upset a resident there.

Stomp contributor GokB, who lives at D'Leedon off Farrer Road, shared a photo of the notice, which he felt was "done in poor taste".

Posted by the condo manager, the notice reminded residents of the by-laws prohibiting the placement of personal items on common property in the condominium.

It added: "The management reserves the right to remove and dispose of such objects without notice."

But what offended the Stomp contributor was something else.

Below a photo of a cluttered HDB corridor and a photo of an empty corridor, the notice asked: "Do you prefer to live in this environment (referring to the HDB corridor) or this (referring to the empty corridor)?

"Is D'Leedon a private condominium or a HDB?"

The Stomp contributor asked: "Why the need to reference HDB flats?

"I didn't appreciate the sweeping statement to get a point across. There are many HDB corridors which are neat, just as there are many private apartments which have untidy corridors."

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Perhaps the condo manager has read the numerous Stomp reports about HDB corridors obstructed by clutter, the most recent in Jurong where a wheelchair user had difficulty moving through a corridor.

Also in December, Stomp reported that a Hougang resident allegedly had at least three wheelchairs, a swing, two personal mobility devices and two bookshelves outside the HDB flat.

Stomp has contacted Knight Frank, the managing agent for D'Leedon, for more info.

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