While it is not uncommon to run into challenges during a home renovation, Yes 933 DJ Hazelle Teo wasn’t expecting the issues to be with her condo management and neighbours.
Last October, the 30-year-old bought her first home, a S$1.18 million (US$903,000) resale condo in West Coast. She moved into the 710 sq ft two-bedroom apartment in August after a three-month renovation period.
While giving 8days.sg a tour of her new abode, Hazelle shared that she had received emails from the condo management regarding “multiple complaints” from neighbours about how her renovation had caused “great inconveniences” to the units around it.
According to one resident, workers had left the door open while doing renovation works, resulting in dust and debris flying around the common corridor and into the homes of her neighbours.
This left the floors of neighbouring units dusty and “clothes in the balcony were soiled several times”.
“We have endured too much. Please tell them to keep the door closed when renovating,” read the email.
Workers had also allegedly left the estate without properly cleaning the common corridor, though Hazelle said it was only for a brief period and that they had returned to clean up later.
As a result, a S$100 cleaning fee was “once again deducted from [her] renovation deposit”.
Hazelle is not sure how many times she was charged a cleaning fee during the course of her renovation.
“I didn’t know condos will fine you for such things,” said the radio jock.