Two foreigners jointly owning a four-bedroom unit at Parkshore in Tanjong Rhu lost their property to a forced sale after owing about $61,000 in maintenance and sinking fund arrears as of December 23, 2024 [1, 2, 3, 4]. The Indonesian owners saw their unit auctioned in September 2025 for around $4 million, 14.7% below the $4.7 million opening price [1, 2, 3, 4].
Under the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act, Management Corporation Strata Title (MCST) bodies in Singapore have the legal authority to recover unpaid fees by forcing the sale of units [1, 2, 3, 4]. While such forced sales remain uncommon, they represent the most severe method to collect arrears [1, 2, 3, 4].
Over the past year, there has been at least one notice of intended forced sale published monthly by MCSTs across Singapore to recover unpaid fees, with amounts owed ranging from approximately $9,450 to $55,798 [1, 2, 3, 4]. For example, a February 20, 2026 notice involved a Park Court unit owner in Joo Chiat owing $55,798 in arrears and interest, and a March 24, 2026 notice named a Melville Park owner owing about $9,708 [1, 2, 3, 4].
Not every notice leads to an actual sale. Often owners settle arrears or agree to payment plans before the sale occurs. Mr Kok Yee Keong, partner at law firm Harry Elias Partnership LLP, said, “The fear of the MCST embarking on the forced sale process and actually witnessing the MCST taking incremental steps towards that objective might be sufficient coercive power for the SP to propose an instalment plan to settle the arrears.” [1]
Between 2020 and 2025, Kok’s firm handled fewer than 10 MCST forced sales, none of which proceeded to completion [1, 2, 3, 4]. According to Andrew Lioe, president of the Association of Strata Managers, Ocean IFM, one member of the association, faced about five forced-sale attempts recently [1, 2, 3, 4].
The Parkshore forced sale timeline began on December 23, 2024, when the notice of intended sale was published for the unit owners owing $61,000 [1, 2, 3, 4]. The auction concluded in September 2025 at around $4 million [1, 2, 3, 4]. Notices of intended forced sale for other units continued through early 2026 [1, 2, 3, 4].
