All About Home Addresses

[mum2b]

Hi tankee,

Agreement for Lease for resale hdb is obtained after finished 2nd appt n collecting key?

Verykiasu2010,
Ya lor, the daily commuting will b a nightmare if we move in early.
Thanks for the reminder.

[dorisp]

mum2b:

Agreement for Lease for resale hdb is obtained after finished 2nd appt n collecting key?

You could perhaps check this with your agent or HDB.

[phtthp]

my friend seeks advice here ...


can she do the following ?
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her son entering P1 2013 soon.

suppose she first rent a house < 1 km from ACS (nearest condo) & manage to ballot, get in successfully under phase 2C < 1 km, stay there 6 months.

but 6 months later (can't tahan the expensive condo rental $ after 6 months) - give up rental place, shift back to her original house > 2km (in Jurong).

will MOE duty officer do random spot check - on all parents renting houses ?

6 months later - if officer discover that she had shifted back to original house > 2km, will they expel her son from ACS?

or is there a minimum period like must stay in that rented place for at least 1 year - before can shift house again ? Then you won't be caught.

[jtoh]

phtthp:

my friend seeks advice here ...


can she do the following ?
========================

her son entering P1 2013 soon.

suppose she first rent a house < 1 km from ACS (nearest condo) & manage to ballot, get in successfully under phase 2C < 1 km, stay there 6 months.

but 6 months later (can't tahan the expensive condo rental $ after 6 months) - give up rental place, shift back to her original house > 2km (in Jurong).

will MOE duty officer do random spot check - on all parents renting houses ?

6 months later - if officer discover that she had shifted back to original house > 2km, will they expel her son from ACS?

or is there a minimum period like must stay in that rented place for at least 1 year - before can shift house again ? Then you won't be caught.

Well... you're supposed to register with the permanent address you intend to stay at. In your friend's case, I'm sure they would have calculated in advance whether they can afford to rent a place near ACS for the duration of the kids' primary education. Rents there are very expensive and no one takes it likely. To suddenly realize that you can't upkeep the rent after 6 months will raise eyebrows.

There have been cases in the past where they've asked kids to leave the school because of false declarations.

[verykiasu2010]

phtthp:

my friend seeks advice here ...


can she do the following ?
========================

her son entering P1 2013 soon.

suppose she first rent a house < 1 km from ACS (nearest condo) & manage to ballot, get in successfully under phase 2C < 1 km, stay there 6 months.

but 6 months later (can't tahan the expensive condo rental $ after 6 months) - give up rental place, shift back to her original house > 2km (in Jurong).

will MOE duty officer do random spot check - on all parents renting houses ?

6 months later - if officer discover that she had shifted back to original house > 2km, will they expel her son from ACS?

or is there a minimum period like must stay in that rented place for at least 1 year - before can shift house again ? Then you won't be caught.

the shift there 6 months find too expensive then shift back to original place sounds very hollow and sounds like a scam

what was the purpose of shifting to within 1 km ? to be near to school, right ? then why shift back to original place ? surely there are places less expensive but may be just between 1 km to 2 km of the school to shift too ? Wouldn't the original place tenanted out liao ? wah, suka suka shift there shift back does not hold water lah .... if got whistle blower - sure kena investigate and the child kena transfer out

[Jennifer]

Usu. rental tenancy is for a period of at least 2 years, very seldom 1 yr or less. Also most have penalty clause of early termination.

[phtthp]

Thank you so much, vks2010, jtoh & Jennifer - for prompt reply.

appreciate it.

will inform my friend about potential repurcussion. She got to decide herself, see if worth the risk & be prepared for drastic consequences, if discovered.

sharing - i have another friend who is staying at Chancery court (the condo nearest to ACS Barker). She stayed there for past 30 years. This was what she noted, observed and comment:-

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that is what many people do …

they rent a unit at Chancery court (Dunearn Road). Then change their address on the IC, (at least 6 months beforehand). After son get into ACS, they change back the address.

once in ACS won’t kick the kid out (unless got whistle blower) ! only thing is - be prepared to fork out $ 2.5 to 4k rental per month …
don’t think MOE has so much time to check.

if I were ACS principal , I’ll be flattered that a parent would go to such an extent!!

[verykiasu2010]

don’t think rental around there could be $4k now


I just seen one unit HDB flat exec apartment in Bishan, rent $4k

[jtoh]

$2.5K rental? Impossible. Renting the address maybe? Even $4K is unlikely.

[Jennifer]

I heard from sb staying in Blossomvale that most rental apts in this condo change tenants every 2 years.


I would think the lower pri years are formative years. if your friend really wants to get into the sch, it is better to stick to the rental plan for at least 2 years instead of exhausting the young child with a travelling of > 2 km distance every sch day. She has to consider CCA timetables too.