71 offenders fined since 2019 for providing illegal short stays in Singapore

SINGAPORE: A total of 71 offenders have been fined since 2019 for providing illegal short-term stays in Singapore, authorities said on Wednesday (Jul 3).

Of these, 64 were fined for providing such stays in private properties, while the remaining seven were fined for providing short-term rentals of HDB flats, said HDB and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) in a joint reply on Wednesday in response to media queries.

Another 15 people were taken to court and prosecuted for providing short stays in private properties.

Rentals of less than three months for private properties and less than six months for HDB flats are not allowed under the law. 

Last month, CNA found more than 15 Airbnb listings in Singapore offering such short-term accommodation – some for two or three nights.

Several of these listings had been active for months, with one having dozens of reviews from prior guests.

A few days after CNA’s report, Airbnb removed several illegal listings from its platform.