I found this article interesting considering our HOAs. Guess we shouldnt complain, NOT......... Crystal Nanavati, a blogger from Boston who moved to Singapore in 2010, once got a visit from a mosquito inspector who wanted to check for stagnant water in her home. The inspector examined her balconies, bathrooms and planters, looking for areas ripe for mosquitoes — carriers of the deadly dengue fever. Though he didnt find anything that warranted the standard $200 fine, he noted a vase of dying flowers from her recent wedding anniversary. He told me to deal with the flowers that day, says Nanavati, who lives in a 1,400-square-foot apartment in the central district near Orchard Road with her husband and children. That the state can come in and evaluate your house, even for a public health risk, is awkward at best. In some of Asias fastest-growing and most densely populated cities, developers, building managers and municipal authorities have implemented a variety of rules and regulations to keep residential life running smoothly. That can mean strict guidelines governing everything from cooking to pet ownership to elevator use — a bewildering tangle of laws for expats and other new arrivals.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:45:32 +0000
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