Landlord in tenancy dispute caught attending online course during trial ordered to pay costs
Source: CNA
Published on: 2026-10-19 05:47
During the trial, the magistrate heard a sound that revealed the landlord was attending the course on his phone. SINGAPORE: What was a routine tenancy dispute before a Small Claims Tribunal (SCT) resulted in a landlord having to pay S$200 (US$156) in costs to his ex-tenant after he was caught attending a course online during the trial. He had also used generative artificial intelligence to form legal arguments he did not fully understand or verify. Additionally, he was late on both days of the trial, which was conducted via video conference. As a result of his conduct, proceedings were disrupted, and the trial was "unnecessarily protracted", according to a judgment published on Monday (Oct 19). On top of costs, the landlord had to pay his former tenant S$1,785. This was part of a S$6,000 security deposit he had withheld because he claimed the tenant caused a list of defects. THE C...
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