Meanwhile, owners of larger private properties of at least 90 sq m who wish to rent out their properties to up to eight unrelated people are required to register with URA, via its e-services. An administrative fee of S$20 is payable with each registration.

Upon successful registration, the owner will be informed that they can use the residential property to accommodate up to eight unrelated people, each subject to a minimum stay duration of three consecutive months.

Mr Lee Sze Teck, senior director of data analytics at Huttons Asia, said the move is “not expected to have a significant impact

When Luz Romero heard about a rental property for sale a few years ago, she jumped at the opportunity to become a landlord.

She and her husband renovated the Niagara Falls, Ont., semi-detached home and attempted to build a good relationship with the tenants they inherited, she said.

The home has two rental units — one on the main floor, where one couple lives, and a basement apartment, home to a single renter.

When the main-floor tenants were late on their $1400-a-month rent payments a few times last year, Romero said she was understanding and gave them extensions.

But since