SINGAPORE, May 17 -- Singapore condominium management bodies are increasingly using the threat of forced property sales against residents who fail to pay maintenance fees, with one luxury apartment recently auctioned off over arrears of about S$61,000 (RM213,000).

In a recent case reported today by The Straits Times, a four-bedroom unit at the Parkshore condominium in Tanjong Rhu was sold at auction in September 2025 after its owners failed to clear unpaid maintenance and sinking fund contributions owed to the estate's management corporation strata title (MCST).

According to the Singapore newspaper, the 2,325 sq ft freehold apartment was eventually sold for around S$4 million (RM13.97 million), nearly 15 per cent below its opening aucti...