Ex-property agent fined record $1.16m for illegally subletting private homes on Airbnb

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A 57-year-old man was fined a record $1,158,000 on Monday (May 30) for offences related to unauthorised short-term accommodation. Simon Chan Chai Wan had illegally provided short-term rents in 14 private residential properties to local and foreign guests through...

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Chan would enter into tenancy agreements with the units' owners using the three companies as corporate vehicles, and sublet the units for short-term accommodations on the platforms.

In a statement on Monday, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said all private residential properties rented out for accommodation are subject to a minimum stay of three consecutive months. "Unauthorised short-term accommodation with frequent turnover of transient guests not only changes the residential character of a property, but also causes dis-amenities to neighbouring residents."

The tenancy agreement specified that only authorised occupants listed are permitted to occupy the unit, and that the tenant is not allowed to sublet the unit without the landlord’s written consent.Chan, acting as Zhao’s agent, told the owner’s husband that Zhao and her child would be the occupants of the unit.Chan illegally sublet the unit from March to July 2018.

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