SOO HOO KHOON PENG v MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLE PLAN NO. 2906

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 355 consider?

The judgment refers to Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 355 High Court (General Division) 19 December 2023 HC/OA 1017/2023 30 min read

11 cases cited Cited by 2 cases

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	19 December 2023
Judge	Christopher Tan
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure, Land
Counsel	Lee & Lee, Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Chen Chongguang Daniel, Joseph Tay Weiwen, Lin Ruizi, Mo Fei, Tan Hong Xun, Enzel

Source: [2023] SGHC 355, High Court (General Division), decided 19 December 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Appeals — Leave Land — Strata Titles — Common property

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Land

Judges (1)

Christopher Tan Delivered

Counsel (7)

Lee & Lee Firm Shook Lin & Bok LLP Firm Chen Chongguang Daniel Counsel Respondent Joseph Tay Weiwen Counsel Applicant Lin Ruizi Counsel Applicant Mo Fei Counsel Applicant Tan Hong Xun, Enzel Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 2906 Respondent Soo Hoo Khoon Peng Applicant

Case Significance

Soo Hoo Khoon Peng v Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 2906 [2023] SGHC 355 is a General Division of the High Court decision by Christopher Tan JC, delivered on 19 December 2023 in Originating Application No 1017 of 2023. The applicant, a subsidiary proprietor in a condominium, had been refused permission by the management corporation to install a Renson Fixscreen screen on his balcony and had brought District Court proceedings (DC/OA 41/2023) invoking sections 88(1)(a), 37(4) and 111(a) of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004, along with a declaration that the relevant balcony area was not common property. The judgment addresses leave to appeal and the strata-title common property issue, and has been cited 11 times.

[2023] SGHC 355 explained

SOO HOO KHOON PENG v MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLE PLAN NO. 2906 ([2023] SGHC 355) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 19 December 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure and Land. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2023] SGHC 355 about?

SOO HOO KHOON PENG v MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLE PLAN NO. 2906 ([2023] SGHC 355) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Appeals — Leave” and “Land — Strata Titles — Common property”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 355 consider?

The judgment refers to Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2023] SGHC 355?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 355 has been cited by 2 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

Summary

Soo Hoo Khoon Peng, a subsidiary proprietor in a condominium, had sought approval from the management corporation to install a particular brand of balcony screen, and after the District Court dismissed his originating application he sought permission to appeal. The High Court considered whether the proposed appeal raised a question of general principle or of importance warranting appellate consideration. Finding that the real question concerned a highly factual matter of aesthetic reasonableness rather than a point of general principle, the court dismissed the application for permission to appeal.

What was Soo Hoo Khoon Peng v MCST Plan No 2906 [2023] SGHC 355 about?

It concerned a condominium subsidiary proprietor whose management corporation refused permission to install a Renson Fixscreen balcony screen. Christopher Tan JC considered leave to appeal and whether the balcony area was common property under the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004.

Which statute governed the dispute in Soo Hoo Khoon Peng v MCST Plan No 2906 [2023] SGHC 355?

The applicant relied on the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004, invoking sections 88(1)(a), 37(4) and 111(a), while the matter also engaged the Supreme Court of Judicature Act on leave to appeal from the District Court.