JHK v JHL & Anor
Key facts
| Court | Small Claims Tribunals |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Jared Kang Chern Wey |
| Charges / claim | Landlord and Tenant |
Source: [2026] SGSCT 16, Small Claims Tribunals, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Parties (3)
Case Significance
JHK v JHL and another [2026] SGSCT 16, decided by Tribunal Magistrate Jared Kang Chern Wey on 5 June 2026 following hearings on 29 May and 5 June 2026, concerned a security deposit dispute in Small Claims Tribunals Claim No 18915 and Counterclaim No 1307 of 2025. The claimant, JHK, was the tenant of a property, and the respondents, JHL and JHM, were the landlords; the tribunal found that the parties held an incomplete understanding of the covenants a residential tenancy conferred, including the tenant's right to exclusive possession and the treatment of belongings left at the property. The judgment, addressing landlord and tenant covenants, cites 2 authorities, one Singapore and one foreign.
[2026] SGSCT 16 explained
JHK v JHL & Anor ([2026] SGSCT 16) is a Singapore judgment decided by the SGSCT on 5 June 2026. It is categorised under Landlord and Tenant. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 [2026] SGSCT 16 about?
JHK v JHL & Anor ([2026] SGSCT 16) is a SGSCT decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Landlord and Tenant — Covenants”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
What was the dispute in JHK v JHL and another [2026] SGSCT 16?
In [2026] SGSCT 16, the Small Claims Tribunals resolved a security deposit dispute between tenant JHK and landlords JHL and JHM, arising from the parties' incomplete understanding of a residential tenancy's covenants, including exclusive possession and responsibility for belongings left at the property.
Cases Cited (2)
Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGSCT 16)