JGA v JGB

[2026] SGSCT 8 Small Claims Tribunals 22 April 2026 SCT/19640/2023 20 min read

Key facts

Court Small Claims Tribunals
Decided
Judge Jared Kang Chern Wey
Charges / claim Landlord and Tenant, Courts and Jurisdiction

Source: [2026] SGSCT 8, Small Claims Tribunals, decided — eLitigation. Updated .

Catchwords

Landlord and Tenant — Duration of tenancy Courts and Jurisdiction — Small Claims Tribunals — Jurisdiction

Practice Areas

Landlord and Tenant Courts and Jurisdiction

Judges (1)

Jared Kang Chern Wey Delivered

Parties (2)

JGA Claimant JGB Respondent

Case Significance

In JGA v JGB ([2026] SGSCT 8), decided on 22 April 2026, Tribunal Magistrate Jared Kang Chern Wey ruled on consolidated Small Claims Tribunals Claim Nos 19640 of 2023 and 15308 of 2024, arising from a tenancy dispute between JGA and JGB. Finding that the tenancy exceeded two years and therefore fell outside the jurisdiction conferred on the Small Claims Tribunals by s 5(1)(a) of the Small Claims Tribunals Act 1984, read with para 1(c) of its Schedule, the tribunal discontinued the proceedings after a procedural history spanning ten hearings held between January and August 2024.

Summary

In JGA v JGB, the parties disputed a tenancy of a condominium unit that began under a one-year agreement from 18 October 2020 to 17 October 2021 at a monthly rent of $3,400, with the tenant continuing to occupy the property after expiry without any new written agreement. Tribunal Magistrate Jared Kang Chern Wey found that the tenancy, taken as a whole, exceeded two years and therefore fell outside the jurisdiction conferred on the Small Claims Tribunals by s 5(1)(a) of the Small Claims Tribunals Act 1984 read with para 1(c) of its Schedule. Pursuant to s 5(5) of the Act, the Tribunal Magistrate discontinued the proceedings in both claims.

Why did the Small Claims Tribunals discontinue the tenancy dispute in JGA v JGB ([2026] SGSCT 8)?

In [2026] SGSCT 8 (22 April 2026), Tribunal Magistrate Jared Kang Chern Wey discontinued Claim Nos 19640 of 2023 and 15308 of 2024 because the tenancy exceeded two years, placing it outside the Small Claims Tribunals' jurisdiction under s 5(1)(a) of the Small Claims Tribunals Act 1984.

Statutes Cited

Small Claims Tribunals Act Cases on this Act →
s 5(1)(a)

Referenced in

Statutes interpreted in this judgment

Small Claims Tribunals Act

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGSCT 8)