Supporting Documents for Part 8 Application
Supporting Documents for Part 8 Application
When you submit an Application for relief under Part 8 or the Response to the Application, you should enclose all relevant supporting documents. This will reduce the need for clarifications, and facilitate a fair and timely consideration of the matter.
All parties are to keep all information or documents disclosed by any party, or any matters discussed during the proceedings before the Part 8 Assessor, confidential. Parties must not disclose the information or documents to any third party.
Examples of the documents that may be relevant for each situation are set out below.
- Situation A – Where a person who rented goods used for construction work is or will be liable for additional rental expenses
- Rental agreement for the goods that are used for construction works
- Invoices
- Negotiations and correspondence between the parties
- Renter: Documents showing the renter’s inability to use the goods for construction works, such as:
- Evidence of regulatory restrictions such as social distancing measures which affected renter’s ability to return the goods
- Evidence of workers under Stay Home Notices or Quarantine Orders
- Evidence of workers’ inability to travel to Singapore due to travel restrictions
- Situation B – Where a lessee or licensee (i.e., a tenant) of non-residential property is unable to carry out or complete renovation or fitting out works during the rent-free period
- Lease or licence agreement, letter of offer, or offer to let
- Stamp duty certificate
- Evidence of any security deposit held by the landlord
- Negotiations and correspondence between the parties
- Documents showing that the tenant is unable to complete renovation or fitting out works due to COVID-19, such as:
- Evidence of regulatory restrictions such as the Circuit Breaker measures which affected tenant’s ability to complete renovation or fitting out works
- Evidence of workers under Stay Home Notices or Quarantine Orders
- Evidence of workers’ inability to travel to Singapore due to travel restrictions
- Situation C – Where a lessor or licensor (i.e., a landlord) of non-residential property is unable to deliver possession by the date stated in the lease or licence agreement
- Lease or licence agreement, letter of offer or offer to let
- Stamp duty certificate
- Evidence of any security deposit held by the landlord
- Negotiations and correspondence between the parties
- Documents showing that the landlord is unable to deliver vacant possession in time due to COVID-19, such as:
- Evidence of regulatory restrictions such as the Circuit Breaker measures which affected landlord’s ability to complete construction/fitting out works to deliver vacant possession in time
- Evidence of workers under Stay Home Notices or Quarantine Orders
- Evidence of workers’ inability to travel to Singapore due to travel restrictions