I'm currently renting a 4bdr (i.e. 3 bedrooms + 1 living room) HDB near Hougang of almost 1000sqft for $3300/mth. I'm only 7 months into a 2 year lease but I would like to break lease. Reason? I'm usually not in Singapore.. I estimate since I started the lease, I've been away for 60% of the time, so it's honestly quite a waste of money and I don't see my scenario changing in the foreseeable future.
As far as I understand, the process is that:
- I need to find a tenant to takeover
- The landlord needs to agree to the tenant
- [HDB Specific] If the tenant is a non-Malaysian foreigner, the HDB area I'm renting in cannot have exceeded the "foreigner quota" (I dunno the exact term - but those of you who know will know)
If I was already 1 year into my lease, I understand I could potentially exercise the diplomatic clause if I was leaving Singapore (i.e. resigning, getting laid off) - but I'm actually not - I am still employed in Singapore, but I've just been (sneakily) working remotely for the majority of the time..
Appreciate any advice in advance