• The Mandarin term “分层地契” is a paraphrase of the English term “strata title”.
• Strata title legislation was first introduced in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961.
• Singapore subsequently introduced the Land Titles (Strata) Act in 1967.
• Prior to the introduction of the Act, units in multi-storey buildings were held in the form of leaseholds or tenancy in common.
• According to the Land Titles (Strata) Act, the land title of an entire building is divided among strata title holders, allowing individual unit owners to independently hold the title of their respective units. This means that the responsibilities and rights with regard to building maintenance are in the hands of the owners.

The residents of two ground-floor units at D’Leedon encountered issues with “killer litter” and sought permission from the management corporation (MC) of the estate to install awnings. After the initial refusal by the MC, the residents applied to the Strata Titles Board for arbitration. Considering that the safety of children was at stake, the Board ruled that residents could install retractable awnings. (Lianhe Zaobao, 4/7/2019)

Strata-titled landed property is similar to a strata title in that all property owners in a common development site jointly hold the land title for the site. The types of individual units in a stratatitled landed property include strata bungalows, strata semi-detached houses and strata terrace houses.