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Building and Construction Authority
Replies To Forum Letters

Forum: MCSTs play key role in resolving estate maintenance issues

10 November 2026

In a forum reply published in The Straits Times, BCA clarified that Management Corporations Strata Title (MCSTs) are responsible for managing and maintaining common property in strata developments under the Building (Strata Management) Act. BCA also provides guidance on resolving water seepage issues, while subsidiary proprietors may raise their concerns with their MCSTs or seek recourse through the Strata Titles Boards for unresolved disputes.

We refer to Edmund Goh’s Forum letter “Introduce enforcement mechanisms for unresolved estate defects (opens in new tab)” (Oct 28).

Under the Building (Strata Management) Act, responsibility for managing and maintaining common property in strata developments rests with the management corporations strata title (MCSTs).

The Building and Construction Authority publishes a set of Strata Management Guides to explain the Act’s requirements and best practices for condominium management, including the handling of water seepage issues (Topic 13).

The guides outline the responsibilities of affected parties and provide steps to identify the causes of seepage and work towards resolving such issues.

Where subsidiary proprietors (owners of strata units) disagree with the MCST’s assessment of maintenance issues, they may raise their concerns directly with their MCSTs or at general meetings.

If disputes remain unresolved, subsidiary proprietors may seek recourse through the Strata Titles Boards, an independent tribunal empowered to resolve disputes related to strata-titled properties.

Ann Tang
Director (Building Management Department)
Building and Construction Authority