Section B: Estate Management and Rent Policy Chapter 11: Surrender of Public Housing Flats upon Acquisition of Another Form of Subsidized Housing To address the practical difficulties encountered by the tenants on the one hand and to uphold the principle of discouraging tenants from enjoying double housing benefits for a prolonged period on the other, the Housing Authority revised the policy on 'Surrender of Public Housing Flats upon Acquisition of Another Form of Subsidized Housing' on 9.3.2000. The Policy Public rental housing (PRH) tenants/ Interim Housing (IH) licensees are required to tender notice-to-quit (NTQ) to terminate the original tenancies/licences and surrender the existing public housing unit to the Housing Department within 60 days upon- (a) commencement of new PRH tenancies/IH licensees (including Housing Society tenancies); (b) taking over of the purchased Home Ownership Scheme (HOS)/ Private Sector Participation Scheme/ Buy or Rent Option flats; (c) effecting the assignment of the flats purchased under Secondary Market Scheme; (d) execution of deeds of assignments/ new mortgage deeds or receipt of the first subsidy payments of Home Assistance Loan Scheme. In case of need, households concerned may apply for an extended stay for a maximum period of 30 days, during which they are required to pay an occupation fee equivalent to- (a) triple net rent/ licence fee plus rates; or (b) (if they are market rent/licence fee payers at the time of termination of tenancy/licence) market rent/ licence fee or triple net rent/licence fee plus rates (whichever is the higher). Occupation fee has to be paid in advance and in full. Example If a PRH tenant takes over the keys of a HOS flat on 1.1.2008, he is required to surrender his original flat on or before 29.2.2008 by serving a NTQ. In case of need, he may apply for extension of stay, up till 30.3.2008. Occupation fee is payable during the extended stay from 1.3.2008 to 30.3.2008. Redevelopment cases For equitable reason, tenants affected by redevelopment should also observe the above policy. Enquiries This website provides general information for reference purpose only. For details, please contact the respective estate office/ property management office/ property services management office/ district tenancy management office.

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