In areas where space is limited and therefore must be shared, such as HDB blocks in Singapore, people need to be considerate about what they place in common spaces. But sometimes there are individuals who like to expand their personal space by putting, say, items such as a number of fish tanks or even entire living room sets in these areas, which must be frustrating for their neighbours.
Recently, a Yishun resident decided to get creative and hang their clothes in the lift lobby. A netizen named Angelina Teo posted a photo of the makeshift laundromat and posted it on the popular COMPLAINT SINGAPORE Facebook page on Thursday (Dec 8). “I didn’t know that we can hang clothes this way at my blk Lift lobby! Yishun Blk 646 11 floor,” she wrote.
Her post went on to be widely shared and commented on.
As is common in this type of situation, people wondered what the HDB (Housing and Development Board) will do about it.
“Resident must be considerate of others,” a netizen wrote.
Another wrote that in the nighttime, the hanging clothes would be scary.
One commented “Happy fiesta lol” comparing the clothes to hanging streamers put up during festivities.
“This clothes are putting up for sale like those Pasar malam,” another netizen joked.
A commenter joked that it would be “suay” or unlucky to walk under the clothes.
For the sake of fire safety, the Singapore Civil Defense Force has regulations on what may or may not be placed in the common areas of HDB blocks.
A space of 1.2 metres must be kept clear at all times in order for corridors to remain easily accessible in the car of medical emergencies where wheelchairs or stretchers are needed.
“There are hundreds of fires in HDB common areas every year. Obstruction to common corridors and fire fighting equipment (e.g. dry risers and hose reels) can seriously hamper fire fighting efforts and smooth evacuation in a fire emergency, endangering your lives,” reads the SCDF website. /TISG