Duration of a covenant – Property in Singapore for rent
The Land Titles Act provides that restrictive covenants shall expire 20 years from the date of the creation of the restriction or 5 years from the date of entry of a notification on the land register (whichever is the latest) unless extended by the registered owner of the dominant land. Property in Singapore for rent.
The Land Titles Act further provides for instances when a restrictive covenant may be varied or extinguished. They are by:
(a) a variation by an instrument in the approved form by the registered owner of dominant land;
(b) release wholly or in part by an instrument in the approved form by the registered owner of dominant land;
(c) expiry term of restrictive covenants; and
(d) extinguishment or variation by order of Court. However a State covenant cannot be removed by the Court. A differential premium would be required to be paid to theSLAfor the removal of the restrictive covenant.
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