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AdvertisementHong Kong societyHong KongSocietyHong Kong landlords face HK$17,000 inspection bill over ignored water seepageThe plan shifts responsibility of shouldering inspection costs from government to flat owners who fail to address water seepage problems
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenTheodora YuPublished: 10:40pm, 14 Apr 2026Updated: 10:45pm, 14 Apr 2026Hong Kong landlords who fail to fix water seepage affecting flats below face a minimum inspection bill of HK$17,000 (US$2,170) if they take no action within 28 days of notification under a pilot scheme designed to fast-track such cases.
The plan, launched by a joint office under the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) and Buildings Department, shifts the responsibility of shouldering inspection costs from the government to flat owners who fail to address water seepage problems.
Latest figures show 99 per cent of the confirmed water seepage cases last year were traced back to the flat directly above, resulting to about 5,000 nu..

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