How many tenants can you have in an HDB flat?
4 in a 1- or 2-room flat, 6 in a 3-room flat, and 8 in a 4-room or bigger flat until 31 December 2028, unless all the tenants renting the whole flat are from the same family unit.
Private homes have URA's cap instead: 6 unrelated persons, and for homes of at least 90 sqm a registered route to 8 until 31 December 2028. Every figure below links to the page it comes from. Free, no signup.
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Up to 4 tenants
Renting out the whole 1- or 2-room flat.
The cap does not apply when all the tenants renting the whole flat are from the same family unit.
The caps, in full
The same figures the checker above reads, printed as a table. These are the caps for renting out the whole home.
| Home | The cap | Who sets it |
|---|---|---|
| HDB 1- or 2-room, whole flat | 4 tenants | HDB |
| HDB 3-room, whole flat | 6 tenants | HDB |
| HDB 4-room or bigger, whole flat | 8 tenants until 31 December 2028, then 6 | HDB |
| Private home under 90 sqm | 6 unrelated persons | URA |
| Private home of 90 sqm or more | 6, or 8 if registered with URA, until 31 December 2028 | URA |
The HDB caps do not apply when all the tenants renting the whole flat are from the same family unit. URA counts unrelated persons, and domestic helpers count as part of the family unit.
Renting out bedrooms while you live in the flat is counted differently: that cap counts everyone in the flat (flat owner, authorised occupiers, tenants), not just the tenants. HDB · Eligibility for renting out bedrooms
Does the eight-person rule end in 2026 or 2028?
Does the eight-person rule end in 2026 or 2028?
Guides around the web still print 31 December 2026 as the end of the eight-person relaxation for larger private homes. URA's own page says otherwise: the relaxation runs until 31 December 2028, it applies only to private homes of at least 90 sqm, and the owner must register the property with URA first, with a S$20 fee, to qualify at all.
From 22 Jan 2024 till 31 Dec 2028, there will be a temporary relaxation of the occupancy cap to allow up to eight individuals. This is applicable only to larger private residential properties of at least 90sqm strata / lot area. Owners of eligible properties must first register their property, together with payment of a $20 registration fee, to qualify for the higher occupancy cap.
URA · Renting out your property · URA marks the page updated 15 June 2026
The HDB side moves on the same date: the 8-tenant cap for 4-room and bigger flats reverts to 6 for rental periods extending beyond 31 December 2028.
*The maximum number of tenants does not apply if all the tenants renting a whole flat are from the same family unit. ^The number of tenants allowed for 4-room and bigger flats will revert to a maximum of 6 tenants for rental period extending beyond 31 December 2028.
HDB · Eligibility for renting out a flat · HDB publishes no updated date on this page
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