US man accused of dodging rent in Singapore countersues landlord, claims home made him ill

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An American man is countersuing his former landlord following claims he used shell companies to rent landed houses before defaulting on payments by ...

SINGAPORE, Nov 11 — An American man is countersuing his former landlord following claims he used shell companies to rent landed houses before defaulting on payments by citing property defects.

Anthony Thomas Price — who is under police investigation for alleged cheating — is countersuing Siglap homeowner Angela Chan S$20,000 (RM63,255) in lost working time and damages for emotional distress, reported Lianhe Zaobao.

His company Bundleluxe Pte Ltd, which Price used to rent the semi-detached house from Chan, reportedly sought S$17,000 in rent reduction, S$4,000 in appliance damages and S$40,000 in lost business opportunities.

According to Zaobao, Chan’s original claim against both Price and Bundleluxe was for S$76,500 in rental arrears, interest and double rent for the about two and a half months of overstaying.

Price had used the shell company to enter a tenancy agreement with Chan in December 2023.

Under the contract, Price and four family members would pay a monthly rent of S$8,500 to stay in Chan’s semi-detached property in Burnfoot Terrace in Siglap for a year in 2024.

However, Bundleluxe paid only a portion of the security deposit, then stopped paying rent after a few months.

Price cited alleged defects as the reason, but he and his family continued staying there rent-free for almost 12 months before vacating on March 18, 2025.

He also insisted he was not a party to the lease, as the lease was signed by his company, and therefore should not bear personal liability.

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