Tips on Neighbourliness

Take charge of your home and surroundings

As a proud homeowner, keep your home safe and comfortable to live in. This will also minimise potential conflict with your neighbours.

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• Keep your home well-maintained to create an inviting living environment for your family and your neighbours

Contact a contractor to repair spalling concrete promptly

Talk to your upstairs neighbour to resolve ceiling leaks

Check your windows periodically to ensure they do not pose a safety risk

• Use common facilities responsibly

Contact the Town Council for disposal of bulky items

Throw bulky items in designated locations, not down the chute

• Minimise the risk of killer litter

Care for your neighbours

Share a smile, show that you care. Make your neighbourhood a place of warmth and connection.

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Here are some tips to help you build closer ties with your neighbours:

• Talk to your neighbours to know them better
• Invite your neighbours over for gatherings
• Avoid noisy activities, especially during the quiet hours between 10:30pm and 7:00am
• Take a proper care of your pets and ensure that they do not disturb your neighbours
• Resolve problems and differences amicably

Pick up more tips on how you can be a good neighbour from the Good Neighbour Guidebook, or get inspired by the stories of our Singapore’s Friendly Neighbourhood Award recipients!

You can also check out our latest posters and videos jointly produced with Singapore Kindness Movement suggesting ways to show care for your neighbours:

Caring for Our Neighbours	Disposal of Bulky Items	Neighbourhood Noise
Neighbours didn’t say hi, then how?	Loud noise upstairs, then how?	Corridor not tidy, then how?

10:30pm, then how?	Auntie and uncle need help, then how?	Everyone’s home, then how?	Workout at home, then how?
Renovating, then how?	Got extra, then how?	Need to go digital, then how?	Community needs help, then how?

 

Watch more videos on spreading kindness in your neighbourhood in the links below:

• Late-night Noises, Then How?
• Cluttered Corridor, Then How?
• Bulky Items To Throw, Then How?
• Be Greater: Board Games
• Be Greater: Renovation

When neighbourly disputes arise, find out how you can approach them to resolve conflicts amicably.