With over 3,700 condominiums in Singapore, we sometimes see disputes regarding estate management escalate to the point where the courts have to be involved. Usually, these disagreements arise when residents disagree with the management corporation strata title (MCST) over renovations, condo maintenance spending, safety measures, or how meetings are conducted. In a recently concluded legal case brought before District Judge Sim Mei Ling, the disagreement began over basketball hoops, specifically installing protective netting behind the hoops. This eventually escalated into a legal case involving the chairman of the MCST of Costa Del Sol, a leasehold condominium on Bayshore Road, and a condo resident. How did basketball netting lead to a lawsuit? Like many disputes involving this type of strata developments, it started with a straightforward question: should protective netting be installed behind two basketball hoops within the condominium? According to a summary of the judgement, published on Aug 4, between 2019 and 2023, Alayne Wong Ee Lian – the condo resident involved...