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to cut story short, so using point form: - honey bees tried building a hive in my house's sub woofer - called my Town Council who sent down their pest contractors 3 to 4 hours after my first call to them - contractor eradicated the problem, and i paid the contractor directly as Town Council earlier informed that it is my responsibility to bear the cost, as the bees were building a hive in my house, not comon area. - no choice got to pay, otherwise my whole house would be filled with bees. - tried seeking compensation from Town Council later - eventual answer from Town Council is no, on the basis that "functions of a Town Council are to control, manage, maintain and improve the common property of the residential and commerical property in the housing estates of the Board within the Town. You may also wish to check the lease agreement signed with HDB that the lessee of the flat is responsible for the upkeep of the flat. " - subsequently, I asked Town Council that if i had immediately dumped the sub-woofer into the common rubbish dump area, who will assume the responsibility? Their reply was Town Council. in gist, really feel that i have been penalised. While trying to be a good resident by containing the problem within my house compound, i could have easily dumped the old sub woofer into the common and case closed. Sigh