Disputes Suitable For Mediation

Disputes Suitable for Mediation | Community Mediation Centre (CMC)

The CMC provides mediation as a dispute resolution service in Singapore.

Mediation at the CMC is suitable for disputes between neighbours, family members, friends, co-workers, landlord or tenants, or any other kind of interpersonal relations.

The mediation at the CMC is not suitable for legal, contractual or commercial disputes.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of some of the disputes that are mediated at the CMC:

Neighbour Disputes in Singapore:

Activities that generate unacceptable smell
Activities that generate excessive smoke
Animal related complaints
Causing damage to property
Display of unacceptable behaviour or conduct
Dripping of water from laundry or other sources
Littering
Misuse or obstruction of common property such as HDB corridor obstruction
Noise complaints (for e.g. noisy neighbours that create unacceptable noise from 10:30pm to 7:00am)
Utterance or unacceptable words

Family Disputes in Singapore:

Care and maintenance arrangement for elderly, sick or disabled family members
Disagreement on living arrangements
Display of unacceptable behaviour or conduct
Interest free monetary matter based on verbal agreement for amount involving less than $5000
Utterance of unacceptable words

Disputes between friends, co-workers or other forms of interpersonal relations:

Display of unacceptable behaviour or conduct
Interest free monetary matter based on verbal agreement for amount involving less than $5000
Utterance of unacceptable words

Disputes between landlord and tenants or co-tenants:

Disagreement on living arrangements
Display of unacceptable behaviour or conduct
Interest free monetary matter based on verbal agreement for amount involving less than $5000
Problems with rented property
Problems with tenancy expenses
Refund of rental deposit
Utterance of unacceptable words