# Top-Floor HDB Ceiling Leak: The Town Council Fixes the Roof | Seepwise

> A top-floor HDB ceiling that leaks after rain is a roof leak. The roof is common property, so the Town Council repairs it. How to report it and what to record.

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# Top-Floor HDB Ceiling Leak: Who Fixes the Roof?

Updated 2026-10-10 · by Seepwise 

 Short answer: The Town Council. If you live on the top floor and your ceiling leaks after rain, the water is most likely coming from the block's roof, which is common property. HDB directs roof-related leakage to the Town Council for repair. Your part is to report it with dated photos and keep the damage contained. 
[Seepwise](/) writes these guides from HDB, MND and BCA sources and published Singapore price data; each claim links to where it comes from. 

## Why it is not your repair

HDB divides responsibility simply: owners maintain the inside of their flat, and the Town Council maintains common areas and common property. For top-floor flats, HDB notes that ceiling leaks likely come from the block’s roof and that you may contact your Town Council for roof-related leakage repairs ([HDB](https://www.mynicehome.gov.sg/hdb-how-to/maintain-your-flat/)). 

## How to report it well

- Date-stamped photos of the ceiling stain after each rain

- The pattern: does it appear only after heavy rain, or after any rain?

- Where it drips, measured from a wall, so the roof area above can be found

- What it has damaged, with photos

Report to your Town Council through its service channels. Keep the reference number. 

## Make sure it is really the roof

 Leaks when Likely source 
 Only after rain Roof, a roof outlet or the facade 
 When the aircon runs Aircon drain line 
 Any time, slowly Concealed pipe 
 After showers in the flat next door A wet area beside you 

If it does not track the rain, see [water dripping from the ceiling: aircon, pipe or slab?](/guide/water-dripping-from-ceiling-aircon-or-pipe/) 

## While you wait

Bucket under the drip, towels around it, valuables moved. If water reaches a light fitting or switch, switch off that circuit at the distribution board and keep clear. 

## Bottom line

Top floor, leaking after rain: it is the Town Council’s roof. Report it with dated photos. If the leak does not follow the rain, it is something else, and [an inspection](/contact/#request) finds what. 

Want this checked at your home? 
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A specialist will contact you on the number you gave. If water is near electrics, switch off that circuit at the distribution board and keep clear until then. 

## More questions

 My top-floor leak happens even when it is not raining. Is it still the roof? + 
Probably not. A leak without rain points to a pipe, an aircon drain or a water tank line. A leak inspection can tell which. Who repairs my ceiling after the Town Council fixes the roof? + 
Raise the interior damage with the Town Council when you report it, and keep photos as evidence. What if I live on the second floor above the void deck? + 
HDB says leaks into the void deck from second-floor flats are split between the Town Council and the owner. [Related serviceRoof leak repairWater coming through during a storm needs the entry point found, not a new roof.](/roof-leak-repair/) 

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Get the source found and the rules applied to your leak. 
A specialist calls you back to book an inspection. Tell us what you see and the type of home. 
 [Request an inspection](/contact/#request)