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).
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?
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 finds what.
Want this checked at your home?
A specialist calls you back to book an inspection.
Request received.
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.