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The five-year HDB Minimum Occupation Period
Answers:How long is the HDB Minimum Occupation Period?
Checked against the source 2026-08-01
The rule
The Minimum Occupation Period for an HDB flat is generally five years from key collection, excluding any period the flat was not physically occupied.
- Issued by
- HDB
- Applies to
- HDB flats. Until MOP is fulfilled the flat cannot be sold on the open market and private residential property cannot be purchased.
- Source
- HDB, official guidance
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