A FAMILY whose long-running spat with their Everitt Road neighbours led to several widely publicised stand-offs in court is now facing a suit of a different kind.
A bank wants to turn them out of their home for allegedly missing payments on a loan and is seeking a High Court order to possess the property.
The family, who has lived there for more than 15 years, is made up of retiree Chan Cheng Khoon, 74, his wife Chua Gek Eng, 71, and their daughter, Dr Chan Soo Yin, 47.
Read the full exclusive in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
Well they wanted to drive everyone around them nuts, now let the bank drive them up their own wall LOL.
Moral of the story , just because you are filthy rich now , doesn't mean you will stay that way forever . The world is round , whatever you throw out , will come back to you some day .
Never ending story
Chans to keep Everitt house
A FAMILY being sued by their bank for defaulting on their mortgage will get to keep their home in Everitt Road.
Yesterday, DBS Bank withdrew its suit after the Chan family - who gained media notoriety for their longstanding feuds with neighbours - agreed to make regular payments for the outstanding amount.
The bank's lawyer Alfonso Ang said the bank's intention 'had always been to work out an amicable solution with their customers'. DBS had sought to turn the Chans out of their home for allegedly missing payments on a loan, applying for a High Court order to possess the property.
Retiree Chan Cheng Khoon, 74, has lived in the Joo Chiat home for more than 15 years with his wife and one of their daughters.
The debt was owed on a loan from DBS Bank in December 2002 and secured by a mortgage on the house. As of May last year, the family owed the bank more than $200,000.
The Chans made headlines after some widely publicised conflicts with seven families in the neighbourhood from 2004 to 2006. The dispute began over a parking space, but soon escalated into a tit-for-tat turf war involving chains, video cameras and allegations of abuse on both sides. Three of the families have since moved out.
--ST