A community group on Sunday said a survey they conducted found just one-tenth of subdivided flat residents feel their homes meet the standards of the government’s proposed basic housing units.

The Society for Community Organisation (Soco) said resettlement arrangements should be provided as soon as possible before tenants in substandard subdivided flats are kicked out by landlords.

From December last year, the survey polled 211 tenants who are currently living in subdivided flats, bedspace apartments or cubicle apartments. It comes as the government conducts its public consultation of the new regulatory framework for basic housing units, which runs until February 10.

In October, Chief Executive John Lee outlined plans to replace substandard subdivided units with basic housing units. Landlords will face criminal liability if they rent out units that fail to meet the basic housing unit standards, which state that a unit must not be smaller than eight-square metres, and have at least one window with an individual toilet.

Soco said only 10 percent of respondents say their homes fulfill these requirements, while almost 60 percent believe landlords will have to revamp their units. Another 30 percent of respondents said they have no idea whether their homes will need renovation.

The community group also called on authorities to solve the resettlement issue as nearly 40 percent of the respondents said the government should provide rehousing arrangements if they are kicked out of their homes.

Additionally, Soco said the government should impose rent control measures as nearly 32 percent of respondents are worried about not being able to pay the rent for basic housing units. They suggested that the median rent should be set at about HK$2,000.