What are the regulations on quality inspection and assessment of apartment buildings in Vietnam under the Law on Housing 2023?
- What are the regulations on quality inspection and assessment of apartment buildings in Vietnam under the Law on Housing 2023?
- What are the cases of apartment buildings for mandatory demolition in Vietnam under the Law on Housing 2023?
- What is the lifespan of apartment buildings in Vietnam under the Law on Housing 2023?
What are the regulations on quality inspection and assessment of apartment buildings in Vietnam under the Law on Housing 2023?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 61 of the Law on Housing 2023, regulations on quality inspection and assessment of apartment buildings are as follows:
- Provincial People’s Committees shall direct provincial housing authorities to take charge, cooperate with local authorities and district People’s Committees where apartment buildings are located to inspect and assess quality of apartment buildings in their provinces and cities. In respect of apartment complex, conduct quality inspection and assessment of the entire complex prior to including the apartment complex in plans for apartment building renovation and reconstruction.
Owners of apartment buildings are responsible for cooperating with agencies under this Clause and inspecting bodies in quality inspection and assessment of apartment buildings in accordance with this Law and construction laws.
- Organizations assigned to conduct quality inspection and assessment of apartment buildings shall determine quality of apartment buildings subject to mandatory demolition in accordance with Clause 2 Article 59 of the Law on Housing 2023 or not subject to mandatory demolition in assessment reports and send to provincial housing authorities. Quality inspection and assessment of apartment buildings shall conform to construction laws and the Law on Housing 2023.
- Upon receiving inspection reports, provincial housing authorities shall review and promulgate conclusion on apartment building quality inspection. Inspection conclusion shall specify details of inspection in accordance with inspection laws and identify whether apartment buildings are subject to mandatory demolition or not in accordance with Clause 2 Article 59 of the Law on Housing 2023; if apartment buildings are not subject to mandatory demolition, the inspection conclusion shall state duration of further use until the date on which the apartment buildings are subject to mandatory demolition.
- Inspection conclusion shall be publicly uploaded on website of provincial housing authorities.
What are the regulations on quality inspection and assessment of apartment buildings in Vietnam under the Law on Housing 2023?
What are the cases of apartment buildings for mandatory demolition in Vietnam under the Law on Housing 2023?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 2 Article 59 of the Law on Housing 2023, an apartment building shall be subject to mandatory demolition if:
- The apartment building is damaged by fire and no longer satisfies safety requirements for further use;
- The apartment building is damaged by natural disasters or foreign threats and no longer satisfies safety requirements for further use;
- The apartment building have primary load-bearing elements which have shown general dangerous states, are prone to collapse, do not qualify for further use, or warrant immediate evacuation of owners and users of apartment buildings;
- The apartment building is severely damaged, experiencing localized dangerous states of primary load-bearing elements, having technical infrastructures for fire safety, water supply, water drainage, electricity supply, local traffic not satisfactory to applicable technical standards and regulations, or potentially suffers from loss of safety during operation and use, requires demolition for safety of owners and users of apartment buildings and compliance with urban renovation and improvement requirements;
- The apartment building has any of the following primary structural elements: foundation, pillars, walls, girders, beams damaged, does not qualify for regular use, is not subject to mandatory demolition in accordance with Points c and d of Clause 2 Article 59 of the Law on Housing 2023, is located in areas where the apartment building must match apartment buildings subject to mandatory demolition under this Clause according to approved construction planning.
What is the lifespan of apartment buildings in Vietnam under the Law on Housing 2023?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 58 of the Law on Housing 2023, the lifespan of apartment buildings is as follows:
Lifespan of apartment buildings
1. Lifespan of apartment buildings shall be determined by design dossiers and actual useful life of apartment buildings according to conclusion of competent authority. Lifespan of apartment buildings according to design dossiers shall be specified in written appraisal of competent authorities in accordance with construction laws.
2. Lifespan of apartment buildings shall start from the date on which apartment buildings are commissioned for use in accordance with construction laws.
3. If lifespan of apartment buildings according to design dossiers under Clause 1 of this Article expires or the apartment buildings in question are damaged, prone to collapse, or do not guarantee safety for owners and occupants of apartment buildings before expiry of lifespan, provincial People's Committees shall coordinate inspection and quality assessment of apartment buildings in accordance with Article 61 hereof.
4. Declaration of apartment building lifespan expiry shall conform to this Law and construction laws.
Thus, lifespan of apartment buildings shall start from the date on which apartment buildings are commissioned for use in accordance with construction laws.
Lifespan of apartment buildings shall be determined by design dossiers and actual useful life of apartment buildings according to conclusion of competent authority.
Law on Housing 2023 comes into force January 01, 2025.
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