Are cadres the only entities that can rent official residences in Vietnam? Can official residences in Vietnam be sublet?

Are cadres the only entities that can rent official residences in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 32 of the Law on Housing in 2014 stipulating eligible entities and requirements for renting official residences as follows:

1. The entities entitled to rent official residences include:

a) Senior officials of the Communist Party and/or the State entitled to rent the official residences over the duration in which they are on duty;

b) Officials and civil servants of bodies of the Communist Party, the State, socio-political organizations who are not entitled to rent official residences as prescribed in Point a of this Clause but they are subject to job rotation in the central agencies and holding at least Deputy Minister positions or equivalent; or subject to job rotation in the local agencies and holding at least President of the People’s Committee of district or Director of Service positions or equivalent;

c) Officials and civil servants of bodies of the Communist Party, the State, socio-political organizations who are not entitled to rent official residences as prescribed in Point b of this Clause but they are subject to job rotation in communes of remote areas or severely disadvantaged areas, border or island areas;

d) Officers or professional soldiers in People’s armed forces subject to job rotation as required by national defense and security, except for entities living in the barracks of the armed forces as prescribed in regulations of law;

dd) Teachers who are teaching in the rural areas, remote areas, severely disadvantaged areas, border or island areas;

e) Doctors, health workers who are working in the rural areas, remote areas, severely disadvantaged areas, border or island areas;

d) Scientists who are in charge of national science and technology projects prescribed in the Law on science and technology.

In accordance with the above regulations, the entities who are eligible to rent official residences are not only cadres, but also civil servants, doctors, teachers, and many other entities if they meet the listed conditions.

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Can official residences in Vietnam be sublet?

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 34 of the Law on Housing in 2014 stipulating rights and obligations of lessees of official residences as follows:

2. The lessee of an official residence has obligations to:

a) Use the official residence for residential purposes and daily needs of them or their families over the lease term;

b) Reserve the official residence and assets attached to; do not renovate, repair, or demolish the official residence without the consent of the lessor; or comply with regulations on management and use of apartment buildings if he/she lives in an apartment.

c) Do not sublet, lend official residences, or authorize the management of official residences;

d) Pay the contractual rents and pay other living expenses as regulated by the service provider;

dd) Return the official residence to the State when he/she is not entitled to rent the official residence, or does not wish to rent the official residence, or commit violations subject to housing withdrawal as prescribed in this Law within 90 days, from the date on which the notification of the agency in charge of management of official residence is received;

e) Implement the enforcement of a decision on housing withdrawal issued by the competent agency in case the housing is subject to withdrawal enforcement;

g) Fulfill other obligations as prescribed in regulations of law and as specified in the agreement on official residence lease.

Therefore, the principle of renting official residences is that the lessee is not allowed to sublet it according to the above regulations.

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