Can damaged official residences be repaired by lessees in Vietnam?

Can damaged official residences be repaired by lessees in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 34 of the Law on Housing 2014 stipulates 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.

According to the above regulations in Vietnam, public service tenants will not be allowed to arbitrarily repair official residences. So in your case, you will not be able to hire a mechanic to repair the water pipe. You can continue to contact the regulator to ask them to repair, or ask them to allow you to do the repair yourself.

Best Regards!