Can students lease or buy social housing in Vietnam?
I am a student going to university to study in the city. I know information that students can rent or buy state-owned social housing, is it true? If yes, what documents are required?
Can students lease or buy social housing in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 49 of the Law on Housing 2014 stipulates entities eligible for incentive policies on social housing as follows:
If the entities below satisfy requirements prescribed in Article 51 of this Law, they shall be eligible for incentive policies on social housing:
1. People with meritorious services to the Resolution prescribed in law on preferential treatment for people with meritorious services to the Resolution;
2. Households living in poverty or near poverty in rural areas;
3. Households that are often affected by natural disasters or climate changes in rural areas;
4. Individuals living in low income, poverty or near poverty in the urban areas;
5. Employees working in enterprises inside or outside the industrial zones;
6. Commissioned officers, professional and technical non-commissioned officers, standing army, and workers in the agencies of People’s Police and People’s Army;
7. Officials and civil servants prescribed in law on officials and civil servants;
8. Entities who have returned official residence as prescribed Clause 5 Article 81 of this Law;
9. Students of institutes, universities, colleges, vocational training institutions; students of the public ethnic boarding schools using social housing during their duration of study;
10. Households or individuals subject to land withdrawal and land clearance as prescribed without any compensation in form of housing or residential land paid by the State.
And in Clause 1, Article 50 of the Law on Housing 2014, implementation of incentive policies on social housing is as follows:
1. Lease, lease and purchase, or sell the social housing to entities prescribed in Clause 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 Article 49 of this Law; or only lease the social housing to entity prescribed in Clause 9 Article 49 of this Law.
So in the case of a student like yours, you can only lease state-owned social housing, but cannot buy social housing in Vietnam.
Application for leasing state-owned social housing in Vietnam
Application for leasing a state-owned social housing is specified in Clause 1, Article 53 of Decree 99/2015/ND-CP as follows:
1. An application for leasing, lease-purchasing a state-owned social housing consists of:
a) An application form for leasing, lease-purchasing a state-owned social housing;
b) Documents proving the eligibility and fulfillment of requirements in terms of housing, residence, and income specified in Article 52 of this Decree;
c) Documents proving the eligibility for exemption or reduction of rents (if any).
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