Latest requirements and quality of housing of households and individuals in Vietnam

Latest requirements and quality of housing of households and individuals in Vietnam (Internet image) 

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1. Requirements pertaining to development of housing of households and individuals in Vietnam

1.1. Requirements pertaining to development of housing of households and individuals in rural areas in Vietnam

Requirements pertaining to development of housing of households and individuals in rural areas according to Article 42 of the Law on Housing 2014 are as follows:

- It is required to conform to planning for building community groups, connect to the technical infrastructure of residential areas and ensure the requirements relating to hygiene and environment.

- The housing must be constructed or renovated in combination with the preservation of architecture of traditional housing and in conformity with custom and condition of each area or region.

- The households and individuals are only entitled to build housing on their lawful pieces of residential land.

- With regard to the construction of project-based housing, it must conform to the approved specific planning of the project. With regard to any area which is required the License for, the design documents must conform to the content of the License for construction or the approved design documents.

- The People’s Committee of the province shall consider providing a portion of or entire funding from the budget to households and individuals preserving or renovating housing in the area which is required preserve its artistic, cultural, or historic value.

2.2. Requirements pertaining to development of housing of households and individuals in urban areas in Vietnam

Requirements pertaining to development of housing of households and individuals in urban areas according to Article 43 of the Law on Housing 2014 are as follows:

- It is required to have lawful residential land use rights, have legitimate housing and the housing is renovated or rebuilt as prescribed in law on construction.

- Any existing housing must be constructed or renovated in conformity with the specific planning for urban area construction and/or design. Any housing which is granted the License for construction must be built in conformity with the License for construction.

- The construction of housing must connect to the technical infrastructure of residential areas and ensure the requirements relating to hygiene, environment, residential architecture and does not cause negative effects on other adjacent constructions.

2. Methods of developing housing of households and individuals in Vietnam

Methods of developing housing of households and individuals according to Article 45 of the Law on Housing 2014 are as follows:

- The households and individuals in rural areas shall build housing under methods below:

+ Build housing themselves, or hire other organizations or individuals to build housing, or enjoy the support for housing construction from other organizations or individuals;

+ Cooperate together in housing construction.

- The households or individual in urban areas shall build housing under methods below:

+ Build housing themselves, or hire other organizations or individuals to build housing, or enjoy the support for housing construction from other organizations or individuals;

+ Hire the organizations or individuals qualifying for housing construction as required by law on construction;

+ Cooperate in renovation and/or gentrification including housing.

3. Latest requirements and quality of housing of households and individuals in Vietnam

Requirements and quality of housing of households and individuals according to Article 46 of the Law on Housing 2014 are as follows:

- The housing must be built on the piece of land satisfying requirements pertaining to the housing area standards as prescribed in law on land.

- The households or individuals in urban areas shall build or renovate housing as prescribed in law on construction and take responsible for the housing quality.

In case the household or individual is permitted to build a multi-storey house whose each storey has two self-contained apartments or above satisfying minimum floor area standards, private areas and common areas in the apartment building as prescribed in the Law on Housing 2014, each apartment shall be recognized the homeownership.

- The useful life of the separate housing shall be determined according to the level of housing and actual condition of that housing.

If a house is seriously damaged, in danger of collapse leading to unsafe condition for the users, it must be demolished as prescribed in Section 4 Chapter VI of the Law on Housing 2014.

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