Creating housing conditions for people but not legalizing violations of mini apartments

On the afternoon of November 16, under the chairmanship and direction of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, the National Assembly Standing Committee gave opinions on the draft revised Housing Law.

After agreeing to receive and revise, Chairman of the Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung said that the draft Law has received and revised 6 major contents, including regulations on multi-storey houses with many apartments of individuals. This type is often called "mini apartments".

Specifically, amend Article 57 on multi-storey multi-apartment housing of individuals to overcome existing shortcomings and limitations in the past, strengthen strict management but still ensure to meet the needs of a part of the population for this type of housing.

"The spirit is that we must also create conditions for people to access housing but not legalize the violations of mini apartments," said National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Tạo điều kiện nhà ở cho dân nhưng không hợp thức hóa sai phạm chung cư mini - 1 — Chairman of the National Assembly's Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung reported on a number of major issues in explaining, accepting, and revising the draft revised Housing Law (Photo: Quochoi.vn).

The latest draft amended Housing Law submitted by the Government to the National Assembly stipulates that individuals are only allowed to build houses on residential land under their own use, allocated or compensated by the State, or rented or borrowed from other organizations or individuals.

On this basis, the draft Law specifically stipulates the conditions for the development of multi-storey, multi-apartment housing for individuals (mini apartments). Specifically, individuals are allowed to build houses with 2 or more floors, with each floor having a design and construction of apartments for sale or rent-to-own for each apartment. They are allowed to build houses with 2 or more floors and a scale of 20 or more apartments for rent.

To build this type of housing, individuals must meet the conditions to be investors in housing construction investment projects. Construction investment is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on construction and other relevant legal provisions for housing construction investment projects.

"The sale, hire-purchase, and lease of this apartment shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this law and the law on real estate business. The granting of certificates for each apartment shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on land," the draft amended Housing Law stated.

The draft law also stipulates that individuals have the right to use residential land to build houses with 2 floors or more and a scale of less than 20 apartments, and on each floor there is a design and construction of apartments for rent. The investment in building this house must be carried out in accordance with the following regulations:

Meet the requirements on construction standards for multi-storey houses and individual apartments for rent according to regulations of the Minister of Construction.

Fire prevention and fighting design and approval must be carried out and fire prevention and fighting management measures implemented according to the provisions of the law on fire prevention and fighting for multi-storey houses and individual apartments for rent.

The management and operation of multi-storey and multi-apartment houses of individuals is carried out according to the Regulations on Management and Use of Apartment Buildings issued by the Minister of Construction.

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