Land - Housing

Issuance of Red Book for Condotel: Latest Guidelines from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
12:43, 10/07/2024
On February 14, 2020, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment issued Official Dispatch 703/BTNMT-TCQLDD regarding the guidance on land use policies and the certification of ownership rights for non-residential buildings, sent to the Departments of Natural Resources and Environment of provinces and centrally-run cities.

Uncategorized Tourist Accommodation Establishments: Eligibility for Electricity Tariff Reduction?
12:15, 10/07/2024
April 16, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Official Dispatch No. 2698/BCT-DTDL 2020 on reducing electricity prices for customers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam: Procedures for issuance of a Certificate of house ownership and land use rights
12:11, 10/07/2024
"Sổ hồng" refers to a Certificate of house ownership and land use rights according to previous regulations. Citizens applying for certificates in Vietnam shall follow the procedures for reissuing Certificates of house ownership and land use rights stipulated by the law.

System of 17 Laws related to Land through Different Periods in Vietnam
11:45, 10/07/2024
Lawnet would like to send to our members a system of 17 legal documents related to land through different periods in Vietnam. The table below stipulates an overview of the land laws from 1953 to the present.

07 cases of land use change that require permission in Vietnam
02:36, 10/07/2024
Changing the land use purpose in Vietnam involves altering the purpose of land use from its original type. In certain legally defined cases, the land user in Vietnam is not allowed to arbitrarily change the land use purpose without obtaining permission from the State.

Is the purchase and sale of land in a handwritten contract considered legally valid in Vietnam?
01:34, 10/07/2024
At present, land sale and purchase contracts must be notarized and certified to take effect in Vietnam. However, in reality, there still exist land sale and purchase transactions conducted with handwritten documents. So, do these transactions generate legal value?

What are penalties for landlords who fail to return security deposits to tenants in Vietnam
23:19, 09/07/2024
When renting a house, the landlord usually requires the tenant to pay a security deposit to ensure the conclusion and performance of the lease contract in Vietnam. So, in the event that the landlord does not return the security deposit to the tenant, what actions will be taken?

Procedures for issuing a new house number for individual cases in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
21:45, 09/07/2024
May I ask, according to the current legal regulations, how are the procedures for issuing a new house number in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam carried out? - This is the question of Mr. Ngo Xuan Hoang sent to the Lawnet on October 11, 2020.

Upcoming: Citizens to be Allocated Land, Leased Land Smaller than Minimum Area
21:25, 09/07/2024
This is one of the notable provisions in the Draft Decree amending and supplementing several Decrees detailing the implementation of the Land Law 2013 currently under public consultation.

Five types of projects and detached houses requiring construction permits in Vietnam from 2021
18:40, 09/07/2024
Law on Construction (Amended) 2020 officially took effect on January 1, 2021, and specifically stipulates about buildings and detached houses exempted from construction permits in Vietnam. What types of buildings and detached houses are required to have construction permits?