The Linh Dam Complex in Hanoi fails to follow the original blueprint and approved planning by the authorities. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Authorities in Hanoi are committed to solving problems regarding the granting of land use rights andhouse ownership certificates to people who bought apartments in illegalprojects.
In Hanoi, there are manyapartment building projects that violate their original plans and design, sohouse buyers could not be granted certificates of land use rights andhome-ownership, reported the Hanoi Moi (NewHanoi) newspaper.
Le Phong Hoan, the owner ofan apartment in Ha Dong district, is one example.
When refused a certificate ofland use rights and ownership for the apartment, Hoan knew his apartmentbuilding was on the list of projects which violated their approved planning.
“I bought the apartment in2013, and was provided all related papers by the investor,” Hoan told thepaper.
“But when I submitted anapplication for land use rights and ownership, I was told that the authorityhad no documents relating to the project. Therefore, I could not be granted thecertificate,” said Hoan.
Hoan’s building is part ofthe Bemes apartments and shopping centre, which was due to comprise two buildings. But the investor built Hoan’sbuilding – the third – without permission. This means many buyers weresold unlicensed apartments.
Similarly, the Linh Damapartment buildings in Hoang Mai district were originally designed to have 12blocks of 27 floors each, but the investor built 36 or 40 floors withoutpermission.
Additionally, many investorshave mortgaged the buildings to get loans for other projects, meaning buyers are unable to complete land use procedures or get ownership certificates.
The lack of certificatesmeans apartment buyers cannot mortgage their property or use it ascollateral for bank loans or complete inheritance procedures.
Many people had to sell theirapartments below their real value because they did not have the propercertificates.
To implement the instructionsfrom the Hanoi People’s Committee, the city’s Natural Resources andEnvironment Department has set up two inspection teams to review apartmentbuilding projects which lack certificates of land use rights and houseownership.
According to the department,as of November 2019, there were 135 projects which had violatedregulations, including changing approved designs or transferring the buildingsto other investors without permission.
The projects comprise a totalof 62,200 apartments, of which 33,204 have received certificates, while theother 29,071 lacked necessary documents.
Tran Anh Dung, director of Hanoi Land Registration Office, said that people have lived in the buildings foryears.
They asked many times to begranted the certificates but failed, said Dung.
They asked many times to begranted the certificates but failed, said Dung.
In fact, the municipal PartyCommittee has asked relevant agencies to deal with the issue.
However, the current legalsystem on investment, construction and land still has many inconsistencies, thedirector said.
The MoC and MoNRE havesuggested measures to deal with the issue after a working session with themunicipal authority.
The certificates will begranted to those who have paid all money to the investors, even though theinvestors have not yet fulfilled their financial obligations to the State.
For projects with violationsof approved designs and planning, the certificates will be considered for thosewho bought apartments in approved areas./.
VNA
