On the Government Portal, a citizen in Dong Nai wondered:
Mr. T.T's family's land plot is urban residential land, which has been used stably since 2008. On the land, there is a house that has been built and used for more than 10 years. However, the house is currently seriously degraded (no longer capable of repairing), posing a potential risk of unsafety for family members.
According to information from the locality, Mr. T's family's land has been planned as urban residential land. However, when contacting the ward land administration to carry out procedures for issuing a Certificate of Land Use Rights, he was informed that he still had to wait for approval from superiors before proceeding with the issuance of the certificate. The current housing situation has deteriorated too much, and his family cannot continue to wait due to the urgent need for housing as well as the requirement to ensure safety.
Mr. T asked, in case he has not been granted a Certificate of Land Use Rights but the land has been planned as urban residential land and the family has lived stably from 2008 to now, is he allowed to build a new house? If allowed to build, what procedures does the family need to carry out? Which agency has the authority to resolve it, and what documents need to be prepared?
The Ministry of Construction answers this question as follows:
Legal land documents for issuing construction permits have been specified in Article 55 of Decree No. 217/2026/ND-CP dated June 19, 2026 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Construction Law on management of construction activities (effective from July 1, 2026).
It is requested that you study the provisions of law and legal documents on land for the land area to carry out the issuance of construction permits according to regulations. If necessary, please contact the competent land authority in the locality for specific guidance.
