People live in fear
According to the reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper in January 2025, the apartment complex consists of 2 rows, 1 row of 5 floors and 1 row of 4 floors, located between luxurious villas right next to Ly Nam De Street, Group 3, Tan Thinh Ward, Hoa Binh City. Currently, both rows of houses have warning signs that they do not meet level 3 safety standards according to construction standards.
Standing at the 4-storey building, one can easily see the serious deterioration. The concrete pillars are peeling off, exposing the steel, the corridor railings are rusty, the walls are cracked and rotten...
According to residents here, this housing area was built more than 40 years ago. Currently, there are more than 100 households living here. Ms. Le Thi Hanh (67 years old) said: "Life is difficult, we cannot afford to find a new place to live, so all 3 generations of my family have to accept living here". According to Ms. Hanh, during the storm in September 2024, rainwater seeped through the ceiling, forcing her whole family to evacuate.
Through the investigation of the reporter, the degraded apartment complex in group 3, Tan Thinh ward is the A8 and A9 blocks belonging to Song Da Garment Export Joint Stock Company, currently located in the commercial housing project invested by Sao Vang Investment Development and Construction Joint Stock Company. However, the above 2 blocks have not yet been cleared.
What do local authorities say?
Regarding this issue, speaking with reporters, Mr. Luu Hoai Thanh - Vice Chairman of Tan Thinh Ward People's Committee - said: "The site clearance work encountered many difficulties because households did not cooperate in inventorying assets. The reason is that Song Da Garment Export Joint Stock Company has been lax in management for a long time, allowing the situation of buying, selling, and using houses that were not assigned to the right subjects (42 households). Song Da Garment Export Joint Stock Company is filing a lawsuit to reclaim the assets".
According to Mr. Thanh, the Ward People's Committee has gone to the area many times to record the current status of the apartments to have a plan to support the people and send it to the investor and relevant agencies. Up to now, everything is still pending processing.
In response to questions at the regular meeting at the end of 2024, the 17th term of the People's Council of Hoa Binh province, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Hoa Binh province stated that the winning investor for the commercial housing project in Tan Thinh ward is Sao Vang Investment, Development and Construction Joint Stock Company. The total registered land use area of the project is 40,609.2m2, of which the area subject to site clearance is 23,356.6m2.
As a result, the area that has been cleared and the Investor has been allocated land by the Provincial People's Committee in the first phase is 18,883.9m2. The area that has not been cleared and is not cleared is 4,472.7m2 (land plot of 2 rows of houses A8, A9).
According to the report of Tan Thinh Ward People's Committee, the number of households currently residing in houses A8 and A9 is 106, of which: 48 households have registered permanent residence; 35 households have registered temporary residence; and 23 households have declared.
Regarding the relocation plan of the households, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Hoa Binh province requested the People's Committee of Hoa Binh city to consider arranging temporary accommodation for the households at the Political School, Bandai Company in the expert area, Huu Nghi ward.
Song Da Garment Export Joint Stock Company (asset management unit), Sao Vang Investment Development and Construction Joint Stock Company (project investor) are responsible for reviewing and supporting house repairs, electricity and water, supporting households in relocation and rent (if any).
During the time the investor implements the project, for households that are eligible for resettlement, land allocation, and housing with payment, the Provincial People's Committee will consider providing appropriate support in accordance with the provisions of law.
