On September 29, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee sent a document to the People's Committees of 168 wards, communes, special zones and related departments and branches requesting statistics and reports on all land, houses, constructions, headquarters managed by the State but not used or not used effectively to prevent waste in Ho Chi Minh City (after the merger).
According to the direction of the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the review and handling are being implemented on many groups of contents.
Firstly, with the surplus housing and land fund after the arrangement of administrative boundaries, Chairmen of People's Committees of wards, communes and special zones must base on construction planning, land use planning and actual local needs to propose a plan for arrangement and handling. The Department of Finance will preside over and coordinate with departments and branches to advise and submit to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee for decision.
Second, for houses and land that are in dispute, complaints or encroached, Chairmen of People's Committees of wards, communes and special zones must resolve them thoroughly, reclaim them and put them into exploitation and use.
Third, small, narrow, and interspersed plots of land that are not eligible for division must be used for public purposes or allocated or leased to adjacent households according to regulations, avoiding abandonment causing waste, pollution, and loss of urban beauty.
Fourth, for houses and land managed by the Ho Chi Minh City Land Fund Development Center, this unit is responsible for proposing appropriate use plans or short-term leasing in accordance with legal procedures and order.
All relevant units must complete and send a report to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee before October 30, 2025.
The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee also assigned the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Department of Finance, the Department of Construction and related departments and branches to coordinate and guide localities and Land Fund Development Centers in the process of management and use, ensuring efficiency, compliance with planning and legal regulations.
Previously, the Department of Finance said that after Ho Chi Minh City merged with Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau, the whole city had 1,265 real estate facilities as headquarters for agencies and units. Of these, 85 facilities have been allocated to additional administrative agencies at the commune level.
To date, Ho Chi Minh City has arranged 1,139 facilities, including 133 headquarters of departments, branches, sectors and public service units, along with 1,006 headquarters of commune-level People's Committees. Currently, there are still 211 facilities that have not been arranged and are waiting for arrangement.
Before the merger (end of 2024), Ho Chi Minh City had more than 13,000 addresses for houses and land that were public assets that needed to be arranged, of which about 2,000 addresses were managed by the Central Government. Although more than 95% of the addresses have been effectively managed, there are still over 1,000 vacant addresses for various reasons.
