On the Government Information Portal, Mr. L.H.K in Da Nang reported that in 2018, he bought a plot of land in rural areas of 385 m2, of which 100 m2 was residential land and 285 m2 was land for perennial crops. There is a house on the land (built by the previous owner). His family has lived stably here for many years.
In 2024, when the new Land Law was issued, to avoid future problems, Mr. K contacted the Commune People's Committee (after the locality merged) to re-issue the red book. The staff measured by satellite and recorded the actual status of the houses built on more than 100 square meters.
Mr. K wished to convert the purpose of using residential land to about 300 m2 according to the rural land limit, but was informed by the staff that it was "difficult to convert".
He asked, in this case, can you convert the land use purpose from perennial land to rural land within a limit of 300 m2?
Is not allowing conversion in accordance with current legal regulations? What procedures or legal provisions does your family need to follow to ensure legitimate rights?
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment responds to this issue as follows:
The content of the reflection is a specific case under the authority of a competent land management agency in the locality. Therefore, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has no basis to give a specific answer.
The Ministry provides some information as follows:
The order and procedures for converting land use purposes (from perennial land to residential land) are stipulated in Section I, Part III of Appendix No. 01 issued with Decree No. 151/2025/ND-CP dated June 12, 2025 of the Government regulating the division of authority of local authorities at 02 levels, decentralization and delegation of authority in the land sector.
