Pursuant to Clause 8, Article 3 of the 2023 Housing Law, which stipulates prohibited acts, it refers to the use of apartments for non-residential purposes in the following cases:
Article 3. Prohibited acts
8. Behaviors in managing and using apartment buildings include:
a) Failure to pay for maintenance of the common property of an apartment building (hereinafter referred to as maintenance fee); management and use of management and operation funds and maintenance funds not in accordance with the provisions of the law on housing.
b) Intentionally causing leakage; causing noise and vibration exceeding the prescribed level; discharging waste, wastewater, exhaust gas, and toxic substances that are not in accordance with the provisions of the law on environmental protection or not in accordance with the regulations on management and use of apartment buildings; painting and decorating the exterior of apartments and apartment buildings that are not in accordance with the regulations on design and architecture; grazing, releasing livestock and poultry; slaughtering livestock in the apartment building area.
c) Arbitrarily changing the functions and purposes of using the common ownership and common use of an apartment building; using an apartment for non-residential purposes; changing or damaging the load-bearing structure; dividing or separating apartments without permission from a competent state agency.
d) Arbitrarily using the area and equipment under common ownership, common use for private use; changing the purpose of using the area for service in an apartment building with mixed-use purposes without permission from a competent state agency to change the purpose of use.
d) Causing disorder, insecurity, fire, or explosion in apartment buildings; trading in materials that cause fire, explosion, and occupations that endanger the lives and property of apartment building users in accordance with the provisions of the law on fire prevention and fighting and other relevant provisions of law.
e) Running a nightclub, karaoke bar, bar; selling motor vehicle repair; operating a business of other polluting services according to the provisions of the law on environmental protection; operating restaurant services without ensuring compliance with fire prevention and fighting requirements, having a safe place and complying with other business conditions as prescribed by law.
Thus, using apartments for non-residential purposes is a prohibited act and is not allowed to be carried out. The use of apartments must comply with the provisions of law.
