Sharing with Lao Dong reporter, lawyer Truong Anh Tu - Chairman of TAT Law Firm - said, red book is the name for " Land Use Rights Certificate " issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment before December 10, 2009.
Meanwhile, the pink book is the "Certificate of housing ownership and residential land use rights" issued by the Ministry of Construction before August 10, 2005. From August 10, 2005 to December 10, 2009, the "pink book" was changed to "Certificate of housing ownership and construction project ownership".
Currently, both red books and pink books are no longer issued. From July 5, 2014, the state has unified the new form of paper as "Certificate of land use rights, ownership of housing and other assets attached to land." This form has a pink cover and is applied nationwide according to Circular 23/2014/TT-BTNMT.
From August 1, 2024, according to Circular 10/2024, a new form of paper will be applied with the name "Certificate of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land," lotus pink and flower colors. bronze drum literature.
Lawyer Truong Anh Tu emphasized that even though red books and pink books are no longer issued, these documents still have legal value and people do not need to go through procedures to reissue them. The terms " red book " and "pink book" continue to be used to refer to the current certificate.
The red book only has 2 pages left
The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment issued Circular No. 10/2024 "Regulations on cadastral records, certificates of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land", applicable from August 1 .
The biggest difference is that the new red book form only has 2 pages, instead of 4 pages like before. The name of the red book has also been shortened to 16 words, including: "Certificate of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land". In addition, the new red book also has a QR scan code.
