1. How long is the apartment warranty period?
Pursuant to Clauses 1 and 2, Article 129 of the 2023 Housing Law stipulating the following housing warranty as follows:
- Organizations and individuals for construction of houses must warrant houses in accordance with the law on construction; Organizations and individuals supplying housing equipment must be warranted for the time limit prescribed by the manufacturer.
In case of investing in building houses for sale or rent, the seller or the rental party buys houses shall have to warrant the house as prescribed. The seller, the lessee buying houses has the right to request organizations and individuals to construct and provide equipment to perform warranty responsibilities in accordance with the law.
- Housing has been warranted since the completion of construction and acceptance to use with the following time limit:
Minimum of 60 months: for apartment buildings.
Minimum of 24 months: for individual houses.
According to the above provisions, the warranty period for apartment buildings is at least 60 months.
2. Who is responsible for warranty for apartment buildings?
At Point h, Clause 1, Article 19 of the Law on Real Estate Business 2023 (effective from 1.1.2025) stipulates the seller, lease, rent for housing, construction works, construction floor area in Construction works have obligations, including obligations to warranty housing, construction works, construction floor area in construction works according to agreements in contracts and law provisions.
Thus, the seller is the responsible person who must warrant the apartment building within the time limit prescribed by law. At the same time, the seller has the right to request organizations and individuals to build and supply equipment responsible for carrying out the warranty if it is within the warranty period.
