The Government has just issued Decree 151/2025/ND-CP regulating the division of authority of local authorities at two levels, decentralization of authority, and delegation of authority in the land sector. The Decree stipulates the order and procedures for resolving land disputes.
Procedures for resolving land disputes under the authority of the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune and provincial levels
- People with a request for land dispute resolution submit a petition to the People's Committee at the competent level.
- The Chairman of the People's Committee at the competent level is responsible for:
a) Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the application, the land dispute parties and the Land Registration Office or the Branch of the Land Registration Office must be notified in writing about the acceptance of the application for land dispute resolution. In case of non-recognition, it must be notified in writing and state the reasons;
b) Assign responsibility to the consulting agency for settlement.
- The advisory agency is responsible for reviewing and verifying the case, organizing mediation between the disputing parties, organizing meetings of relevant departments and branches to advise on land dispute resolution (if necessary) and completing the dossier to submit to the Chairman of the People's Committee at the same level to issue a decision on land dispute resolution. The land dispute settlement dossier includes:
a) Application for land dispute settlement;
b) Minutes of mediation at the People's Committee at the commune level; minutes of working with the disputing parties and related people; minutes of checking the status of disputed land; minutes of meetings of relevant departments and branches to advise on land dispute settlement in cases of unsuccessful mediation (if any); minutes of mediation during the dispute settlement process;
c) Record of maps, cadastral records, photo data from remote records through periods related to the disputed land area (if any) and documents as evidence and evidence during the dispute settlement process;
d) Report the proposal and draft decision to resolve the dispute or draft decision to recognize successful mediation.
- The Chairman of the People's Committee at the competent level shall issue a decision to resolve the dispute or a decision to recognize successful mediation and send it to the disputing parties, organizations and individuals with related rights and obligations.
Time to carry out land dispute settlement procedures
- The time for carrying out land dispute settlement procedures under the authority of the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level shall not exceed 45 days from the date of receipt of the application for land dispute settlement;
- The time for carrying out land dispute settlement procedures under the authority of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee shall not exceed 50 days from the date of receipt of the application for land dispute settlement;
- For mountainous and border communes; islands; areas with difficult socio-economic conditions; areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, the implementation period prescribed in Points a and b of this Clause will be increased by 10 days.
