New regulations on the responsibility of managing construction order of People's Committees of communes, wards and special zones in Ho Chi Minh City

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Clause 3, Article 3 of Decision No. 25/2025/QD-UBND dated November 8, 2025 of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee regulating the decentralization of construction order management in Ho Chi Minh City (effective from November 20, 2025), stipulates that the People's Committees of communes, wards and special zones are responsible for monitoring, inspection, detection, prevention and handling of:

a) Construction works do not have a construction permit but must have a construction permit issued by a competent state agency according to regulations.

b) Construction works are granted construction permits by the People's Committees at the commune, ward, and special-use areas, and construction investment decisions by the People's Committees at the commune, ward, and special-use areas; construction investment projects are assigned by the construction management agency under the People's Committees at the commune, ward, and special-use areas. Report on feasibility study for investment in construction, construction design, and implementation after basic design according to the authority and according to decentralization, authorization, and adjustment of the City People's Committee.

c) Construction works and construction parts arising after the works have been completed and put into use or have had their land use right, house ownership right and other assets attached to the land updated.

d) Construction works not falling under the provisions of Clause 1 or Clause 2 of this Article (including cases exempted from construction permits).

Thus, from November 20, 2025, the People's Committees of communes, wards and special zones in Ho Chi Minh City are responsible for managing construction order according to the above regulations.