If the Certificate is lost and reissued, is there a limit on the residential land area?

The land of Mr. Tran Dinh The's family ( Hanoi ) was left by his father a long time ago, and was granted a Land Use Rights Certificate by the District People's Committee on August 27, 2003, with an area of 736 m² under the name of Mr. Tran Dinh Thuy (Mr. The's father), with the purpose of long-term use.

Mr. The's family lost the Certificate, only a photocopy remains. Mr. The asked, if the family were to re-issue the Certificate, would there be a limit on the land allocation for housing? Mr. The consulted a number of places and was told that there would be a limit, a maximum of only 200 square meters ^of residential land, the remaining 536 square meters would be garden land, if converted to residential land, the land use purpose conversion fee would be about more than 1 billion VND. He asked, is this correct?

He also wanted to know, how can his family re-issue the Certificate and transfer the name to him? His family at the time of the Certificate issuance in 2003 consisted of his grandmother, father, mother (who passed away in 2004) and Mr. The.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment responded to this issue as follows:

Section VIII, Content C, Part V of Appendix 1 issued with Decree No. 151/2025/ND-CP dated June 12, 2025 of the Government stipulates the procedures for re-issuing a Certificate that has been issued due to loss.

The re-determination of residential land area in case of reflection must be based on the first Certificate issuance records stored locally to have a basis for settlement in accordance with the provisions of Article 141 of the Land Law.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment recommends that you contact the local Land Registration Office for specific instructions and resolution.

In case you do not agree with the results of the administrative procedure settlement, you have the right to complain or file a lawsuit against the administrative decision or administrative act on land management according to the provisions of Article 237 of the Land Law.

Source: https://vtv.vn/mat-giay-chung-nhan-cap-lai-co-bi-gioi-han-dien-tich-dat-o-100251016133958064.htm