Large amounts of public land and housing are being left abandoned.

Unable to exploit the resources, and hundreds of billions are being spent on maintenance.

According to a report by the Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, the total number of land and property addresses managed and used by agencies, units, and enterprises is 9,295. Of these, 7,297 addresses are in the state and administrative sector (206 of which have been approved); and 1,998 addresses are in the enterprise sector.

Representatives from the Ho Chi Minh City Housing Management Company stated that the company currently manages houses built before 1975, which are old and dilapidated. Since there are no regulations to adjust rental prices according to market rates, renting them out is very difficult. Notably, there are currently 115 vacant properties that are not being rented out, yet incur maintenance costs and land use fees of 40 billion VND per year, resulting in wasted resources.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai, Director of the Center for Housing Management and Construction Inspection (Department of Construction), informed that to date, the Center has been assigned by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to manage and operate 8,125 old apartments, 10,328 resettlement apartments, and 2,269 land plots for resettlement. In addition, the Center also manages 44 addresses of houses eligible under Decree No. 167. According to the plan, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee expects to assign the Center to receive and manage the operation of 26,660 apartments and land plots, and more than 1,000 addresses of houses under Decree No. 167.

The Thu Thiem resettlement area is being put up for auction.

"However, the current situation with old housing is facing many difficulties. Specifically, over 2,000 units have not yet had rental contracts signed; there are about 20,000 resettlement housing units, but the city has only handed over 13,000 on paper, and in reality, they have not been received due to boundary encroachment and incomplete legal documents. In some apartment buildings, when apartments are handed over, common areas such as fire protection systems and elevators are not included; the elevators are not operational, so they cannot be used. Regarding housing under Decree 167, only 44 addresses have been handed over so far, but many transfers are done through informal agreements, passing through many people, and the law is unclear regarding maintenance, repair, and leasing...", Mr. Hai said, adding that the city has sold over 100,000 houses, generating thousands of billions of dong. The law stipulates that this money should be invested in new projects, but currently, the city has not invested in any of them.

"Shouldn't we use that investment money to build social housing to effectively utilize the land because there is currently a lot of vacant land? Many plots of land are located right on major roads, such as over 8,000 square meters with two road frontages in Thu Duc City, which houses an old apartment building with 104 units. While it generates 2.2 billion VND in rental income annually, maintenance costs amount to several hundred million VND. If we demolish it and rebuild, investing in a new project for social housing could generate a lot of money and be very effective," Mr. Hai suggested.

Mr. Huynh Thanh Khiet, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction, also acknowledged that the Department is managing a very large land and housing fund, but the legal basis is not strong and sufficient, making it difficult to rent out. In addition, the city has about 4,800 apartments for auction, but there is no auction process in place, leaving them vacant, while 77 billion VND is spent annually on maintaining this housing fund. This is a huge waste, and a clear and strict auction process and procedures are needed to sell this housing fund.

"Taking control" of and digitizing public assets.

According to Mr. Le Truong Hai Hieu, Head of the Economic and Budget Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, the City People's Council has recently selected issues of concern to many voters for supervision, especially those related to the management and use of state-owned houses, land, and assets attached to land. The City People's Council has conducted five supervision sessions with the City People's Committee, departments, and the People's Committees of the 24 districts; and ten field surveys at state-owned houses and land locations in the districts. Although the system of legal documents and directives from the City People's Committee on this issue has been issued promptly and is basically complete, during the implementation and application of some specific contents and cases, there are still difficulties that require further guidance and answers from central ministries and agencies, and relevant city departments and agencies need to focus on resolving them promptly.

Mr. Hieu acknowledged that the issuance of replacement documents and implementation guidelines has been slow. For example, the issuance of rental rates for houses and land used for work, production, and business purposes, and the development of regulations for managing and exploiting land and housing funds temporarily managed and held by various units, are still pending. Furthermore, some land plots are still being used by organizations and businesses without land lease decisions; some land plots have been allocated or leased but have not yet fulfilled their financial obligations to the state. The process of receiving housing funds and resettlement plots is slow and not completed according to schedule. The recovery of land and housing addresses remains difficult. The issuance of auction decisions is also slow, affecting the implementation of auction procedures. There are still cases where state-owned land and housing addresses are allocated without auction, which is inconsistent with the Land Law; and land and housing addresses are vacant or used inefficiently, causing revenue losses.

In his directive speech, Mr. Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, stated that Ho Chi Minh City possesses a vast amount of public assets, which, if properly managed and exploited, would be a valuable resource for the city's development. However, the previous period was quite complex and difficult to manage, leading to asset losses and violations by organizations and individuals. Therefore, Directive 24 was issued with the requirement to effectively understand and manage construction. To date, the city has reviewed, compiled, and identified public assets, but it still falls short of requirements as it has not yet digitized them, addressed inadequacies and overlaps, and only has access to paperwork without understanding the actual situation. "The city must review Directive 24 to see what has been achieved and what has not, in order to implement it in the coming time. It is requested that this year and next year, the directive be fully implemented in accordance with its spirit. In particular, the working group for Directive 24 should be strengthened. Focus on reviewing and understanding public assets, linking this to the digitalization process, and definitively resolving inconsistencies that exist on paper but differ in reality," the Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City emphasized.

We must urgently finalize guidelines, procedures, and regulations for asset acquisition, asset transfer, auctions, and new investment and development. These tasks are primarily the responsibility of the city. Strengthening inspection and supervision is crucial to promptly rectify shortcomings, ensuring these processes are systematic, efficient, and effective, thus avoiding errors and negative practices.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City , Phan Van Mai

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