After Typhoon Yagi, Ministry of Construction proposes to speed up construction and renovation of old apartments about to 'collapse'

According to the Ministry of Construction , recently, many northern provinces and cities of Vietnam were greatly affected by super typhoon Yagi (typhoon No. 3), causing flooding in some localities and huge losses in human lives and property.

According to records from some provinces and cities, many old apartment buildings that were being renovated and rebuilt have cracked and tilted, making them unsafe for continued use due to the impact of the storm. Some localities have had to evacuate residents from the apartment buildings to ensure safety.

According to statistics, the whole country has about 2,500 old apartment buildings built before 1994, mainly concentrated in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, of which many apartment buildings according to inspection results are in need of renovation and reconstruction.

Nationwide, there are about 2,500 old apartment buildings built before 1994, mainly concentrated in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: MH)

On November 27, 2023, the National Assembly passed Housing Law No. 27/2023/QH15. This law officially took effect from August 1, 2024, which stipulates many new and specific policies and mechanisms related to the renovation and reconstruction of apartment buildings.

On July 25, the Government issued Decree No. 98/2024/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Housing Law on renovation and reconstruction of apartment buildings, institutionalizing a number of regulations assigned by the 2023 Housing Law related to the renovation and reconstruction of apartment buildings.

To ensure the safety of life and property of people living in old apartment buildings before the 2024 storm season; at the same time, promote projects to renovate and rebuild apartment buildings in the area, the Ministry of Construction requests the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to urgently carry out the assigned tasks prescribed in the Housing Law 2023 and Decree 98.

Firstly, immediately implement solutions to relocate people from old, dangerous, degraded apartment buildings that must be demolished according to regulations, and arrange temporary accommodation for households that must be relocated to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

Second, urgently organize the inspection and assessment of the quality of old apartment buildings in the area; for apartment buildings that have completed inspection and assessment of quality but are subject to renovation and reconstruction but have not yet been included in the renovation and reconstruction plan of apartment buildings, a plan for renovation and reconstruction of apartment buildings must be established according to the provisions of the 2023 Housing Law and Decree No. 98/2024/ND-CP as a basis for project implementation.

Third, urgently organize the establishment and approval of a 1/500 scale plan for areas with apartment buildings that need to be renovated and rebuilt so that investors have a basis to participate in developing investment plans, compensation, support and resettlement plans when registering to be project investors.

Fourth, urgently establish and approve plans to renovate and rebuild apartment buildings that must be demolished for renovation and reconstruction with contents according to the provisions of the 2023 Housing Law and Decree No. 98/2024/ND-CP; at the same time, determine the coefficient K for compensation of apartment area applicable to each area and location with apartment buildings built before 1994 that need to be renovated and rebuilt to serve as a basis for owners and project investors to agree on the area to be compensated according to coefficient k to include in the compensation and resettlement plan.

Fifth, organize the selection of investors to accelerate the implementation of renovation and reconstruction projects of apartment buildings according to the provisions of the 2023 Housing Law and Decree No. 98/2024/ND-CP.

Sixth, organize training and widely disseminate to all levels, sectors and people living in areas with old apartment buildings that need to be renovated and rebuilt to create consensus and widespread participation of the people, as a basis for quickly and conveniently implementing mechanisms and policies on renovation and reconstruction of apartment buildings according to the provisions of the Housing Law 2023, Decree No. 98/2024/ND-CP.

In Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, there are many old apartment buildings that need to be renovated and rebuilt, especially apartment building renovation and reconstruction projects that were implemented before the 2023 Housing Law took effect, but up to now, procedures in the project preparation stage such as approving compensation, support and resettlement plans; land allocation, land lease, issuance of construction permits, etc. have not been completed.

The Ministry of Construction proposes to base on the provisions of the Housing Law 2023, Decree No. 98/2024/ND-CP to urgently complete procedures for investors to promptly deploy urgent project construction, arrange resettlement for people, ensure the rights of apartment owners and project investors. The Ministry of Construction requests the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to pay attention to directing and implementing

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