THE MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION
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No. 16/2010/TT-BXD
SOCIALISTREPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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Hanoi, September 01, 2010
 
 
CIRCULAR
SPECIFYING AND GUIDING SOME CONTENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE NO. 71/2010/ND-CP OF JUNE 23, 2010, DETAILING AND GUIDING THE HOUSING LAW
 
THE MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION
 
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 17/ 2008/ND-CP of February 4, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Construction;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 71/2010/ND-CP of June 23, 2010, detailing and guiding the Housing Law;
The Ministry of Construction specifies and guides some contents of the Government's Decree No. 71/2010/ND-CP of June 23, 2010, detailing and guiding the Housing Law as follows:
 
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Circular specifies and guides some contents of the Government's Decree No. 71/2010/ND-CP of June 23, 2010, detailing and guiding the Housing Law (below referred to as Decree No. 71/2010/ND-CP) regarding house ownership, housing development, use management of houses, house-related transactions and state management of houses.

Houses governed by Decree No. 71/2010/ ND-CP and this Circular include: houses (villas, detached houses and condominium apartments) which are built for sale, lease or lease-purchase to meet the market demand under the market mechanism (including houses in new urban centers and eco-tourism resorts and houses for multiple-use purposes); houses under state ownership: houses built for sale, lease or lease-purchase under the state-prescribed mechanism (social houses): resettlement houses; and detached houses of households and individuals in urban and rural areas.