Decree No. 71/2010/ND-CP dated June 23, 2010 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of the Housing Law

THE GOVERNMENT -------	SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness ---------
No. 71/2010/ND-CP	Hanoi, June 23, 2010

DECREE

DETAILING AND GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOUSING LAW

THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the November 29, 2005 Housing Law;

Pursuant to June 18, 2009 Law No. 34/2009/ QH12 Amending and Supplementing Article 126 of the Housing Law and Article 121 of the Land Law;

Pursuant to June 19, 2009 Law No. 38/2009/ QH12 amending and supplementing a number of articles of the laws concerning capital construction investment;

At the proposal of the Minister of Construction,

DECREES:

Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Decree details and guides a number of provisions of the Housing Law regarding house ownership, housing development, use management of houses, house-related transactions and state management of houses.

Article 2. Subjects of application

This Decree applies to the following subjects:

1. Domestic organizations and individuals: overseas Vietnamese; foreign organizations and individuals that invest in housing development in Vietnam;

2. Organizations and individuals that own houses, use houses and participate in house-related transactions in Vietnam;

3. Housing state management agencies at all levels.

4. Organizations and individuals not mentioned in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article but involved in housing-related activities.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Decree, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Commercial house means a house built by an organization or individual of any economic sector for sale or lease to meet the market demand and under the market mechanism;

2. Social house means a house built by the State or an organization or individual of any economic sector for sale or lease to or lease-purchase by a subject defined in Article 53 or 54 of the Housing Law and this Decree under the State-prescribed mechanism;

3. Official-duty house means a house built by the State for lease to a person defined in Article 60 of the Housing Law and this Decree while he/she in office under the Housing Law and this Decree;

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