Ho Chi Minh City has granted pink books to 17,300 apartments.

At the Ho Chi Minh City socio-economic press conference on the afternoon of October 30, Mr. Vo Cong Luc, Head of the Land Management Department, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, informed about the progress of procedures for granting certificates (pink books) to home buyers at commercial housing development projects in the city.

17,300 certificates issued to commercial housing buyers

According to Mr. Luc, as of May, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City has identified 81,085 houses in housing development projects in the city, although they have had documents assessing that they are eligible for certificates, they have not been able to be granted due to some remaining problems.

By the end of October, the Department and the Land Registration Office had issued 17,300 land ownership certificates to home buyers at the projects.

In addition, the Department has transferred 7,000 files to tax authorities to confirm financial obligations as a basis for signing and issuing certificates to home buyers at projects in the coming time.

A representative of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment said that to resolve the problems in the past, the Department has divided them into 6 specific groups. The first group is the group waiting for confirmation from the tax authority. The second group is the group that is late in submitting application documents (including people and investors who have not submitted documents to the Department).

TPHCM đã cấp sổ hồng cho 17.300 căn hộ - 1 — The Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City said it has issued 17,300 pink books to people who bought houses in commercial housing projects (Illustration photo: Nhat Quang).

The third group is a new type of real estate, currently facing problems in some types such as condotel, officetel, shop house... With these types, the Department is drafting a document to advise the City People's Committee to send to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for comments.

Mr. Luc said that previously, condotel and officetel projects were granted certificates with a limited term, but now they are granted with a long-term ownership term. Therefore, the Department needs to work with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to be able to issue certificates for this type.

The fourth group of problems is the group of additional financial obligations to be reviewed. The fifth group is other problems related to home buyers, financial obligation offsets... and finally the group is in the process of inspection and investigation.

Will a working group be established to speed up the issuance of pink books?

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment said that in recent times, it has continuously organized direct work with tax authorities, project investors and project enterprises to remove difficulties and obstacles in order to meet the interests of home buyers at the project.

However, resolving the 6 groups of difficulties and obstacles mentioned above is a coordination task, requiring exchange, information and coordination between the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and relevant agencies. Therefore, the implementation progress is not yet guaranteed, the Department added.

To overcome this problem, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment will advise on establishing a working group to remove difficulties and speed up the process of granting certificates to home buyers at commercial housing projects.

Accordingly, the working group will consist of departments, People's Committees of districts and Thu Duc City to exchange information, directly collect opinions to resolve problems and difficulties, speed up the process of granting certificates, and meet the legitimate and legal needs of home buyers at the projects.

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