1. What is a permanent house?

“Stable house” is a quite familiar word, commonly used, but the Construction Law 2014, amended and supplemented in 2020 and the guiding documents do not stipulate or explain what a permanent house is.

Although the Construction Law has no regulations or explanations, based on practice, solid houses can be understood as follows:

Permanent houses are the opposite of temporary houses, which are not permanent. Solid houses have characteristics that most people know: they are built with solid materials and have a long lifespan.

The Ministry of Construction introduces the concept: A solid house is a house with all three main structures made of durable materials; A semi-permanent house is a house with two of the three main structures made of durable materials.

In short, from a legal perspective, permanent houses are understood as follows:A solid house is a house with columns, roofs and walls made of durable materials.

2. 4 cases of building a solid house must have a construction permit

Note: Solid housing is not a legal term according to construction law, so the regulations on construction permits below apply to permanent houses that are individual houses (including villas and independent houses). detached house, townhouse).

Pursuant to Clause 30, Article 1 of the 2020 Amended Construction Law, the following cases when constructing houses must have a construction permit before starting construction:

(1) Individual houses in urban areas (including inner cities and suburbs of cities; inner cities and suburbs of towns; towns), except for individual houses with a scale of less than 07 floors under the project investment in urban area construction, housing construction investment projects with detailed planning of 1/500 approved by competent state agencies.

(2) Individual houses in rural areas with less than 07 floors and located in areas with urban planning, functional area construction planning or detailed planning for rural residential area construction have been approved by housing agencies. competent state for approval.

(3) Individual houses are built in conservation areas and historical-cultural relic areas.

(4) Individual houses in rural areas with 7 floors or more.