(PLO)- Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction Tran Hoang Quan said that about 60% (out of a total of 600,000 motel rooms) are independent hostels (i.e. individual houses are made into motels, mini-apartments as well as apartments). of these).
Specifically, talk to the newspaper PV Ho Chi Minh City Law At the groundbreaking ceremony for a social housing project in District 7 about the phenomenon of mini-apartments appearing in the city, Director of the City Department of Construction Tran Hoang Quan said that at the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, the department has a review. control over accommodation in the city. The results show that the city has over 600,000 recorded rooms.
Of the above, 60% are independent inns (individuals are converted into motels, mini-apartments belong to this number) and the remaining 40% are hostels interspersed in residential areas.
“Through inspection, only 10% of the total number of motel rooms do not meet the standards of motel rooms according to guidance 3979 (April 2020 on the order of investment and construction of hostels)” – Mr. Quan said.
Mr. Quan said that he is reviewing the motel rooms that do not meet this standard and requires the inn owners to comply with the instructions of 3979 of the department (such as ensuring 5m2/person, or is there a toilet in the room…)
In addition, over 30% of the total number of motels do not guarantee fire protection.
The City Department of Construction has advised the City People’s Committee to have preferential policies for inn owners so that they can repair the inn to meet the city’s standards.
In addition, the Department of Construction is advising the City People’s Committee on sanctions, innkeepers who do not follow the instructions will be coerced. The city also advocates eradicating slums and motels that do not guarantee living conditions, preventing people from living in cramped quarters that are susceptible to infection.
“In terms of design standards for hostels, we are currently recommending that the Ministry of Construction advise the Prime Minister to issue a general policy for the whole country and then Ho Chi Minh City will follow” – Mr. Quan informed.
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| Many mini-apartments labeled as individual houses appear in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: KC |
Previously, in July, during the supervision meeting of the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly Delegation with the People’s Committee of Tan Binh District on the implementation of the Housing Law in the city for the period 2016-2021, Tan Binh District informed about the following issues. Mini apartments exist in the district.
Accordingly, through the review, the district has 31 buildings with more than 50 rooms for rent, which may also have been sold under a 50-year lease. This is a fairly developing type, is a type of cheap apartment, “mini-apartment”.
These mini-apartments all apply for permits to build separate houses, then separate rooms for rent, “compressing” a lot of people living in a rather limited space.
In 2021, Tan Binh district discovered two cases of expansion encroaching on thousands of square meters, in which one case of a mini-apartment compressed up to 100 rooms, one case compressed up to 230 rooms.
These apartments are likened to “slow-explosion bombs” because these apartments are often built in alleys, putting pressure on social infrastructure, regional infrastructure, insecurity, insecurity, and fire safety. Disputes when buying and selling…
On the morning of August 30, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction and related agencies held a ground-breaking ceremony for the MR1 social housing project under the Tan Thuan Tay Residential Project, District 7.
The project is built on an area of nearly 7,000 m2 located in a complex of 14.36 hectares in the project of Tan Thuan Tay Residential Area, District 7. Once completed, the project will provide about 712 apartments for about 1,400 middle-income workers with full facilities. accompanying benefits.
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