Hainan plans to transform idle housing stock into affordable rental housing

On July 19, according to the Hainan Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, in order to revitalize idle housing resources, increase the supply of affordable rental housing, and effectively solve the housing difficulties of new citizens, young people and other groups Regarding the issue, the Hainan Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has drafted the "Notice on Renovating Idle Stock Housing and Renovating Affordable Rental Housing (Draft for Comments)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Draft for Comments"), "Draft for Comments" 7 It will be announced to the public on March 18 and publicly solicit opinions from all walks of life.

The "Draft for Comments" clarifies the applicable scope of renovation and reconstruction:

(1) Idle housing stock. Idle commercial housing of a certain scale that has been built in cities, counties, and industrial parks, and idle public rental housing, directly managed public housing, turnover housing, employee dormitories, and resettlement housing such as shantytown renovation and urban renewal by governments, state-owned enterprises and institutions, can be included The scope of renovation of affordable rental housing.

(2) Idle non-residential housing stock. Idle commercial, office, hotel (hotel), factory, warehousing, scientific research and education and other non-residential stock buildings that have been completed and have a certain scale in various cities, counties and industrial parks can be included in the scope of reconstruction of affordable rental housing. Non-residential stock buildings such as factories and warehouses on industrial or logistics land should be renovated on the premise of ensuring industrial development needs and meeting environmental protection and safety requirements.

(3) Idle stock houses with the following circumstances shall not be included in the scope of renovation and reconstruction:

1. The land where the idle stock houses to be renovated or rebuilt is located has been included in the government land acquisition or reserve Planned;

2. The nature of the non-residential housing stock planned to be rebuilt is Category III industrial land and Category III logistics and warehousing land, or it is found through environmental impact assessment that the land, environment and buildings are polluted and are not suitable for residential use. Conditions;

3. Renovation or reconstruction is prohibited in accordance with relevant national and provincial regulations or upon technical demonstration;

4. The idle stock houses to be renovated or rebuilt are constructed in violation of laws and regulations. Behavior that has not been investigated, punished, and rectified in accordance with laws and regulations.

The "Draft for Comments" puts forward the basic principles for transformation and reconstruction:

(1) Government guidance and market operation. Strengthen fiscal, taxation, financial, land and other policy support, give full play to the role of market mechanisms, and actively guide market entities to transform idle housing stock into affordable rental housing, and transform idle and inefficiently used non-residential housing stock into affordable rental housing. During the period when non-residential housing stock is used as affordable rental housing, the planned use will not be adjusted, the land use nature, land use period and real estate registration information will not be changed, and the land price will not be paid back.

(2) Reasonable site selection and matching of supply and demand. The transformation or reconstruction of idle stock houses into affordable rental housing shall comply with planning principles, regional functional positioning, industrial development and other requirements, focusing on industrial functional areas, commercial and business gathering areas, key urban construction areas and other areas where employment positions are concentrated, population is concentrated, Development and implementation in areas with convenient transportation will alleviate the problem of matching supply and demand and promote job-housing balance and integrated development of industry and city.

(3) Respect public opinion and comply with laws and regulations. To promote the renovation of existing idle houses and the reconstruction of affordable rental housing, we should respect the will of the masses, carry out work in accordance with laws, regulations and relevant policies, effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of property owners, and fully mobilize the enthusiasm and initiative of all sectors of society to participate.

(4) Policies are favorable and benefits are not superimposed. For existing houses included in the management of affordable rental housing, if the original support policy they enjoy is better than the support policy for affordable rental housing, they can choose the most preferential policy to implement, but the benefits will not be stacked.

The "Draft for Comments" requires that idle housing stock be transformed or converted into affordable rental housing, and the following conditions must be met at the same time:

(1) The ownership rights are clear and legal. The project applied for renovation or reconstruction should be a legal building that has obtained land in accordance with the law and has complete approval procedures. There should be no transfer registration restrictions such as seal-up registration, objection registration, etc.; if there are other rights and interests such as mortgage registration, all other rights and interests should be obtained agree.

(2) The implementation subject shall be clear. The entity that implements renovation or reconstruction shall be the property owner or the implementation unit entrusted by the property owner, the overall operating lessee entrusted by the agent, etc.

(3) The project scale is reasonable.

In principle, the renovation of idle housing stock takes the entire building, unit or floor as the basic renovation unit, and the renovation is carried out based on the smallest unit and existing apartment type in the original planning and design, and the original building main body or load-bearing structure must not be changed. Idle commercial, office, hotel (hotel), scientific research and education and other non-residential stock buildings should be renovated in units of buildings, blocks or floors; factories and warehouses should be renovated in units of blocks or blocks, and the construction area of ??a single project should not be low. in 1000 square meters.

In addition, the "Draft for Comments" clarifies the relevant requirements for renovation and reconstruction:

(1) Structural safety requirements. Before implementing the renovation or reconstruction of idle stock houses, the project implementation entity shall entrust a qualified appraisal institution to conduct a house safety appraisal, determine the current safety status of the house structure, entrust the original design unit or a design unit with corresponding qualification levels to propose a design plan and issue construction drawings. And entrust construction units with corresponding qualification levels to implement it to ensure the structural safety of the house. For projects involving structural changes or load increases, the project implementation entity shall entrust a qualified appraisal agency to conduct technical demonstration and reliability appraisal of the design plan, issue an appraisal report, confirm the safety of the structure and handle construction permit procedures before organizing construction.

(2) Fire safety requirements. Before implementing the renovation or reconstruction of idle stock houses, the project implementation entity shall entrust a qualified fire protection technical service agency to conduct a fire safety assessment of the house according to the design plan. If the idle housing stock has originally passed the fire protection acceptance and the project renovation project does not affect the fire protection function, the original fire protection approval procedures can be used; if the project renovation project affects the fire protection function, the design and construction should be optimized in accordance with the relevant standards and fire prevention requirements of residential buildings, and the construction should be re-opened. Handle fire protection approval procedures. Idle stock non-residential housing renovation projects should be designed and constructed in accordance with the relevant standards and fire protection requirements for non-residential (apartments or dormitories) residential buildings, and the fire protection approval procedures should be completed.

(3) Construction standard requirements. The design and construction of renovation and reconstruction projects should comply with current relevant national and provincial standards and specifications. The affordable rental housing projects renovated from idle non-residential housing stock are mainly small units with a floor area of ??no more than 70 square meters. Conversion into dormitory-type rental housing shall comply with the "Dorm Building Design Code" or "Hotel Building Design Code" and related standards. The affordable rental housing projects that renovate idle housing stock can appropriately relax the housing construction area and unit proportion requirements.

(4) Check-in requirements. For affordable rental housing projects that renovate and renovate idle stock houses, their water supply, power supply, and gas supply facilities should comply with relevant national and provincial and municipal standards and regulations, and should have good sanitation, ventilation, lighting, and other living conditions. The project must be accepted upon completion. The concentration of indoor environmental pollutants should be tested in accordance with the "Indoor Environmental Pollution Control Standards for Civil Construction Projects" (GB50325-2020). Only when the specified standards are met can they be rented out. (China News Finance)