Hanoi tightens management over condotels, officetels, resort villas
The Hanoi People's Committee recently issued a written request to tighten the management of the investment, construction and business of condotels, tourist villas and officetels.
A model officetel apartment. (Photo: vnexpress.net)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Hanoi People'sCommittee recently issued a written request to tighten the management ofthe investment, construction and business of condotels, tourist villas andofficetels.
The committee assigned departments, branches and localauthorities to strictly implement the Prime Minister's Directive No 5dated March 1 last year on enhancing the reorganisation of construction andurban planning and development management.
The municipal Department of Construction was assigned to control and manageconstruction works, appraisal of basic and construction design, constructionactivities to ensure functional use, other criteria consistent with theapproved planning; detect, prevent and promptly handle mistakes in projectexecution by investors.
Hanoi also required the city's Department of Planning and Investment to controlinvestor's compliance with the law for construction investment projects withthe function of offices combined with accommodation, investment touristprojects such as condotels and resort villas and to strictly controlproposed projects to convert non-residential functions into housing.
The municipal Department of Planning and Architecture must control the functionof land use, ability to meet social and technical infrastructure in the processof making, evaluating, submitting for approval of planning projects, andprocedures for planning and architecture of investment projects on condotels,resort villas and officetels, ensuring legal compliance.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment will review approvedinvestment projects and the implementation of land allocation and land lease todetermine land use purpose and land use term.
The Hanoi Department of Tourism will work with relevant units to inspectbusiness activities of condotels, resort villas and officetels to preventand handle illegal business activities./.
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A model officetel apartment. (Photo: vnexpress.net) 
