This Circular guides the management of construction quality of separate houses in the Vietnamese territory.
Construction of separate houses on land lots under housing projects must also comply with this Circular.
Article 2.
Subjects of application
This Circular applies to households and individuals (below referred to as house owners) that build separate houses, investors of investment projects to build separate houses on land lots under their projects (below referred to as investors) and organizations and individuals engaged in the construction of separate houses governed by Article 1 of this Circular.
Article 3.
Interpretation of terms
In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. Separate house (below referred to as house) means a work built within the premises of residential land lawfully owned by a household or individual, or built on a land lot under a housing project.
2. Adjacent work means a work next to a house to be built, which shares or does not share a structural unit (foundation, pillar, wall, floor or roof) with the house.
3. Neighboring work means a work located near the construction site of a house, which may subside, change its shape, or suffer other damage as a result of construction of the house.
Article 4.
General principles for house construction
Construction of a house must adhere to the following principles:
1. There must be a design drawing.
2. The house design must be based on examination of land boundaries and the quality of the ground planned for construction or on the construction survey report, if any, and results of examination of the conditions of adjacent and neighboring works; comply with construction technical regulations, technical standards and other relevant laws; and assure safety for the house without adversely affecting adjacent and neighboring works.