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Da Nang residents sue local government over exorbitant land fees after administrative delays
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Da Nang residents sue local government over exorbitant land fees after administrative delays

From Tuแป•i Trแบป · (1d ago) Vietnamese Critical tone

Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Several households in a military family housing area in Da Nang are suing the local government, seeking to nullify administrative decisions regarding land use fees.
  • The residents claim the district's delay in issuing land allocation decisions, coupled with a change in land pricing policies, has caused their financial obligations to increase significantly, reportedly more than sixfold.
  • They argue that the authorities failed to apply transitional clauses in the new land pricing policy, leading to inflated costs compared to previous rates.

Residents of a military family housing area in Da Nang have taken their local government to court, initiating a lawsuit to challenge administrative decisions concerning land use fees. The case, now accepted by the Da Nang court, centers on a group of households who feel unfairly burdened by escalating costs.

The core of the dispute lies in the timing of land allocation. The residents were allocated land in accordance with a 2016 policy (Decision 46). However, the district only issued the final land allocation decisions after a new policy (Decision 06) took effect in February 2019. This delay meant the new, higher land prices were applied, significantly increasing the financial burden on the families.

The delay in issuing land allocation decisions, coupled with a change in land pricing policies, has caused their financial obligations to increase significantly, reportedly more than sixfold.

โ€” Tuแป•i TrแบปTuแป•i Trแบป explains the core financial grievance of the residents.

Residents are particularly aggrieved by the alleged failure to apply transitional provisions within the new policy. They contend that had these clauses been correctly applied, their land use fees would have been calculated based on the older, lower rates. Instead, they face costs reportedly more than six times higher than anticipated, with some cases involving potential penalties for late payment pushing the total owed to astronomical figures, such as one resident facing nearly 8 billion VND for a 104m2 plot.

This legal battle highlights a critical issue of administrative efficiency and fairness in land management within Da Nang. While the Ministry of National Defense had facilitated the land allocation for military families years prior, the subsequent administrative processes have led to this protracted conflict. The residents' decision to sue underscores their desperation and their belief that justice lies in the courts, seeking to rectify what they perceive as a grave injustice stemming from bureaucratic delays and policy misapplication.

The district did not apply Article 5, the transitional clause of Decision 06, to calculate the land price.

โ€” N.Q.Q.A resident explains the perceived legal misstep by the district authorities.
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Originally published by Tuแป•i Trแบป in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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