Is it illegal to sell resettlement houses to help the poor?

Legal analysis: it is illegal. Ex situ poverty alleviation resettlement households shall not mortgage, sell, replace or transfer their houses within 20 years (except those inherited according to law); During the period of poverty alleviation, resettlement houses shall not be leased for ex situ poverty alleviation and relocation; The county will organize people to come to the door for inspection from time to time. Once the resettlement house is found to be transferred, sold or leased, the resettlement house will be recovered according to law, and all losses will be borne by the resettlement house residents, and the legal responsibility of the relocated resettlement house residents will be investigated according to relevant laws and regulations. No one may illegally purchase the relocated houses for poverty alleviation under the guise of the demolition object, and the transaction is invalid and has no legal effect. Relocation of ex situ poverty alleviation is one of the "five batches" projects of national poverty alleviation, an effective way to fundamentally solve the poor people who lack basic living conditions, a fundamental measure to "move the poor nest", "change the poor appearance", "change the poor industry" and "uproot", and a major political task and livelihood project.

Legal basis: Notice on preferential tax policies for ex situ poverty alleviation and relocation Article 1 Tax policies for ex situ poverty alleviation and relocation of poor people.

(1) The monetary compensation resettlement houses (hereinafter referred to as resettlement houses) related to ex situ poverty alleviation and relocation, such as housing construction subsidy funds, demolition and reclamation incentive funds, etc. obtained by the poverty-stricken people in ex situ poverty alleviation and relocation, shall be exempted from personal income tax.

(two) the demolition of poor people in accordance with the provisions of the resettlement housing, exempt from deed tax.