How to issue a homestead use certificate

The process for issuing a homestead use certificate is roughly as follows:

1. Submit a written application. Applicants need to submit a written land use application to the local village committee and fill out the "Rural Homestead and House Building (Planning Permit) Application Form". 1

2. Discussion at villagers meeting or village representative meeting. The application materials will be posted on a list and kept for 15 working days for villagers to raise objections.

3. Review by the township government.

4. Approval from the County Land and Resources Bureau.

5. County government approval.

6. Staking out and acceptance. The Institute of Land and Resources will cooperate with township government personnel to carry out on-site surveying according to the approval letter, delineate the scope of the land, and after the house is completed and accepted, apply for initial land registration or change registration procedures and house property rights registration procedures.

7. Receive a homestead use certificate.

The confirmation of homestead rights is of great significance to rural residents, which is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1. Clear property rights. Resolve homestead ownership disputes and reduce social conflicts.

2. Protect property rights. Farmers can transfer their homesteads and houses in accordance with the law, such as renting or transferring them, to increase their property income.

3. Promote land transfer. After the rights are confirmed and certificates are issued, farmers can use their own certificates for mortgage loans.

In summary, issuance of a homestead use certificate is a procedure involving multiple steps and departments. The applicant needs to submit an application in accordance with the prescribed process and go through the village committee, township government, and land and resources office. Wait for review and approval by relevant departments.

Legal basis:

"Rural Homestead Management Measures"

Article 13

In any of the following circumstances, Application for homestead land:

(1) Relocation and reconstruction due to national or collective construction, resettlement, disasters, etc.;

(2) Implementation of city, village and market town planning or Renovation of old villages requires adjustment and demolition;

(3) The area of ??the existing homestead land has not reached the limit standards stipulated in these measures and needs to be rebuilt and expanded;

(4) Already have the capacity to divide Household conditions and the original homestead area has not reached the limit standards stipulated in these measures and needs to be rebuilt or expanded;

(5) With the approval of the county people's government, professional and technical personnel introduced or recruited by rural collective economic organizations must be confirmed. Those who need to settle down in rural areas;

(6) Retired, retired or retired employees, demobilized servicemen, overseas Chinese, their dependents, and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who return to their places of origin to settle down with legal certificates;

( 7) Laws, regulations and rules provide otherwise.