Housing Act Article 31

Municipal and county (city) competent authorities shall instruct the land administration office to specify “social housing” in the remarks column of the building registration book for social housing provided by a private organization. This article does not apply to social housing provided using the method in Subparagraph 4 of Paragraph 2 or Article 19.When the operator of social housing changes the use of the building, the operator shall settle the amount of preferential treatment and incentives, report the amount to the municipal, county (city) competent authority, and pay the amount in full. Only after arrangements are properly made for tenants of the social housing may the municipal, county (city) competent authority instruct the land administration office to cancel the annotation of social housing.The amount of preferential treatment and incentives in the preceding paragraph from after the date operation was approved to the date operation ended may be excluded.When ownership of social housing in paragraph one is transferred, the operator shall apply to the competent authority for approval; operators that change the building use shall handle affairs in accordance with paragraph two.The amount set forth in paragraph two and the preceding paragraph shall be paid to the competent authority to set up a housing fund; competent authorities that do not have a housing fund shall appropriate the amount to the housing fund of the central competent authority.The calculation method, calculation standard, terms of agreement, required documents, and other matters requiring compliance for the amount set forth in paragraphs two and four shall be prescribed by the municipal, county (city) competent authority.