General Office of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government on Printing and Distributing Tianjin Municipality’s Acceleration
Notice on the implementation plan of developing affordable rental housing
No.7 [2022] of Tianjin Zhengban Regulation
District People’s governments, municipal government commissions, offices and bureaus:
With the consent of the Municipal People’s Government, the "Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Development of Affordable Rental Housing in Tianjin" is hereby issued to you, please implement it accordingly.
General Office of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government
May 13th, 2022
Implementation plan of accelerating the development of affordable rental housing in Tianjin
In order to further accelerate the development of affordable rental housing in this Municipality and improve the housing security system, this implementation plan is formulated in accordance with the spirit of the Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Accelerating the Development of Affordable Rental Housing (Guo Ban Fa [2021] No.22) and in combination with the actual situation.
I. General requirements
Guided by the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the New Era, we will fully implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the previous plenary sessions of the 19th National Congress, adhere to the people-centered principle, adhere to the positioning that houses are used for living, not for speculation, highlight the people’s livelihood attributes of housing, innovate the development model with the goal of improving the housing market system and housing security system in this city, expand the supply of affordable rental housing, and strive to alleviate the structural supply shortage of housing rental market. By the end of the 14 th Five-Year Plan period, a housing system with multi-subject supply, multi-channel guarantee and simultaneous rent and purchase will be basically established, which will effectively solve the outstanding housing problems in big cities and continuously meet the reasonable housing needs of the people.
Second, the basic system
(A) to strengthen the top-level design, scientific objectives.
According to the requirements of national spatial planning and functional layout, taking into account factors such as population, industry, economic development, urbanization construction, etc., scientifically formulate the development plan of affordable rental housing in the 14 th Five-Year Plan, and determine the overall goal and annual plan for the construction of affordable rental housing in the city. In accordance with the principle of adapting measures to local conditions and zoning policies, all districts should rationally plan the supply scale, spatial layout, rhythm and time sequence of affordable rental housing, determine the annual construction plan of affordable rental housing, and list the land plan of affordable rental housing separately when compiling the annual residential land supply plan.
(2) Defining the target of protection and promoting the adaptation of supply and demand.
Affordable rental housing mainly solves the housing difficulties of new citizens, young people and other groups. Those who have no self-owned housing in the rental area and those who have no formal employment in Tianjin and have no self-owned housing in the rental area can apply, focusing on ensuring sanitation, public transportation, express delivery, housekeeping and other groups engaged in basic public services. Each district is responsible for organizing the qualification identification of the security object and carrying out the construction of affordable rental housing and housing raising according to the needs of the security object in this district.
(C) strict construction standards, improve the quality of living
Affordable rental housing is divided into dormitory type and residential type, and the per capita use area of dormitory type is not less than 5 square meters; Residential type is mainly small apartment with a construction area of not more than 70 square meters, and three bedrooms can be properly configured with a construction area of not more than 100 square meters. Affordable rental housing for employees of this unit or specific objects, and the standard of apartment type can be appropriately adjusted according to actual needs. In principle, the construction scale of affordable rental housing projects is not less than 30 sets or the construction area is not less than 1,500 square meters. In accordance with the applicable standards for centralized rental housing construction, basic public service facilities are rationally allocated to increase service functions.
(D) to guide multi-party participation and expand housing channels.
Public rental housing projects in this city can be included in the management of affordable rental housing according to procedures, and the policies related to public rental housing are still strictly implemented if they are not included. City, district state-owned enterprises through a variety of ways to obtain rental housing and industrial parks, enterprises and institutions existing staff quarters, blue-collar apartments, talent apartments, and eligible self-sustaining rental housing, can apply voluntarily, after being identified by the city, district housing construction departments, into the management of affordable rental housing; Other eligible rental housing, in accordance with the principle of government guidance and voluntary application, shall be included in the management of affordable rental housing after being recognized by the municipal and district housing construction departments. Support the management institutions and enterprises of industrial parks to adopt new construction, reconstruction and other ways to increase the supply of affordable rental housing and expand the channels for raising affordable rental housing.
Third, the way of construction
The construction of affordable rental housing in this city takes population introduction, industrial development, spatial planning and other factors into consideration, and the layout is made according to the characteristics of different regions, the requirements of population size control, the development needs of industrial parks, and the convenience of rail transit. Through the transformation of existing residential houses, the renovation of non-residential housing stocks, the new construction of idle land owned by enterprises and institutions, the new construction land for collective operation, the new supporting land for industrial parks, and the new supply of state-owned construction land, the housing can be raised to guide the integration of urban residents and realize the linkage between people and land.
The central city, the core area of Binhai New Area and the built-up areas of each district can give priority to the use of existing residential houses and transform them into affordable rental houses through urban renewal. For the commercial and business districts with large demand, the way of rebuilding the surrounding non-residential stock houses can be adopted to meet the needs of the security objects.
National and municipal industrial parks in the development zones and related areas of Binhai New Area mainly use idle land owned by enterprises and institutions, supporting land for industrial parks, and collectively operated construction land around the park to build affordable rental housing to meet the living needs of employees nearby.
Each district shall, in accordance with the requirements of the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" for the development of affordable rental housing, appropriately arrange new supply of state-owned construction land to build affordable rental housing according to the demand.
Fourth, support policies
(A) land support policies
1. If the existing residential housing is converted into affordable rental housing, the original land supply method will be maintained within the original land use period, and the land price will not be paid back. Those included in the scope of urban renewal can enjoy relevant policies, and the incremental houses and vacated houses after transformation and upgrading can be used as affordable rental houses.
2. Idle and inefficient use of commercial offices, hotels, factories, warehouses, scientific research and education and other non-residential stock houses (including non-residential stock houses on collectively-operated construction land) can be applied for reconstruction into affordable rental housing on the premise of conforming to the planning principles, unchanged ownership, meeting safety requirements and respecting the wishes of the masses. During the period of being used as affordable rental housing, the nature of land use will not be changed and the land price will not be paid back. The nature of the land is Class III industrial land, Class III logistics storage land and other non-residential stock houses that do not meet the relevant provisions of the state and this Municipality, and shall not be converted into affordable rental housing.
3. The land that enterprises and institutions have obtained the right to use according to law, under the premise of conforming to the planning, unchanged ownership, meeting safety requirements and respecting the wishes of the masses, is allowed to be used for the construction of affordable rental housing, the land use is changed according to procedures, the land price is not paid back, the original land use period remains unchanged, and the original allocated land can continue to be allocated; Allow land users to build their own or cooperate with other market entities to build and operate affordable rental housing.
4. On the basis of respecting the collective wishes of farmers, explore the use of collectively operated construction land to build affordable rental housing; Support the use of urban areas, close to industrial parks or convenient transportation areas of collective construction land to build affordable rental housing; Rural collective economic organizations can build and operate affordable rental housing through self-construction, joint venture or shareholding; The right to use collectively-operated construction land for the construction of affordable rental housing can be mortgaged.
5. On the premise of ensuring safety, the upper limit of the land area for supporting the construction of administrative office and living service facilities for industrial projects in the industrial park can be increased from 7% to 15% of the total land area of the project, and the increased part is mainly used for the construction of dormitory-type affordable rental housing, and the construction of complete sets of commercial housing is strictly prohibited; Encourage the concentration of land area or construction area corresponding to the supporting proportion of industrial projects in industrial parks, and build dormitory-type affordable rental housing in a unified way.
6. Land for affordable rental housing can be supplied by means of transfer, lease or allocation, among which the rental price and adjustment method of affordable rental housing can be used as preconditions for transfer or lease, allowing the transfer price to be collected in installments.
(B) Financial support policies
Affordable rental housing and its supporting infrastructure construction projects can be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and the city, apply for the central financial subsidies for affordable housing projects in cities and towns, and special support for investment in the central budget.
(3) Tax and financial support policies
The tax and financial support policies for affordable rental housing projects shall be implemented in accordance with the Announcement of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Improving the Tax Policies Related to Housing Leasing (Announcement No.24 of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation, 2021), the Notice of the People’s Bank of China and China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission on the Exclusion of Loans Related to Affordable Rental Housing from the Centralized Management of Real Estate Loans, and the Guiding Opinions of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Banking Insurance Institutions Supporting the Development of Affordable Rental Housing.
(4) Preferential policies for water, electricity and heat prices
For the project that has obtained the confirmation of affordable rental housing project, the water supply, power supply, gas supply and heating departments are responsible for the implementation of the water, electricity and heat charging price according to the residents’ standards during the project operation period.
(V) Provident fund support policies
Tenants of affordable rental housing who meet the requirements of this Municipality’s policy of withdrawing housing provident fund for renting houses can withdraw housing provident fund to pay rent.
(VI) Public service support policies
After applying for the residence permit in this city, the lessee of affordable rental housing enjoys the basic public services in this city, such as compulsory education for children, employment, social insurance, public health, family planning, license handling, community affairs, science and technology declaration, professional qualification evaluation, selection and commendation, and enjoys the policy of settlement of points in accordance with the Measures for the Administration of Residence Permit in Tianjin.
V. Project management procedures
(A) to strengthen the management plan
According to the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" development plan of affordable rental housing, each district formulates its annual construction plan in combination with actual needs. The district housing construction department organizes relevant units to declare the project, and after the approval of the district people’s government, it will be integrated into the city’s annual plan by the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Committee and announced to the public. Each district organizes relevant departments to conduct a joint review, and after passing, issues a confirmation letter for affordable rental housing projects.
(B) improve the efficiency of examination and approval
All districts should streamline the approval items and links of affordable rental housing projects, establish a rapid approval process, and improve the efficiency of approval. According to the requirements of the reform of the examination and approval system of engineering construction projects in this Municipality, the relevant departments of each district shall handle the procedures of project establishment, land use, planning, construction and fire protection with the certificate of confirmation of affordable rental housing projects. For projects that do not involve changes in land ownership, materials such as existing land use procedures can be used as land certification documents, and land use procedures are no longer required. Explore the combination of project construction permit and construction permit into one stage. After the completion of affordable rental housing projects, the implementation of joint acceptance.
VI. Operation Management
(A) to strengthen the management of ownership
Affordable rental housing shall not be divided into registration, transfer and mortgage, and shall not be sold on the market or in disguised form. It is strictly forbidden to operate illegally or defraud preferential policies in the name of affordable rental housing. It is strictly forbidden for real estate brokers and brokers to provide subletting, selling and other brokerage services for affordable rental housing. The overall transfer of affordable rental housing projects, after the transfer of the original affordable rental housing nature and land use unchanged.
(B) strict rent management
The rent standard of affordable rental housing should be based on the principle of affordable tenants and sustainable business operation, and determined according to the rent of rental housing lower than that of the same lot and the same quality market. The rental level of market rental housing should be announced to the public regularly. City, district housing construction departments should check the implementation of affordable rental housing rent standards, in violation of the policy in accordance with the provisions of the disposal.
(C) standardize the lease behavior
The operating entity of affordable rental housing shall handle the registration of market entities according to law (except for employees of the unit or specific objects). Before the project starts to operate, it shall push the opening information through the housing rental management service platform of this Municipality, and handle the online signing and filing procedures of housing rental contracts. In principle, the lease term of affordable rental housing is not less than half a year (unless the lessee has special requirements) and not more than 3 years. If the lessee still meets the conditions at the expiration of the contract, the lease can be renewed, and if it no longer meets the conditions, it should withdraw.
(D) to strengthen community services
District housing construction departments should actively promote the implementation of professional property management for affordable rental housing projects, strengthen security, cleanliness and maintenance, and provide safe, hygienic and comfortable services. Streets (towns, parks) should bring affordable rental housing into the scope of community grid governance, give full play to the role of grassroots party organizations and grassroots autonomous organizations, strengthen the management services for rental housing and floating population, and improve the living quality and service level of affordable rental housing.
(5) Implement safety responsibilities.
The real estate owner of the affordable rental housing project shall bear the main responsibility for the safety of housing use. The operating entity shall bear the corresponding safety responsibilities according to law, and shall establish a sound system for the safe use of houses and emergency early warning and disposal of emergencies, and regularly check the safety of houses to ensure that the leased houses meet the relevant requirements of operation and maintenance management; Implement the responsibility system for fire control safety, equip with fire control facilities and equipment that meet the requirements, keep evacuation passages, safety exits and fire truck passages unblocked, and conduct regular fire control safety inspections to ensure the safety of houses.
(6) Strictly quit management.
If the affordable rental housing project rebuilt by non-residential stock houses is renewed or withdrawn at the expiration date, the property owner shall apply to the district housing construction department, and the renewal can continue to be used as affordable rental housing after the district housing construction department reports to the district people’s government for approval, and the non-residential stock houses should be restored to their original purposes when they are withdrawn at the expiration date. After the enterprises and institutions change the land use according to law, the newly-built affordable rental housing projects shall not be withdrawn in principle within the land use period. If it is really necessary to withdraw, the land shall be restored to its original use, and the house shall not be used as a residence. After the affordable rental housing project built with rural collective management construction land expires, the construction shall be carried out according to the requirements of village construction planning. Houses that have withdrawn from the affordable rental housing project will be included in the original use management by the corresponding departments, and support policies such as taxation, finance, water, electricity and heat prices will be adjusted accordingly.
VII. Safeguard measures
(1) Strengthen organization and coordination.
A leading group for the development of affordable rental housing in Tianjin was established, headed by the deputy mayor in charge of housing and urban-rural construction, with the deputy secretary-general in charge of the Municipal People’s Government, the main responsible comrades of the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Committee and the Municipal Planning and Resources Bureau as deputy heads, and the relevant municipal departments and district people’s governments as member units to promote the development of affordable rental housing in the city as a whole. The leading group consists of an office, which is located in the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Committee. The director of the office is the principal responsible comrade of the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Committee, who is responsible for the daily work of the leading group, organizes regular work meetings, formulates development plans and annual plans, regularly reports the work progress of each member unit, and implements monitoring and performance evaluation. The district people’s governments are mainly responsible for the development of affordable rental housing in this district, and should establish corresponding working mechanisms to do a good job in the planning declaration, examination and determination, project approval, construction and operation, fund allocation, supervision and management of affordable rental housing projects in this district.
(2) Strengthen coordination and linkage.
City Housing and Urban-Rural Development Committee plays a leading role, responsible for the preparation of the city’s annual affordable rental housing construction plan, guiding the districts to do a good job in the identification, construction, rental, operation and management of affordable rental housing projects; The Municipal Development and Reform Commission is responsible for doing a good job in the investment-related work within the central budget and clarifying the preferential price of water, electricity and heat; The Municipal Finance Bureau is responsible for the implementation of financial support policies; City Planning and Resources Bureau is responsible for planning approval, land management and other work; The Municipal Taxation Bureau is responsible for the implementation of preferential tax policies; Tianjin Branch of the People’s Bank of China, Tianjin Banking Insurance Regulatory Bureau, Tianjin Securities Regulatory Bureau and Municipal Finance Bureau are responsible for implementing financial support policies; Water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating and other units shall implement relevant support policies according to their duties. Relevant departments at the municipal and district levels should strengthen policy coordination, mutual cooperation and form a joint force to ensure that all policies are put in place.
(3) Improve the platform construction
Accelerate the establishment of a basic database covering long-term rental housing, affordable housing, commercial housing and other residential houses in the city, integrate data such as population flow, land supply and community management, strengthen the housing security and real estate market management in this city with the support of informationization and big data, and promote the integrated development of housing planning, construction, management and service. Improve the city’s unified housing rental management service platform, and incorporate all kinds of rental housing such as affordable rental housing, public rental housing and market rental housing into the platform to realize intelligent management.
(4) Strengthen supervision and monitoring.
All districts should strengthen the supervision and inspection of affordable rental housing projects, and implement "double random and open" supervision. In case of providing false materials, changing the use of affordable rental housing in violation of regulations, and failing to implement the rent standard of affordable rental housing, the relevant departments of the district can take measures such as ordering correction within a time limit, incorporating credit supervision, and canceling preferential prices for water, electricity and heat in accordance with relevant regulations. Establish a monitoring and evaluation mechanism for the development of affordable rental housing, and evaluate the completion of construction plans, establishment of working mechanisms and strict supervision and management in each district on an annual basis.
Attachment: Confirmation Letter of Affordable Rental Housing Project
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Confirmation of affordable rental housing project
