Supporting Trang Dai residents in obtaining Red Book

In March 2025, during a working session with the Standing Committee of the former Bien Hoa city Party Committee, comrade Vu Hong Van, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, directed enhanced management of land, planning, and construction in Trang Dai ward, including the consideration of issuing land-use right certificates (red books) simultaneously to residents.

Residents of Trang Dai ward conduct land-related procedures at the ward's Public Administrative Service Center.

Subsequently, the Provincial People’s Committee directed relevant departments, agencies, and local authorities to take prompt action, initially creating positive changes that ensured the legitimate rights of residents and restored proper order in land management.

An important and necessary policy

Trang Dai was once the most populous ward in the province and a "hotspot" for land and construction management issues due to rampant plot subdivision and informal sales through handwritten agreements. As a result, many households had stable housing but lacked construction permits and were not issued red books, which affected their rights and complicated administrative management.

In response to this situation, in March 2025, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Vu Hong Van directed that red books be issued to residents. Following that, in early April 2025, the Provincial People's Committee issued Document No. 3531/UBND-KTN, assigning specific responsibilities to each department, agency, and locality for conducting cadastral survey adjustments and issuing red books to households and individuals.

According to Tran Trong Toan, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, based on directives from the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People’s Committee, the department requested the former Bien Hoa City People’s Committee to implement surveying and map adjustments, while instructing the Provincial Land Registration Office to coordinate with local goverment to review and classify dossiers and develop a plan for issuing red books. From July 1, 2025, this responsibility was transferred to the ward.

Toan also noted that issuing red books not only ensures residents’ legal rights but also helps limit encroachment and disputes, creating conditions for loans, investment, and business. This endeavor contributes to economic growth while increasing provincial revenue. It is an important and necessary policy to improve land management efficiency in support of socio-economic development.

Many positive changes

Nguyen Thi Thuong, a resident of Neighborhood 5A, Trang Dai ward, shared: “In 2005, I bought land through a handwritten agreement and settled here. For many years, my family paid taxes fully but did not have a red book. When the province issued the policy, I prepared the required documents, but when submitting, I was told it was not my turn yet. I am still waiting for guidance from the authorities.” Nevertheless, Thuong trusts she will soon receive the red book for her land, where she has lived for 20 years.

According to Huynh Van Tuan, Vice Chairman of the Trang Dai Ward People's Committee, the ward has nearly 28,000 land plots, with about 18,000 having been issued initial red books, while the remainder have not—mainly due to land originating from national defense sources or not aligning with planning regulations. Among the nearly 10,000 plots yet to receive red books, approximately 7,000 fall under the category of ownership changes and fall within the jurisdiction of the Bien Hoa branch of the Provincial Land Registration Office.

Tuan also noted that, thanks to the province’s decisive directives and the ward’s proactive efforts, nearly 80 dossiers have been transferred to the tax authority for financial obligation assessment since July 1, 2025. Of these, many have received tax notifications and have been approved for issuance of the Red Book.

In the coming period, Trang Dai Ward will continue to review and classify dossiers. Cases that meet the requirements will be issued red books within 2025, while those involving violations must be resolved before consideration. For change-registration dossiers, the ward has compiled a list and forwarded it to the Bien Hoa branch of the Provincial Land Registration Office for processing under its jurisdiction.

The ward has identified this as a key political task, mobilizing the entire political system to take part, and providing outreach and guidance to residents in preparing their dossiers. For complex cases, the ward collaborates with specialized agencies to resolve issues in a step-by-step manner.

Support needed from departments and agencies

Although initial progress has been made, the issuance of the Red Book in Trang Dai Ward continues to face significant challenges. The main reason is the large backlog of dossiers, while the ward has only three specialized staff assigned to this task. Under current regulations, cases involving construction violations must be fined before they can be considered for issuance of a Red Book, resulting in losses for residents and increased pressure on local authorities. In addition, many cases have received tax notifications with high payable amounts, ranging from VND 150 million to 1.5 billion per case, that remain unpaid, preventing the dossiers from being completed.

Given this reality, Trang Dai ward proposes that the Provincial People’s Committee direct the Department of Agriculture and Environment to allocate 3–5 additional staff to the ward until the end of 2025. The Department of Construction adjusts to construction planning, subdivision planning, and cadastral map corrections to resolve residents’ difficulties. The Bien Haa Branch of the Provincial Land Registration Office accelerates the processing of nearly 7,000 change-registration dossiers.

As of October 2025, Trang Dai Ward had nearly 28,000 land plots. Of these, almost 18,000 have been issued red books, while almost 10,000 remain unissued, including around 7,000 plots that require change registration and nearly 3,000 that have yet to receive their initial red books.

For Trang Dai Ward, issuing red books to residents is not only about addressing administrative backlogs but also a crucial step in remedying the "legacy" of the previous phase of "rapid" development. The directives from the Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee, along with the proactive engagement of the local government, present an opportunity for thousands of households to legalize their land-use rights. This effort also contributes to improving the locality’s effectiveness in land, planning, and construction management.

By Hoang Loc - Translated by Thu Hien, Minho