Nghi Loc district established a delegation to verify land issues in Bai Hoang area (Nghi Thiet)

Land allocation overlaps agricultural land

At the end of April 2025, Nghe An Newspaper's hotline received information that in Nghi Thiet commune (Nghi Loc), there was a situation of land allocation overlapping agricultural land, leading to land buyers not having the right to use the land. "Since 2003, we have been granted a Land Use Rights Certificate by Nghi Loc District People's Committee, but until now we do not have the right to use the land. Nghi Thiet commune authorities have also verified and clarified this issue, but there is no solution to ensure our rights...", the source added.

Accessing some related records and documents, it is known that around 2002 - 2003, Nghi Thiet Commune People's Committee established a plan and sold 10 residential land lots (each lot has an area of ​​200m2) on Hoang beach (on the road connecting Vissai International Port to CKD Petroleum Depot). After completing their financial obligations, the households and individuals were established by Nghi Thiet Commune People's Committee to receive Land Use Right Certificates from Nghi Loc District People's Committee. However, they later discovered that the land that had been granted a Residential Land Use Right Certificate was agricultural land with an owner. Therefore, they had to pursue the journey to claim their legitimate rights.

By December 2023, to resolve complaints from people who bought land in the Bai Hoang area in 2003, Nghi Thiet Commune People's Committee established a Working Group to conduct verification. In March 2024, the Working Group reported the results of the verification to Nghi Thiet Commune People's Committee.

Verification by the Working Group showed that the land allocation records and issuance of Land Use Right Certificates of households that were granted Land Use Right Certificates in 2003 in the Bai Hoang area were not archived. The Bac Vinh Regional Tax Department archived the Registration Fee Declaration and Land Use Fee Declaration (the Tax Department calculated the registration fee and land use fee payable), but there were no more payment documents due to the expiration of the archive period.

Checking land records, the Working Group determinedcThe land plots of 10 households that were granted Land Use Right Certificates in 2003 were duplicated with agricultural plots that had been allocated to households in Quyet Tam hamlet, Nghi Thiet commune for production according to Decree 64/CP (total area of ​​2,300 m2, with 52 households allocated land for agricultural production).

The current status of the land plots is that no houses have been built on them; the land is abandoned, there are no plot boundaries, the location of the planned residential land plot cannot be determined according to the Land Use Rights Certificate issued in 2003; at the same time, Nghi Thiet commune also does not have records of the site plan of these 10 plots of land.

In 2010, some cases of land transfer in Bai Hoang area intended to build a wall around the plot of land but were prevented by households in Quyet Tam hamlet from building. At this time, it was discovered that the residential land planning overlapped with agricultural land allocated under Decree 64/CP.

Therefore, Nghi Thiet Commune Working Group has determined thatcThe citizen's complaint that the State granted Land Use Right Certificates to 9 households with a total of 10 residential plots, each plot has an area of ​​200m2 of residential land at the time of granting the Land Use Right Certificates but has not yet delivered the land in the field is a correct complaint.

Based on the verification results of the Working Group, on March 15, 2024, Nghi Thiet Commune People's Committee issued Decision No. 35/QD-UBND to resolve the complaints of 10 households that were granted Land Use Right Certificates in 2003 in Bai Hoang area.

Here, the People's Committee of the commune recognized that the citizen's complaint was correct, with the content: "In 2002, you paid money to buy land, and in 2003, the Nghi Loc District People's Committee issued a Land Use Right Certificate and assigned the Land Use Right Certificate to households and individuals who bought land". However, it was determined: "Now, the Nghi Thiet Commune People's Committee cannot organize land allocation in the field because the residential land planning location in 2002 overlaps the land plot assigned to households in Quyet Tam hamlet for agricultural production according to Decree 64/ND-CP".

District established verification team

Explaining the conclusion in Decision No. 35/QD-UBND, according to the Chairman of Nghi Thiet Commune People's Committee, Mr. Bui Van Thanh, this is a very difficult commune-level case to resolve because many years have passed, there are no archived records, while the cadres of the same period who knew about the incident have retired according to the regime, some have passed away.

The Chairman of Nghi Thiet Commune People's Committee also said that in order to ensure the rights of households granted Land Use Right Certificates in 2003, the Commune People's Committee aims to carry out compensation, organize site clearance, and reclaim agricultural land from households in Quyet Tam hamlet. Therefore, in September 2024, a meeting was held with households granted Land Use Right Certificates in 2003 and households in Quyet Tam hamlet. However, this meeting did not achieve any results.

Mr. Bui Van Thanh said: “Nghi Thiet Commune has calculated the cost of agricultural land compensation for households in Quyet Tam hamlet, but the households that were granted land use right certificates in 2003 did not agree that they had to pay more money. Therefore, it is determined that if households do not agree with the decision to resolve the complaint of the Commune People's Committee, they have the right to complain to a higher authority or file an administrative lawsuit at the Court…”.

Working withNghi Loc District People's Committee, was discussed, the Bai Hoang area of ​​Nghi Thiet commune is related to the Nghi Thiet deep-water port logistics project. Through the site clearance work of this project, the district has grasped the matter related to the cases of land allocation in 2003 overlapping the agricultural land of households in Quyet Tam hamlet. And to resolve, according to Vice Chairman of Nghi Loc District People's Committee, Mr. Nguyen Duc Tho discussed: "The district leaders have assigned the Inspectorate to coordinate with the Department of Agriculture and Environment to study the petition, advise on the establishment of an Inspection Team to verify and clarify...".

On May 26, 2025, Vice Chairman of Nghi Loc District People's Committee, Mr. Nguyen Duc Tho informed that the Chairman of the District People's Committee signed Decision No. 5283/QD-UBND to establish a Working Group to verify the complaint related to the issuance of Land Use Right Certificates in Nghi Thiet commune.

See Decision No. 5283/QD-UBND, here the Chairman of Nghi Loc District People's Committee directs that within 30 days, the Working Group is responsible for verifying and clarifying the content of the petition, resolving the rights of households at Bai Hoang, Nghi Thiet commune...