General rights and obligations of land users under the 2024 Land Law
Could you please tell me what common rights and obligations land users need to be aware of? - A question from Mr. Vu Tuan Hung (Yen Thanh, Nghe An).
Reply:Regarding the general rights and obligations of land users, Articles 26 and 31 of the 2024 Land Law stipulate the following:
Article 26. The general rights of land users include:
1. A Certificate of Land Use Rights and Ownership of Assets Attached to Land will be granted when all conditions stipulated by land law are met.
2. To enjoy the fruits of labor and investment on legally used land.
3. Benefit from state investment in protecting, improving, and developing agricultural land.
4. Receive guidance and assistance from the State in the reclamation and restoration of agricultural land.
5. They are protected by the State when others infringe upon their legitimate rights and interests regarding land.
6. Entitled to change the land use purpose in accordance with this law and other relevant laws.
7. Entitled to compensation, assistance, and resettlement when the State reclaims land in accordance with the provisions of this law.
8. To file complaints, denunciations, and lawsuits regarding acts that violate their lawful land use rights and other acts that violate land laws.
* Article 31. General obligations of land users:
1. Use land for its intended purpose, within the correct land plot boundaries, in accordance with regulations on the use of underground depth and above-ground height, protect public works underground, and comply with other relevant laws.
2. Complete land registration declarations; fully comply with procedures when converting, transferring, leasing, subleasing, inheriting, gifting land use rights, mortgaging, or contributing capital using land use rights as prescribed by law.
3. Fulfill financial obligations related to land as prescribed by law.
4. Implement measures to protect the soil; treat, rehabilitate, and restore the soil in areas polluted or degraded due to their own actions.
5. Comply with environmental protection regulations and do not harm the property and legitimate interests of relevant land users.
6. Comply with legal regulations regarding the discovery of objects in the ground.
7. Hand over the land when the State decides to reclaim it in accordance with the law.