In order to improve the management of foreigners’ privately owned houses in China, and prevent the owners’ legal rights and interests, some stipulates are enacted as follow in according with related rule of law:

  1. The management on foreigners’ privately owned houses private in the territory of China should comply to Urban Private House Management Statute.

  2. The owner of foreign private house should register his/her ownership at local government, and get owner certification after verifying. If the ownership, house’s status or the owner’s nationality is changed, the owner should register the changing procedure again.

  3. When register the changing procedure, the certification of the owner’s nationality and occupation, and follow certifications should be necessary:

• 3.1 As for new、rebuilding and expanding houses, the certification and the construction blueprint authorized by local housing management agency should be referred
• 3.2 The original ownership certification, dealing contract and bargain should be referred for purchased houses.
• 3.3 The original ownership certification, presenting certification and bargain should be referred for presented ones.
• 3.4 The original ownership certification, agreement and bargain of both sides should be referred for exchanged ones.
• 3.5 The original ownership certification, heritage certification and bargain should be referred for heritage ones.
• 3.6 The original ownership certification, comminuted certification and bargain should be referred for comminuted ones.
• 3.7 The original ownership certification, authorized housing breaking certification should be referred for authorized-breaking ones. ﹡Lack of certification or ambiguity ownership, the register will be delayed until all of above are confirmed.

  4. The leasehold contract or lending certification should be referred to local housing management agency for records as for foreign private houses’ leasing or lending.

  5. If the owner could not register the changing in person, he/she could commission a surrogate or a Chinese counselor, and give a certification by himself. If the owner could not manage his house in person when he/she is out of China or for other causes, he could commission a surrogate or a Chinese counselor, and give a certification by him/herself.

  6. All the certifications and writes of changing procedure should be notarized. If the notarization was made in other country, it should be authenticated by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese diplomatic mission and consulate All the certifications and writes of changing procedure should be the original one. If the certifications and writes are written by foreign language, their authorized translation version should be referred together.

  7. This stipulate should not be applicable to houses which belong tojoint venture, cooperation venture and foreign invested venture.

  8. This stipulate will be into effect when it’s issued.