Functions

Rational Land Use
Planning is the key to orderly and rational land development in any local government unit, i.e. a city or municipality. A Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) prescribes the developmental pace, directions and strategies for the optimum use of land resources in a community as well as its role in provincial, regional and national development. The CLUP is enacted into a zoning ordinance for purposes of enforcement.

Development Role
HLURB has the twin roles of enhancing and reinforcing rational housing and real estate service delivery via a triad of strategies namely; policy, planning and regulation. Such rules are enunciated and defined in Presidential Decrees (PD), Letters of Instruction (LOI), Republic Acts (RA), Executive Orders (EO), Office of the President Memorandum Circulars (OP-MC) and Batas Pambansa (BP).

The HLURB pursues activities to attain rational land use as specified in a number of directives.

• Extend planning assistance to Local Government Units (LGUs) (LOI No. 729, EO No. 648)

• Review and ratify land use plans of Metro Manila cities and municipalities, provinces, highly urbanized cities and independent component cities (EO No. 72)

• Enforce zoning regulations (EO No. 648)

• Investigate and adjudicate complaints (EO No. 648)

• Assist local government units assume devolved functions via training and consultation

• Coordinate land reclassification clearance system (MC No. 54)

• Update and revise rules, guidelines and standards on land use (EO No. 648)

• Update and revise National Urban Development and Housing Framework (RA No. 7279)

• Enforce laws, rules, standards and guidelines through:
• Approval of condominium plans (PD No. 957)

• Subdivision Plans: HLURB's foremost function is to protect buyers of housing units and home lots, and condominium units against unscrupulous practices in the industry.

• Issuance of License to Sell (PD No. 957).

• Issue sales and mortgage clearances for the protection of rights of tenants in the urban and land reform zones and areas for priority development (PD No. 1517)

• Update and revise rules guidelines and standards on housing and real estate for.

- Residential subdivisions and condominiums (PD No. 957)
- Economic and socialized housing projects (BP Blg. 220)

• Approve expansion of a condominium corporation or integration of a condominium project with another project upon the affirmative vote of a simple majority of registered owners (RA No. 7899)

- Assurance of completion of projects (PD No. 957)
- Investigation and adjudication of complaints (PD No. 957)
- Assurance of compliance to balanced housing development requirement (Sec 18, R.A. 7279)
- Balanced housing development (RA No. 7279)
- Other types of subdivision and condominium projects (EO No. 648 and related laws)

• Operate as the lead agency for the HUDCC for the Socialized Housing One-stop Processing Centers (SHOPCs) and issuance of permits, clearances, certifications and licenses for the implementation of socialized housing projects (EO No. 184)
• Approve any amendment to or revocation of the enabling or master deed of a condominium project already decided upon by a simple majority of all registered owners (RA No. 7899)
• Approve expansion of a condominium corporation or integration of a condominium project with another project upon the affirmative vote of a simple majority of registered owners (RA No. 7899)

• The Sangguniang Bayan or Sanguniang Panglungsod shall, subject to national law, process and approve subdivision plans for residential, commercial, industrial or other development purpose.
• The Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall review and approve the comprehensive land use plans of component cities and municipalities.
• Cities and municipalities with CLUPs reviewed and approved in accordance with EO 72 shall issue locational clearance to locally significant projects.

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