Housing Flashcards
Act to provide for a comprehensive and continuing urban development and housing program, establish the mechanism for its implementation and for other purposes
Urban Development & Housing Act of 1992 (RA 7279)
Most reasonable price of land and shelter based on the needs and financial capability of program beneficiaries and appropriate financing schemes
Affordable Cost
Areas where the structures are dilapidated, obsolete and unsanitary, tending to depreciate the value of land
Blighted Lands
Non agricultural lands urban and urbanized areas on which no improvements
Idle Lands
Upgrading and rehabilitation of blighted slum urban areas with a view of minimizing displacement of dwellers in said areas
On site development
Upgrading and improving blighted squatter areas outside of Metro Manila
Slum Improvement and Resettlement Program
Upgrading and improving blighted areas within the cities and municipalities of Metro Manila
Zonal Improvement Program
Acquisition of lots of varying ownership through purchase or expropriation of the purpose of planned and rational development
Land Assembly or Consolidation
Acquisition of land at values based on existing use in advance of actual need to promote planned development and socialized housing programs
Land Banking
Exchanging of land for another piece of land of equal value or for shares of stock
Land Swapping
Lands which are not registered with the RD or with the city or municipal assessor’s office
Unregistered or abandoned lands
Period of time in prior to be unregistered land
3 consecutive years
Population density at least 500 persons per square kilometers
Urban Areas
Great potential of becoming urban areas within the period of 5 years
Urbanizable Areas
Individuals or families whose income or combined household income falls within the poverty threshold and who do not own housing facilities
Underprivileged and Homeless Citizens
Individuals or groups who occupy lands without the express consent of the land owner and who have sufficient income for legitimate housing
Professional Squatter
Creation of Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
EO 90
Sole government agency engaged in direct shelter production to the lowest 30% of urban income earners
National Housing Authority
Sole regulatory body for housing and land development
Human Settlements Regulatory Commission (HLURB)
Major government home mortgage institution utilizing long term funds principally provided by SSS
National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC)
Assist private developers to undertake low and middle income mass housing production and encourage private institutional funds and commercial lenders to finance such housing development and long term mortgage
Home Financing Corporation
Administer provident fund contributions collected from member employees and employers, utilizing funds not required for provident benefits for housing loans
Home Development Mutual Fund
Primary provider of funds for long term housing mortgages for low and middle income private sector employees
Social Security System
Primary provider of funds for long term housing mortgages for low and middle income government employees
Government Service Insurance System
Creation of the NHA
PD 757 - July 31, 1975
Creation of National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation
PD167 - December 21, 1977
National Policy to promote innovative land development and land use control measures as a technology for building communities
Human Settlement Regulatory Commission (EO648)
The administration, custody, disposal and utilization of the Home Development Mutual Fund created under PD 1530
EO 527
Act of consolidating and amending RA 580, 1557, 5488, 7835 and EO 535 and 90 as they apply to Home Insurance and Guaranty Corporation
Home Guaranty Corporation Act of 2000 (RA 8763)
Act of strengthening the Home Development Mutual Fund otherwise known as PAGIBIG
HDMF Law of 2009 - RA 9679
An act establish, develop, promote and perfect a sound and viable tax exempt social security system suitable to the needs of people
Social Security Act of 1997 (RA8282)
Act providing for a comprehensive and integrated shelter and urban development financing program of the National Shelter Program
Comprehensive and Integrated Shelter Financing Act of 1994 (RA 7835)
Land acquisition and site development by the NHA to generate serviced home lots for families displaced from sites
Resettlement programs
Creation of the Social Housing Finance Corporation and directing the transfer of Community Mortgage Program, Abot Kaya Pabahay Fund Program and other social housing powers
Social Housing Finance Corporation (EO 272)
Aims to provide low income families in key urban areas affordable houses by financing site development/improvement and house/building construction
Abot-Kaya Pabahay Fund Developmental Loan Program
Aims to improve the living conditions of homeless and underprivileged citizens by providing them affordable financing
Community Mortgage Program
Amending the rules and standards for economic and socialized housing projects to implement BP 220
Board Resolution No. R. 700 S. 2001
Amending the rules and standards for the effective implementation of the Subdivision and Condominium Buyer’s Protective Law PD 957
Board Resolution No. R. 699 S. 2001
An act that regulate the sale of subdivision lots and condominiums and providing penalties for violations
PD 957
A tract or a parcel of land registered which is partitioned primarily for residential purposes into individual lot
Subdivision Project
Any of the lots, whether residential, commercial, industrial or recreational in a subdivision project
Subdivision Lot
Subdivision plan of a registered land wherein a street, passageway or open space is delineated on the plan
Complex Subdivision Plan
Building or group of buildings, in which units are owned individual, and the structures, common areas and facilities are owned by the owners on a proportional undivided basis
Condominium
Entire parcel of real property divided or to be divided in condominium, including all structures thereon
Condominium Project
Building or group of buildings used for office, businesses, professional services and other commercial enterprise
Commercial Condominium
A part of the condominium project intended for any type of independent use or ownership
Condominium Unit
Registered owner of the land subject of a subdivision or a condominium project
Owner
Person who develops or improves the subdivision project or condominium project
Developer
Any person directly engaged as principal in the business of buying, selling or exchanging real estate
Dealer
Any person who, for commission or other compensation, undertakes to sell or negotiate the sale of a real estate belonging to another
Broker
Employed by a broker to perform, for and in his behalf any or all the functions of a real estate broker
Salesman
Requiring the subdivision owners to provide roads, alleys, sidewalks and reserve open for parks or recreational use
Open Spaces (PD 1216)
An act further extending reforms in the regulation of rent of certain residential units
Rent Control Act of 2005 (RA 9341)
An act repealing Presidential Decree No. 772, entitled “Penalizing Squatting and other similar acts”
Anti-Squatting Law Repeal Act of 1997 (RA 8368)
Preparation and implementation of the comprehensive land use plans for local government units
Comprehensive Land Use Plan (E0 72)
Proclaiming Urban Land Reform in the Philippines
PD 1517
Price Ceiling of Socialized
400k and below
Price Ceiling of Low Cost 1
300k - 1.25 M
Price Ceiling of Low Cost 2
1.25 M - 2M
Price Ceiling of Medium Cost
2M- 4M
Price Ceiling of Open Market
4M and above
Housing project provided to average income families
Economic Housing
Housing project for marginal income families and homeless
Socialized Housing
Most reasonable price based on the needs and capabilities of beneficiaries
Affordable Cost
Building designed used as a residence for one or more families
Dwelling
One family per lot
Single Family Dwelling
Dwelling on one lot containing separate living units for multiple families
Multiple Family Dwelling
Single Family detached dwelling unit containing three or more separate living units group closely together
Cluster Housing
Dwelling for one family completely surrounded by open spaces
Single detached
Dwelling containing two or more separate living units separated by party walls or firewalls
Duplex/ Single Attached
Dwelling containing three or more separate living units in such a way that they abut each other at the sides separated from each other by party walls
Rowhouse
Habitable dwelling unit
Shell House
Shell house + all windows and doors and partition wall
Complete House
Portion of a subdivision or any parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership
Lot
Wall used only by the party upon whose lot the wall is located, erected at a line separating two parcels of land
Lot line wall
Any wall which separates two abutting living units
Firewall
Wall used jointly by two parties under easement agreement, erected upon a line separating two parcels of land
Party wall
Parcel of land bounded on the sides by streets
Block
Public way intended to be used only as pedestrian access to a property for socialized housing project
Pathwalk
Minimum width of pathwalk of socialized/economic
3.00 m
Maximum length of pathwalk of socialized/economic
60.00 m
A public way 2.00 wide intended to break a block, with both ends connecting to streets
Alley
Area allocated for circulation, community facilities, playground, easement, court
Open Space
Facilities intended to serve common needs and for the benefit of the community
Community Facilities
Portion of the subdivision which is generally not built in and intended for passive or active recreation
Parks/playgrounds
Diameter of trees that should be preserve
200mm
Minimum hectares required to have parks and playgrounds of socialized/economic
1 hectare
Absolute minimum of parks and playgrounds of socialized/economic
100 sq. m
Required for projects 1 hectare or bigger whether socialized or economic
Community Facilities
Minimum thickness of Major, minor roads and motor court with paved asphalt of socialized/economic
50 mm
Minimum thickness of Major, minor roads and motor court with paved concrete of socialized/economic
150 mm
Distance between offset intersection should not be less than _______ from corner to corner of socialized/economic
20 meters
Minimum Sizes of Road of Socialized and Economic
- Interconnecting Road
- Major Road
- Collector Road
- Minor Road
- Motor Court
- Pathwalk
- Alley
- 10.00 m
- 8.00 m
- 8.00 m
- 6.50 m
- 6.00 m
- 3.00 m
- 2.00 m
Minimum setback along main public road minimum dimension of _____ in depth and _____ in length of socialized/economic
3.00 meters in depth and 5.00 meters in length
Minimum lot areas of Socialized
- Single Detached
- Duplex
- Rowhouse
- 64 sqm
- 48 sqm
- 28 sqm
Minimum lot areas of Economic
- Single Detached
- Duplex
- Rowhouse
- 72 sqm
- 54 sqm
- 36 sqm
Minimum lot frontage of Economic
- Single Detached
- Duplex
- Rowhouse
- 8.00 m
- 6.00 m
- 4.00 m
Minimum lot frontage of Socialize
- Single Detached
- Duplex
- Rowhouse
- 8.00 m
- 6.00 m
- 3.50 m
Maximum block length of socialized/economic
400 meters
Minimum floor areas of Socialized
18 sqm
Minimum floor areas of Economic
22 sqm
Minimum horizontal dimension of court of socialized/economic
2.00 m
Minimum passage way of court of socialized/economic
1.20 meters wide
Separation walls or fences of court shall not be higher than _____
2.00 meters
Minimum height of Mezzanine
1.80 meters
Bathroom and Mezzanine Door height
1.80 meters
Door height of all other doors
2.00 meters
Main door width
800 mm
Bedroom or Service door width
700 mm
Bathroom door width
600 mm
Exits of less than 10 occupants
1 exit
Exits of more than 10 occupants
2 exits
Windows of regular room
10% of floor area
Windows of Bathroom
5% of floor area
Maximum Stair Riser
250 mm
Minimum stair tread
200 mm
Minimum with of stair
600 mm
Minimum stair headroom
2.0 meter
Landing to landing
3.6 meter
Handrails from floor
800-1200 mm
Minimum tread of Circular stairway
150 mm
Firewall thickness
at least 150 mm or 6 inches
Firewall extension above roof
300 mm
Setback for 1 to 2 storey between buildings
4 meters
Setback for 1 to 2 storey between eaves
1.50 meters
Setback for 3 to 4 storey between buildings
6.00 meters
Setback for 3 to 4 storey between eaves
2.00 meters
Setback for building taller than 4 storeys between buildings
10.00 meters
Setback for building taller than 4 storeys between eaves
6.00 meters
Wall with no opening or only minimal opening for comfort room
Blank wall
Two sides of building are blank wall minimum distance between building
2.00 meters
Two sides of building are blank wall minimum distance between eaves
1.00 meters
Minimum 1 parking slots for how many units
8 units
Size of parking slot
2.5 x 5 meters
Size of perpendicular or diagonal parking
2.15 x 6 meters
Minimum quantity requirement of liters of water
150 liters per capita per day
Communal well not closer than ______ from each other
300 meter
Water tank capacity of average daily demand plus fire reserve
20%
Fire suppression system required for structures more than _____ in height
15 meters
Elevator required storey for building
6 storeys or higher
Street or road linking the site and serves as the main traffic artery within the project site
Major Road
Street or road that services pedestrian/ vehicular traffic from minor road leading to major road
Collector Road
Road which main function is to provide direct access to lots and other activity centers
Minor Road
Shall have right of way not less than 6 meters in width with provision for sufficient space for vehicular turn around in the form of a culdesac, loop, branch or T
Motor Courts
Road which provide the distribution of traffic among individual lots
Service Road
2 meter wide walkway used to break a block
Alley
Minimum RROW Width of Medium Cost and Open Market
- Major Road
- Minor Road
- 10.00 meter min
2. 8.00 meters min
Minimum Lot areas of Medium Cost
- Single Detached
- Duplex
- Rowhouse
- 100 sqm
- 80 sqm
- 50 sqm
Minimum Lot areas of Open Market
- Single Detached
- Duplex
- Rowhouse
- 120 sqm
- 96 sqm
- 60 sqm
Number of rowhouses shall not exceed ____ units per block/cluster
20 units
Maximum block length
400 meters
Exceeding ____ meters shall already be provided with 2 meter alley
250 meters
Maximum length of block
100 meters
Minimum frontage of Medium Cost
- Single Detach
- Duplex
- Rowhouse
- 12, 10, 3
- 8
- 4
Minimum floor area of Medium cost
30 sqm
Minimum floor area of Open market
42 sqm
Parkings and playgrounds may be waived if a public park is within _____ from the condominium
800 meters
Parks and playground of condo minimum sq m
50 sq. m for 10 units and 3 sqm per additional unit
Parking slots of Condominium
1 slot per 8 units
Minimum RROW of Condominium
8.00 meters
Minimum RROW for carriageway of Condominium
6.00 meters
Minimum RROW for sidewalk/planting strip of Condominium
2.00 meters
Floor area of Condominium Single Occupancy
18 sqm
Floor area of Condominium Student
12 sqm