In order to ensure that housing developments have basic urban services before being marketed, ensure decent conditions for future residents, and protect their human rights, the State Congress approved the reform to Article 178 of the Territorial Planning and Urban Development Law for the State of Oaxaca.
This amendment stipulates that failure to provide basic services such as drinking water, sanitary sewage, stormwater drainage, an electrical grid, and public lighting will result in the applicable sanctions set forth in Sections III, IV, and V of Article 218 of the aforementioned Law. This includes the demolition of existing buildings, the non-renewal of authorizations, permits, or licenses granted, and the suspension of the license of the Director responsible for the project and/or pending revalidation or endorsement.
The draft decree was promoted by the president of the Political Coordination Board (Jucopo), Representative Benjamín Viveros Montalvo of the Morena party, who argued that the implementation of effective sanctions will protect the rights of homebuyers by ensuring that the homes they purchase have the basic services essential for a decent life and will also prevent residents from facing shortages in essential infrastructure.
It will also promote corporate responsibility, encourage ethical practices within the real estate sector, contribute to orderly urban development by promoting adequate planning for urban growth, prevent irregular settlements, and improve the population’s quality of life, he argued.
Viveros Montalvo stated in his Reform Initiative that all the aforementioned basic services must be included in the delivery of a home because they are an essential part of the right to decent housing recognized in Article 4 of the Mexican Political Constitution, which is closely linked to the rights to development, well-being, and a healthy environment.
For its part, the Permanent Commission on Infrastructure and Communications, in issuing its corresponding opinion, deemed it necessary to promote legal frameworks and governance structures that allow people to have adequate housing by establishing in the applicable law the safety measures aimed at preventing damage and risks to the assets, health, stability, and safety of individuals and families.
This reform was approved by the vote of 39 legislators in the context of the Second Virtual Session of the Fourth Extraordinary Session on October 15 of this year.
Therefore, the Head of the Executive Branch of the State will issue the regulatory provisions for the harmonization of this Decree within 180 days of its entry into force.
Source: adnsureste
