Application of development permit for all building/s included in the residential, commercial, industrial condominium, or columbarium projects, shall be in accordance with applicable laws and their implementing rules, regulations and standards shall be filed with and approved by the DHSUD.

In all cases, DP shall be valid for a period of three (3) years from the date of issuance if no physical development has been introduced. In such case, the registered owner/developer shall re-apply for a new DP.

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

A. Certificate of Registration (CR)

The registered owner and/or developer of a parcel of land who intends to convert the same into a subdivision, condominium, memorial park or columbarium project shall register the same to the DHSUD-RO upon compliance with the subdivision standards and regulations enforceable at the time the application is submitted to DHSUD-RO.

Provided however, in cases of socialized housing programs including those non-saleable resettlement, and/or relocation programs of attached KSAs and other government agencies and non-government organizations, Certificate of Registration shall be compliaed with by submitting one (1) set of complete documentary requirements submitted to the LGU for its Development Permit application.

B. License to Sell (LS)

Any dealer, registered owner, and/or developer who has secured Certificate of Registration shall not, however, be authorized to sell any subdivision lot in the registered project unless a License to Sell from DHSUD has been obtained on the project, simultaneous to or within two (2) weeks from issuance of Certificate of Registration.

All application for alteration of plan, may it be subdivision, condominium, cemetery, or columbarium development, shall be filed before the DHSUD-RO for approval and issuance. In all cases, DHSUD-RO shall copy furnish LGU concerned of its duly altered development permit within fifteen (15) days from issuance.

Upon completion of the project, the registered owner/developer shall file an application for Certificate of Completion with proof of payment of fees. No partial completion shall be allowed. The DHSUD-RO shall issue only one (1) COC after processing any of the modalities hereunder stated:

1. Certificate of Completion with intent to donate - Execution of a Deed of Donation of the road lots and open spaces to the concerned LGU within six (6) months from the issuance of COC.

2. Certificate of Completion without intent to donate - Maintenance of facilities and posting of appropriate maintenance bond in favor of DHSUD, renewable every year to guarantee the maintenance of the road lots and open spaces.

No extension or additional period of time may be granted to develop and complete the project unless such failure or inability of the owner or developer to complete the project within the original period is caused by: 

1. Existence of sub-soil conditions discoverable only after actual excavation works in the project and would necessarily require additional excavation time. 

2. Fortuitous Event - Occurrence of an event which is independent of the will of the owner or developer, unforeseeable or unavoidable, and causes damage to the on-going project that requires reconstruction or causes delays which are directly attributable to the event and renders its completion within the original approved period impossible in a normal manner; provided however that the owner or developer is free from any participation or aggravation of the damage sustained by the project, and provided finally that the owner or developer may report the event to the RFO where the project is registered within thirty (30) days from the occurrence thereof to put on record such event and its effect on the project; or

3. Issuance of a lawful order of the court, government agency or local government unit resulting to the temporary enjoinment or stoppage of the construction or development of the project except when the issuance of such order is attributable to any fault, mistake, or negligence on the part of the owner or developer, or by reason of any dispute between the owner and developer in the development and completion of the project, and provided further that the owner or developer shall have, within thirty (30) days from receipt or knowledge thereof, notified in writing the Regional Office (RO) where the project is registered of such issuance. 

The additional period of time as provided under this section shall only be granted upon posting of a new bond or security in accordance with the existing rules and guidelines of the DHSUD. 

Advertisements that may be made by the owner or developer through newspaper, radio, television, leaflets, circular or any other form about the subdivision or the condominium or its operations or activities must reflect the real facts and must be presented in such manner that will not tend to mislead or deceive the public. The owner or developer shall be answerable and liable for the facilities, improvements, infrastructures or other forms of development represented or promised in brochures, advertisements and other sales propaganda disseminated by the owner or developer or his agents and the same shall form part of the sales warranties enforceable against said owner or developer, jointly and severally. Failure to comply with these warranties shall also be punishable in accordance with the penalties provided for in  PD 957.

Every owner or dealer of a registered subdivision or condominium project shall submit to the Department semi-annual reports on operations showing the sales status indicating therein name of buyer, lot/block no., TCT no., date of purchase, name of mortgagee, mode of acquisition, extent /development status, changes in corporate officers and their addresses within 60 days after the end of each semester. Copies of corporate reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission shall also be furnished to the Department.

The enabling or master deed may be amended or revoked upon registration of an instrument executed by a simple majority of the registered owners of the property: Provided, that in a condominium project exclusively for either residential or commercial use, simple majority shall be on a floor area of ownership basis. Provided, further, that prior notifications to all registered owners are done. And provided, finally, that any amendment or revocation already decided by a simple majority of all registered owners shall be submitted to the DHSUD for approval before it can be registered. 

No mortgage on any unit or lot shall be made by the owner or developer without prior written approval of the DHSUD. Such approval shall not be granted unless it is shown that the proceeds of the mortgage loan shall be used for the development of the condominium or subdivision project and effective measures have been provided to ensure such utilization. The loan value of each lot or unit covered by the mortgage shall be determined and the buyer thereof, if any, shall be notified before the release of the loan. The buyer may, at his option, pay his installment for the lot or unit directly to the mortgagee who shall apply the payments to the corresponding mortgage indebtedness secured by the particular lot or unit being paid for with a view to enabling said buyer to obtain title over the lot or unit promptly after full payment thereof. 

Proof of compliance to the mandatory requirement of Balanced Housing Development Program in accordance with section 18 of the Republic Act No. 7279, as amended by Republic Act No. 10884 must be complied with for the issuance of the project's license to sell. The registered owner's/developer's proposed main residential housing equivalent to at least fifteen percent (15%) of the total subdivision area or total subdivision project cost, or at least five percent (5%) of condominium area or project cost, at the option of the developer, in accordance with the standards as provided by law. 

DHSUD-FORM-03-045: Notarized Fact Sheet for Subdivision Project

DHSUD-FORM-03-046: Notarized Fact Sheet for Condominium Projects

DHSUD-FORM-03-047: Bill of Quantities

DHSUD-FORM-03-048: Area Tabulation for Condominium

DHSUD-FORM-03-001: Sworn Registration Statement (Corporation)

DHSUD-FORM-03-002: Sworn Registration Statement (Cooperative)

DHSUD-FORM-03-003: Sworn Registration Statement (Single Proprietorship)

DHSUD-FORM-03-004: Sworn Registration Statement (NGA)

DHSUD-FORM-03-033: Undertaking to Submit TCT

DHSUD-FORM-03-034: Undertaking to Submit CCT

DHSUD-FORM-03-042: Notarized Undertaking to Change Project Name

DHSUD-FORM-03-043: Certification of No Lien & Encumbrances and Undertaking