Question & AnswerQ&A (HLURB ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 02, S. 1996)
The purpose of HLURB Administrative Order No. 02, S. 1996 is to amend and rectify certain provisions of the 1995 HLURB Revised Schedule of Fees to eliminate inconsistencies, errors, and confusion in fee computation, and to charge lower fees for economic and socialized housing projects compared to those under PD 957 standards.
The amendments published in Today and Malaya newspapers in February 1996 took effect fifteen (15) days after publication, specifically on March 5, 1996.
The fee for a zoning clearance for a residential structure costing P100,000 and below is P100.00.
For residential structures costing over P100,000, the zoning clearance fee is P100.00 plus 1/10 of 1% of the cost in excess of P100,000.
The fee is P200.00 plus P50.00 for every door in excess of five doors.
Preliminary processing fee is P200.00 for the first 10 hectares and P50.00 for every additional hectare or fraction thereof; final processing depends on density per hectare with P550.00 per hectare or fraction for subdivisions with 66 or more families/gross hectare.
The specific fee per saleable lot is outlined within the schedule but generally includes additional fees such as P8.00 per square meter of house/buildings sold with the lot.
Preliminary processing fee is P200.00; final approval is P1.00 per square meter of total land area plus additional cost of P1.00 per square meter of saleable floor area; inspection fee is P2.00 per square meter of total saleable area; building permit is P2.00 per square meter; certificate of registration and license to sell is P5.00 per square meter of saleable area.
The fee for inspection of industrial subdivision outside cities is P500.00 per hectare.
Fees include P200.00 for advertisement approval, P350.00 for cancellation or reduction of performance bond, lifting of suspension of license to sell, clearance to mortgage, change of name/ownership, voluntary cancellation of CRLS, among others; P75.00 for various certifications such as zoning certification, certification of new rights/sales, and certified true/xerox copies of documents with specified rates for pages.