Question & AnswerQ&A (HLURB ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 06, S. 2010)
A leisure farm is a land used for agriculture-related tourism or recreation, and it is also an agriculture-theme park which incorporates residential resort features.
Leisure farms are developed with facilities and amenities similar to regular subdivisions such as 24-hour security, concrete roads, electrical power supply, deep well and water distribution system, underground drainage system and sewerage, and multipurpose hall.
HLURB included leisure farms under the Revised IRR of P.D. 957 to ensure uniformity and consistency in the implementation of policies, and to avoid circumvention of laws and rules governing regular subdivisions since leisure farms have subdivision project elements.
Some elements include a registered parcel of land, partitioned into individual lots and offered to the public for sale.
P.D. 957, known as the Subdivision and Condominium Buyers' Protective Decree, regulates subdivision projects. HLURB is mandated by Executive Order No. 648 to issue rules and regulations on land use policies and human settlements that implement P.D. 957 and related laws.
The inclusion took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication on 25 June 2010, which is on 10 July 2010.
The Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) approved the inclusion, specifically through Board Resolution No. R-860, Series of 2010.
Leisure farms serve as places where hobby farmers and their families can spend weekends enjoying the beauty of their surroundings and farm life.
It provides clarity and legal guidance for the development and sale of leisure farm lots, ensuring protection for buyers and compliance by developers with applicable subdivision laws and regulations.