Subdivision water, lighting compliance rules

Letter of Instructions No. 709 directs the National Housing Authority to prevent subdivision residents from being left with inadequate water supply, lighting facilities, and other standard services and safeguards.
The letter treats reports of protests over water shortages and inadequate lighting as evidence of insufficient planning and management by some owners or developers.
The letter mandates that subdivision development planning must show serious preparedness and enforceable compliance commitments.

The National Housing Authority must not grant any authority to develop a subdivision and sell lots or dwelling units unless proof is shown that the owner or developer is prepared to install adequate water supply, lighting facilities, and other standard services and safeguards.
The prohibition applies effective immediately, covering authority grants made after June 19, 1978.

The National Housing Authority must ensure at all times that subdivision development plans provide for adequate facilities.
The National Housing Authority must ensure that subdivision plans are carried out fully.
The National Housing Authority must treat compliance as an ongoing obligation throughout development rather than a one-time planning requirement.

At every case and at every stage of subdivision development, the National Housing Authority must be held responsible for ensuring that the capacity to supply water and the other cited services never falls below the residents’ requirements.
The standard is continuous sufficiency: the National Housing Authority’s responsibility covers all stages, not only before sales or initial construction.

The National Housing Authority is directed to investigate complaints of residents of Modesta Village in San Mateo, Rizal.
The investigation must be carried out with a view to enforcing the intent of Letter of Instructions No. 709.
The General Manager must submit a report on the investigation to the President “without delay”.