Removal of House Prefabricated Slabs

The 2025 policy on the removal of house prefabricated slabs primarily targets specific high-risk houses, offering flexible and diverse compensation methods. Residents need to choose according to their own needs and be mindful of avoiding risks.

Scope of Removal

The 2025 policy is not a “blanket demolition” but precisely targets two types of high-risk houses: Grade D dilapidated houses and prefabricated slab houses built before the 1980s. Specifically, it includes three categories of priority removal targets:

1. Dilapidated houses with damaged main structures: Houses identified as Grade D dilapidated by professional institutions, such as those with foundation settlement exceeding 5 centimeters, cracks in load-bearing walls wider than 1 millimeter, or seismic resistance levels less than 70% of the current standard.
2. Houses vulnerable to natural disasters: Buildings with seismic resistance levels less than 70% of the current standard or those highly vulnerable during floods.
3. Houses affecting urban planning: Residential buildings located within the planning scope of major infrastructure projects such as subways and elevated highways.

Compensation Methods

The government offers three compensation plans to meet residents' individual needs:

1. Monetary Compensation:
   • The compensation amount is calculated by a third-party appraisal company, referencing the surrounding second-hand housing market. It includes the house value, decoration costs, moving expenses, temporary rental fees, and signing bonuses, not less than 110% of the market price of surrounding commercial housing (e.g., the appraisal price in Dong'an First Village, Shanghai, reached 135,000 yuan/㎡, 15% higher than the second-hand housing price in the same area).
   • Suitable for families needing flexible capital allocation and planning to relocate, but attention should be paid to appraisal depreciation, written agreement terms, and housing price fluctuations.
2. Property Rights Exchange:
   • Provides a replacement method where the difference in area between the old and new houses is settled with additional payments or refunds, divided into in-situ relocation and off-site resettlement. For example, residential buildings in Handan are replaced at a ratio of 1:1.1, with a maximum of 1:1.2 for houses on homestead land, and a guaranteed minimum area is provided if the per capita area is less than 30㎡.
   • Suitable for families unwilling to leave their familiar environment and with limited savings, but the location, area, layout, and delivery time of the resettlement housing must be clarified, and caution should be exercised regarding the reduction of common area and compensation terms for delayed delivery.
3. Housing Voucher Resettlement:
   • The government issues housing purchase vouchers (housing vouchers) that can be deducted from the purchase price of designated commercial housing projects. Some areas offer additional subsidies, but the vouchers must be used within the validity period and cannot be used across different housing projects.
   • Suitable for families wanting to purchase existing commercial housing, avoid waiting for resettlement housing, and are concerned about managing large amounts of cash. Attention should be paid to the validity period of the housing vouchers and the rules for self-payment of amounts exceeding the voucher value.