Pudong Container Refitted Housing

There are container refitted houses in Pudong, but some of them are illegal buildings. Legal refitting needs to comply with relevant regulations and go through formalities.

Typical Cases of Container Refitted Houses in Pudong

There used to be a three-story building stacked from more than ten discarded containers at Dukou Road, Sanlin Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai. The ground floor was locked, and the second and third floors stored potted plants and were used as a greenhouse for a long time. The exterior facade of the building had a doorplate reading "No. 224 (Temporary), Shenjia Team, Shenjia Village, Guijing Village" and an advertisement board for the "Container Agricultural Utilization Studio". However, this building had been left unused for a long time, and the temporary doorplate was only used for logistics positioning and actual population management, not involving the legality of the building or property rights.

Legality Issues of Container Refitted Houses in Pudong

Some container refitted houses are illegal buildings. For example, during a patrol, the Tangzhen Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Team of the Pudong Urban Management found an illegally constructed building refitted from a container placed in the green belt beside Gaoke East Road, with miscellaneous items stacked around it and household items placed inside. In addition, the Laogang Town Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Team also found several refitted container houses in farmland, some of which were used for living, and some were transformed into functional facilities such as warehouses and kitchens, with behaviors such as unauthorized wiring and illegal use of liquefied gas cylinders. These acts of unauthorized stacking of containers and house-like refitting violate laws and regulations in areas such as urban appearance and construction, and planning and land use.

Legal Ways for Container Refitted Houses in Pudong

To carry out legal construction of container refitted houses, it is necessary to comply with relevant planning, land, and other laws and regulations and go through corresponding approval procedures. Some enterprises, such as Shanghai Delaishi Portable House Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Yikai Steel Structure Engineering Co., Ltd., mainly engage in the design, production, sales, leasing, and installation of residential containers. Their products cover temporary buildings such as construction site dormitories, offices, and shops, and provide personalized customization services. These enterprises carry out their business in compliance with laws and regulations, providing legal container house solutions for the market.