From August 26, 2026, leasing worker accommodation in violation of regulations will be fined up to 80 million VND

Legal Consulting Department of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Clause 1, Article 64 of Decree 339/2026/ND-CP stipulates penalties for administrative violations in the fields of construction, management of technical infrastructure works, management, housing development, and real estate business (effective from August 26, 2026), stipulating fines from 60 million VND to 80 million VND for one of the following acts:

a) Renting worker accommodation in industrial parks to subjects not in accordance with regulations;

b) Renting worker accommodation in industrial parks that does not comply with the conditions as prescribed, except for the cases specified in point a of this clause;

c) Renting worker accommodation in industrial parks not according to the price frame prescribed by the Provincial People's Committee;

d) Renting worker accommodation in industrial parks without making a house rental contract as prescribed.

Clause 4, Article 5 of Decree 339/2026/ND-CP stipulates:

a) The penalty level for administrative violations specified in this Decree is the penalty level applied to organizations, except for the cases specified in point b of this clause. For the same administrative violation, the penalty level applied to individuals is equal to half of the penalty level applied to organizations;

b) The fine level for administrative violations specified in Clause 1, Article 10; Clause 1, Article 13; Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3, Article 54; Clause 1, Clause 2, Article 57; Clause 1, Article 58; Clause 1, Article 61; Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3, Article 62; Point a, Point b, Point d Clause 2, Article 64; Clause 1, Article 73; Clause 1, Article 74 of this Decree is the penalty level applied to individuals.

Thus, from August 26, 2026, businesses leasing worker accommodation in industrial parks in violation of regulations will be fined up to 80 million VND.

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