Most houses have no building permits

Most houses have no building permits

TANGERANG: As many as 70 percent of residences in 26 districts
of Tangerang regency do not have the required building permits,
officials said on Monday.

Head of the permits department at Tangerang Planning and
Building Layout Agency, Mursan, revealed that only 5,299 houses
were legal according to Bylaw No. 10/2000 on building permits.

"The residents are still not aware that house owners can use
the permits as collateral for loans from banks. Besides, the
building permits enable the administration to control the growth
of residential buildings," he said.

He called on residents to get their permits arranged at the
district administration office.

The administration targets Rp 15.5 billion (US$1.68 million)
in revenue from building permits this year. As of September, the
administration had collected 65 percent of the targeted amount.
-- JP