Preventive Resettlement of Populations at Risk of Disaster - GFDRR

7.2 Support for Moving to
the New House
This stage involved preparing and training households
to find a replacement housing option, transfer the land
rights of their original house to the city, and move to a
new house.
Resettlement options
Based on the supply of houses and the population’s
expectations, the following resettlement options were
identified:
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Acquiring a new house on the real estate market
Acquiring a pre-existing house on the real estate
market
Constructing houses
Moving to the households’ place of origin.
Existing houses
This involved finding and valuing pre-existing houses
in price ranges that matched the amounts the families
would receive. Since households liked this option, the
CVP and its team of architects, engineers and lawyers
analyzed the real estate market and evaluated the houses
from a legal and technical standpoint so as to create a
portfolio of available houses from which households
could choose. Families also showed houses to the CVP
team, so it could assess them and pre-approve a move.
The CVP assessed the technical, legal and social feasibility
of both the housing projects identified and the
pre-existing houses selected by the families. For that, it
carried out the following studies:
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Of deeds, to ensure there were no legal issues or
claims (mortgages, seizures, inheritances, etc.);
Of the structural quality of houses, to ensure they
were safe and habitable. The building permits were
reviewed and the District Planning Secretariat
was consulted regarding hazard and risk factors.
Additionally, in situ inspections were made;
Of urban development, to verify compliance
with rules and, in particular, compatibility with
the land-use management plan and regulations
issued by the Zonal Planning Unit (UPZ), as well
as the availability of public utilities;
Of available social services (education and health),
recreational infrastructure and transportation;
Of land use regulations, to ensure that households
engaged in businesses could continue to operate
them in the houses and neighborhoods where
they would be resettled.
A new house on the real estate market
This option involved identifying low-cost housing projects
developed by the private sector or low-cost housing
associations and conducting a technical and legal valuation.
House construction
Given the shortage of new and pre-existing houses in
the range that the beneficiaries could afford, the CVP
promoted the development of two housing projects: El
Caracol (402 houses measuring 38.56m 2 ) and Arborizadora
Alta (98 houses of 42m 2 ). These houses can be
enlarged under a building permit valid for two years.
These urban development areas have community facilities
(kindergartens, community meeting rooms, parks,
sports grounds), access to schools and health centers,
and public transportation.
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