Written by Tribune
Sunday, 01 July 2012 00:00 [ tribune.net.ph ]
Vice President Jejomar Binay yesterday
said the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) is developing a legal
monitoring system that will help fast-track the resolution of conflicts
involving homeowners associations and real estate transactions.
The housing czar said HLURB formed a
committee to formulate and draft the guidelines for the system which should
indicate the tasks to accomplish as well as identify the person assigned to
perform the task.
“The system is an improvement of the
existing practice which relies heavily on record book,” Binay said.
“In this framework, the concerned
groups will work closely with each other and the information technology group
will be tapped in order to systematize and monitor government actions as well
as the results,” he added.
According to the Vice President, the
monitoring system will start at the filing of verified complaint/petition until
Execution Pending Appeal. It is also expected to improve coordination between
arbiters and their paralegal staff with the latter having the primary
responsibility to keep and maintain a record of the case.
The HLURB Board revised the HLURB
Rules of Procedure which significantly sped up the disposition of cases since
its implementation. They expressed optimism that the new monitoring system will
produce efficient results.
Similar to the rest of the monitoring
systems implemented by the government, the legal monitoring system was adopted
by the board in adherence to the principles of transparency and social
accountability.
The HLURB is the national agency
charged with the regulation of the real estate industry. Its mandates are
spread across planning, regulation and adjudication. Binay concurrently heads
the HLURB in his capacity as chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating
Council.
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