Davao LGU reiterates warning against buying raw lots

Ruth Palo

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The Davao City Government through the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) reiterated its warning to the public in buying raw lots.

Raw lots are agricultural lots that are sold as residential subdivisions without permits from the government. These lots cannot be titled and they do not have approved plans for an access road, or drainage.

CPDO head Engineer Ivan C. Cortez said people should not waste their money and avoid problematic situations as a result of buying raw lots.

“Avoid entering into a problematic situation. Do not waste your resources for a lot that cannot be subdivided because it did not have any approval, clearance and permit, avoid the cases that will be filed against you for building a house in an unauthorized area,” Cortez said in a report from the City Information Office (CIO).

Cortez said that the selling of raw lots is very rampant on social media.

These are being advertised as lots that can be paid monthly and immediately available for the construction of houses.

He said these lots are those that are being offered for monthly payments and can allegedly be immediately occupied for construction. The sellers usually show the mother title and a subdivision plan which is not approved.

The public should be wary of these types of advertisements because the implication is since the “raw lot” is agricultural, the mother title will not be approved for subdivision, and hence cannot be titled, Cortez further said.

Cortez added that under PD 957 there are provisions followed for subdividing a property before it can become residential lots. These regulations would ensure that the area is suitable for housing like proper drainage, roads, and that it is far from landslides or floods

“Once you buy these raw lots, aside from the fact that they cannot be titled, there will also be no proper development of the area. There are no proper access roads, and no drainage, the odor from your drainage water will stay in your kitchen to the septic,” he said.

Cortez encouraged the public that before buying any property, they should first ask for a license to sell, development permit, and registration of the project.