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The Executive Power promulgated the Sustainable Urban Development Law Law 31313 promoted by the Ministry of Housing Construction and Sanitation MVCS which will promote the generation of affordable housing for the low-income population the development of cities orderly and adequate management of urban land.The aforementioned law approved by the plenary session of the Congress of the Republic on July 14 appears published today in the official newspaper El Peruano and has the signature of the President of the Republic Francisco Sagasti. The Minister of Housing Construction and Sanitation Solangel Fernndez pointed out that this law will allow families from socioeconomic levels D and E to have a greater opportunity to access affordable housing and have their own home. Likewise he indicated that the new regulations prioritize urban planning in an efficient and continuous manner which will improve the quality of life of the population living in cities and populated centers.It should be noted that the Sustainable Urban Development Law covers a gap in Peruvian regulations which lacked an instrument of legal status that integrates and orders the provisions on urban development and social housing. This lack made it difficult for the national government and local governments to act in the promotion of affordable housing provision of infrastructure and services and urban planning and management.Priority social interest housingTo reduce the housing deficit which affects about 500 thousand homeless families and about 1 million families in homes that do not meet the appropriate conditions the law creates the category of priority social housing aimed at the population. in a situation of poverty and social vulnerability and establishes its priority for the generation of housing programs and projects by the State. Another important aspect is the creation of the Public Land Operator to address the main difficulty in the construction of low-income housing the generation of urban land through the authorization and management of publicly owned land.Urban planificationThe law also establishes mechanisms to increase the effectiveness of urban and territorial planning improving the articulation between the different levels of government and establishing new tools for urban management. In this way the norm provides that local governments adapt the territorial conditioning and urban development plans to the provisions contained in the law within a maximum period of 18 months from the entry into force of the norm for which the MVCS will provide the necessary technical support.It also provides for the articulation of urban development plans with the public investment system through multi-year investment programming. In addition it includes new financing instruments for local governments in order to promote the execution of urban infrastructure projects.Sustainable citiesThe approved initiative will allow modifying the growth dynamics of Peruvian cities by reducing informal occupations. This will reduce the exposure to danger and precariousness to which lower-income families who currently have access to housing through this type of occupation or through land traffic end up exposed.RegulationAs part of its complementary provisions the Sustainable Urban Development Law establishes a term of no more than 60 calendar days for the Executive Power to approve the necessary regulations for the implementation of this norm.
