《住房租赁条例》公布 促进行业高质量发展

Core Viewpoint - The newly published Housing Rental Regulations aim to standardize housing rental activities, protect the legal rights of parties involved, stabilize rental relationships, and promote high-quality development of the housing rental market, facilitating the establishment of a dual rental and purchase housing system [1][2]. Group 1: Promotion of High-Quality Development - The regulations consist of 7 chapters and 50 articles, addressing the standardization of rental activities, the behavior of housing rental enterprises, and the management of brokerage institutions, while enhancing supervision and accountability [2]. - The regulations respond to existing issues in the housing rental market, such as the need for better market order, insufficient protection of legal rights, and the predominance of individual supply over institutional supply [2]. Group 2: Increasing Supply through Multiple Channels - The regulations encourage residents to utilize their own housing for rental purposes and support enterprises in revitalizing old factories and commercial properties for rental use, aiming to increase the supply of rental housing [3]. - The removal of previous provisions that encouraged new land for rental housing construction indicates a shift towards utilizing existing resources [3]. Group 3: Cultivating Market-oriented and Professional Rental Enterprises - The regulations explicitly state the need to cultivate market-oriented and professional housing rental enterprises, requiring them to provide accurate property information and establish internal management systems [4]. - Current data shows that as of June 2025, the top 30 housing rental enterprises in China have a total of 1.359 million rental units, indicating a low market share compared to the overall market [4]. Group 4: Strengthening Supervision - A key focus of the regulations is to protect the legal rights of both landlords and tenants, mandating the use of real-name contracts and prohibiting illegal eviction methods [5]. - The introduction of a contract filing system is expected to enhance market order and provide data support for future policy-making and market regulation [5][6]. Group 5: Enhanced Market Monitoring - The regulations establish a framework for monitoring housing rental prices and require local governments to publish rental level information regularly [6]. - The formal introduction of these regulations marks a new phase of legalization and standardization in China's housing rental market, promoting high-quality development and asset revitalization [6].