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Housing retirement assistance system

Last Updated April 15, 2024

Outline of the System

The Yokohama City Housing Removal Aid Project is a system in which the city assists the removal construction costs for wooden houses with insufficient earthquake resistance.
■ System Flyer (PDF: 1,518KB)





Applications for FY2024 will be accepted from April 1, 2024. Applications for 2024 are accepted until December 27, 2024.

Target (Buildings that correspond to both of the following contents)

1.Buildings that started with construction confirmation before the end of May 1981.
 However, “vacant houses / Rental House” of tenement houses and apartment houses are not eligible for assistance unless they fall under 2.3.


2.Those that fall under any of the following

Requirements
 ImplementerPeriodrequired documents
(1)As a result of the city's seismic diagnosis, a wooden house with a superstructure rating of less than 1.0 (conventional frame construction method) with a superstructure rating of less than 1.0Seismic diagnostician dispatched from Yokohama City

About one month

To the Diagnosis Business Application Page
(2)Houses that were determined to be at risk of collapse in the "Easy Seismic Diagnosis Table for Removal of Old Seismic Wooden Houses"Anyone can do it.

Submit to the Building Disaster Prevention Section at the time of assistance application
Questionnaire (PDF: 818KB)
・Photo (required in some cases)
Explanation (Entry example) (PDF: 903KB)

(3)As a result of submitting prior consultation vote to city, it was determined to be vacant houses that may collapse.City of Yokohama, Housing and Architecture Bureau Building Guidance Division

Please contact the Building Guidance Division.
(045-671-4539)

Submit to the Building Guidance Division before supporting application↓
Pre-consultation slip (word: 33KB)
(Attachment 1) Criteria (Excel: 6,278KB)

 (Caution) In principle, all buildings subject to removal work
※Houses with a superstructure rating of 1.0 or more using the Yokohama City Wooden House Seismic Diagnosis Dispatch Business are not eligible.
※In the case of a house with multiple dwelling units (including those where a part of the building is in contact with the neighboring building).
※In the case of mixed structures (buildings that include structures other than wooden structures) or special shapes, be sure to consult before applying for assistance before applying.
※It is not possible to apply for assistance for construction work already done.
※Even if you apply special measures to control the occurrence of unoccupied houses (special deduction of 30 million yen of transfer income of unoccupied houses), you can apply for this removal assistance system.

Target area

(Tsurumi Ward, Kanagawa Ward, Nishi Ward, Naka Ward, Minami Ward, Isogo Ward and Kanazawa Ward);

Click here for the subsidized areas of the non-combustible promotion project (not covered by this project)
Building non-combustible promotion business subsidy <Subsidy for demolition and new construction of area limited> Yokohama City (yokohama.lg.jp)

Assistance

For retirement work costs, we will support the lowest amount of the costs in the table below.

Subsidized amount
Subsidized amount
200,000 yen (taxable household) ・ 400,000 yen (tax-exempt households)
Amount obtained by multiplying the total area (m2) x 13,500 yen / m2 of the target building by 1/3
Amount obtained by multiplying the cost required for the removal work of the target building by 1/3

Tax-exempt households Resident tax (prefectural tax, metropolitan inhabitant tax, municipal tax and special ward tax) of all the owners of the subsidized buildings and all their household members
      Households that have been exempt from tax for the past two years



Flow of main procedures

Applications for housing removal assistance projects are accepted until the end of December. (Please apply for the earthquake-resistant diagnosis of the city by the end of October.)
In addition, please be careful as you cannot start contract, construction unless you receive "subsidy grant decision letter of advice" issued by city.
Complete construction by the end of February, and please submit completion report to city.
■ Click here for the main procedures (PDF: 208KB)



Books required for application

When we are going to receive grant of subsidy, presentation such as grant applications of subsidy is necessary. Please refer to the required documents List at the time of application documents required at the time of application. Please be sure to refer to the necessary documents at the time of application.
■ required documents List at the time of application (PDF: 320KB)

In addition, we can download applications from list of downloads such as Yokohama-shi house removal assistance business applications other than window distribution in Housing and Architecture Bureau Building Disaster Prevention Section.



About removal construction company

Companies that can perform retirement work must meet the following requirements.

  • City businesses (businesses with headquarters in the city)
  • Article 2, Paragraph 12 of the Act on Recycling and Recycling of Materials Related to Construction Work, or Article 3, Paragraph 1 of the Act on Recycling and Recycling of Materials Related to Construction Work or Article 3 (1) of the Civil Engineering Business Law Person who has obtained permission of

If the estimated amount is 1,000,000 yen or more, two or more quotes must be submitted. In addition, after receiving the "Subsidy Grant Decision Notice", it will be a contract with the company with the lower estimated amount. Please note that you cannot contract with the company with the highest estimated amount.

Submission of application form and contact information

Yokohama City Planning Department Building Disaster Prevention Section

  • Address: 25th floor of City Hall, 6-50-10, Honmachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama, 231-0005, Japan
  • Phone: 045-671-2943
  • FAX: 045-663-3255
  • Reception hours Weekdays 8:45 to 12:00, from 13:00 to 17:15

System outline, etc.

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For inquiries to this page

City of Yokohama, Housing and Architecture Bureau Building Disaster Prevention Section

Phone: 045-671-2943

Phone: 045-671-2943

Fax: 045-663-3255

Email address: kc-mokutai@city.yokohama.jp

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