Long-term Excellent Housing Q&A

In addition to special tax measures and subsidy systems, there are also financing systems. For details, please contact the following department directly.

[Taxation system for long-term excellent housing] "Exception of tax for long-term excellent housing" (outside site) (created by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)
・About reduction of property tax Authorized reduction measures of property tax, city planning tax for long-term excellent house (page of Yokohama-shi Yokohama-shi Yokohama-shi tax)
Or to each ward office Tax Division House Manager, “List of References for Property Tax (Land / House) / City Planning Tax” (Finance Bureau, Yokohama)
・About income tax to each tax office "Kanagawa tax office location / guidance" (outside site) (National Tax Agency page)
・Registration and license tax To Yokohama Legal Affaires Bureau “List of Jurisdiction” (external site) (Yokohama Legal Affaires Bureau page)
・About real estate acquisition tax To prefectural tax office "list of prefectural tax offices" (outside site) (Kanagawa page)
・About the loan system To the Japan Housing Finance Agency "Housing Finance Agency (outside site)" (Housing Finance Agency page)

"The floor area of at least one floor of the dwelling unit (excluding the area of the stairs) shall be 40 m2 or more."
Regarding the standard, the stairs, which will be the moving space on the upper and lower floors, will be excluded from the floor area so that 40 m2 can be effectively secured.
However, if the lower part of the stairs can be used as a living space such as a toilet, storage, or a space where you can freely move back and forth, etc.
This area can be excluded from the area of the stairs.

In the following cases, we may not be able to certify, so if you have any questions, please contact us in advance.
・Status of living environment standards (in cases of unconsultation or nonconformity)
・Areas of city planning facilities determined for city planning
・Urban development project under business and land readjustment project enforcement area
[Reference]
・Land readjustment project in the southern part of Shin-Yokohama Station (Kohoku Ward) (Urban Development Bureau Urban Renewal Promotion Division)
・Land readjustment project in the northern part of Futatsu Bridge (Seya Ward) (page of Urban Development Bureau Urban Development Promotion Section)
・Other Urban Development
For details on living environment standards, please refer to the City of Yokohama, Housing and Architecture Bureau Building Planning Division Long-Term Excellent Housing Construction Plans, etc.

From March 1, 2021, seal is no longer required for all applications, including those prescribed in the outline.
We do not request a power of attorney, but in order to prevent trouble between the power of attorney and the power of attorney, please determine the necessity of the seal between the power of attorney and the power of attorney as necessary.

For more information about required documents, please refer to “3. Application for Certification” page.
Please be careful not to forget the following documents that are required to be submitted by Yokohama City.
　・Certification Application Document Checklist (2024.06) (Excel: 15KB)
　・Living Environment Standard Confirmation Report (PDF: 321KB)
　・i-Mappy (Urban Facilities and Urban Development Project) (outside site)
　After entering the place name and lot number, select "Urban Facilities / Urban Development Project" in "Switch display" and select "Urban Facilities / Urban Development Project".
　Please click the place on the screen map and raise the flag, and print it.
　・Disaster Consideration Standard Confirmation Report (PDF: 89KB)
　・Figure showing that it is outside the special alert area for landslide disasters
　From Kanagawa earth and sand disaster information portal site (outside site) to thing which displayed earth and sand disaster special caution area map of application site part
　The application location is plotted so that it can be seen that it is outside the special alert area for landslide disasters.

※Specifications (finishment table), foundation plan, floor plan, hut plan, detailed map of each part, and various calculation statements
　Please apply without attaching it because it has been changed outside the scope of the examination.

For procedures that do not involve payment of fees, we will accept and return by mail.
In addition, return of duplicates and certification notices, etc. is handled by mail.
(For details, see About Mail Support for Notifications, etc.)

※Please note that applications for certification involving payment of fees are not accepted by mail as before.

Please refer to registered house performance evaluation organization about change to affect long-term use structure.
It is determined by the evaluation body that the changes are minor.

<In case of minor changes>
For minor changes, the evaluation organization will issue a minor change certificate to the applicant.
After that, there is no need to go to Yokohama.
※About change of contents that are not related to long-term use structure, presentation of "slight change notice" is necessary to Yokohama-shi.
(Example: Changes to the maintenance conservation plan, etc.)

<When the evaluation organization needs to confirm the long-term use structure, etc. again>
After the examination is performed by the evaluation organization, please submit a change certification application to Yokohama City.
For details, please refer to “4. Procedures for Changes, Decisions on Transferees, etc.”

Please prepare two copies of the “Application for Approval”, “Documents certifying succession of status (sales contract, registry, etc.)”, and “Power of Attorney (* When delegating the procedure to an agent)” at the counter Please submit. The fee is 1700 yen.

From 2021, we will not display characters other than character chome for "location of house pertaining to authorization" such as certification letter of advice of long-term excellent house issued by Yokohama City. You may be listed on the application form, but you cannot display characters for the certification letter to be issued.

Please correct the content that was incorrect in the "Minor Change Notification" and apply for a "Reissue of Certification Notice". When applying for reissuance, we will collect the original letter of certification that was incorrectly written. You can submit the "Minor Change Notification" and the "Application for Reissue of Certification Notice" at the same time. A fee of 300 yen will be charged for re-grant application.

The "certified long-term excellent house building certificate" is a document issued by the "certified architect, designated confirmation inspection organization or registration-based house performance evaluation organization" instead of the administrative agency, so please contact that.

Whether it is a long-term excellent house is not a publicly available information, so we will not be able to respond to inquiries.
If you have obtained certification, please contact a sales company, architect, real estate brokerage company, etc. as it has been applied before construction starts.