Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Demolition Law.
Article 3 House expropriation and compensation shall follow the principles of democratic decision-making, due process and open results.
Article 4 The municipal and county people's governments shall be responsible for the house expropriation and compensation within their respective administrative areas.
The house expropriation departments determined by the people's governments at the city and county levels (hereinafter referred to as the house expropriation departments) shall organize the implementation of the house expropriation and compensation work within their respective administrative areas.
The relevant departments of the people's governments at the city and county levels shall, in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and the division of responsibilities stipulated by the people's governments at the corresponding levels, cooperate with each other to ensure the smooth progress of the house expropriation and compensation work.