What is a demolition agreement?

Legal analysis: the demolition agreement is a civil agreement signed by the construction unit or administrative organ after handling the demolition permit formalities according to law and reaching a compensation agreement with the demolished person (that is, the demolished person). Disputes arising after the two parties reach an agreement can be resolved through consultation or through civil trial by the court. The agreed demolition may not be carried out by the people's governments of cities and counties, but by some developers in private, which may be illegal. The demolition agreement is an agreement signed after consultation and compensation.

Legal basis: Regulations on Expropriation and Compensation of Houses on State-owned Land

Article 25 The house expropriation department and the expropriated person shall, in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, conclude a compensation agreement on matters such as compensation method, compensation amount and payment period, location and area of the house used for property right exchange, relocation expenses, temporary resettlement expenses or turnover of the house, loss of production or business suspension, relocation period, transition mode and transition period. After the conclusion of the compensation agreement, if one party fails to perform the obligations stipulated in the compensation agreement, the other party may bring a lawsuit according to law.

Article 26 If the house expropriation department and the expropriated person fail to reach a compensation agreement within the signing period determined by the expropriation compensation scheme, or the owner of the expropriated house is unknown, the house expropriation department shall report to the people's government at the city or county level that made the decision on house expropriation, make a compensation decision according to the expropriation compensation scheme in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, and make an announcement within the scope of house expropriation. The compensation decision shall be fair, including matters related to the compensation agreement as stipulated in the first paragraph of Article 25 of these Regulations. If the expropriated person refuses to accept the compensation decision, he may apply for administrative reconsideration or bring an administrative lawsuit according to law.