If the homestead can apply for a land use certificate, it must also apply for a land use certificate before building a house.

According to the land management law, a rural villager can only own one homestead, and the area of the homestead shall not exceed the standards set by provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government. Rural villagers' residential land shall be audited by the township (town) people's government and reported to the county-level people's government for approval; Among them, those involving the occupation of agricultural land shall go through the examination and approval procedures in accordance with the provisions of Article 44 of this Law.