Overview of Community Legal Services

The Community and Urban Renewal Legal Affairs Department brings together over 30 professional lawyers who are passionate about grassroots legal services and possess extensive practical experience. The team benefits from the strong academic and research foundation of Xiamen University Faculty of Law and upholds Fidelity’s core service philosophy of “integrity, pragmatism, professionalism, and excellence.”

Since its establishment, the department has signed legal advisory agreements with numerous community and village committees in Xiamen’s Huli, Jimei, Xiang’an, and Haicang Districts. It provides comprehensive legal services for grassroots governance, actively participates in the development of collective asset management systems, formulation of local self-governance regulations, and resolution of community disputes. The department has served more than 80 communities and villages, becoming a key force in advancing the rule of law at the grassroots level.

Key Services in Community Governance

◇Providing Professional Legal Advice for Subdistricts and Community (Village) Committees
1.Assist in drafting, reviewing, and revising community or village committee charters, regulations, and other internal rules.
2.Provide legal advice on community governance decisions, leadership elections, and other key administrative matters.
3.Assist communities or village committees in preventing and resolving complex disputes, and in responding to mass or public emergencies.
4.Support communities or village committees in organizing legal awareness programs and training activities.

◇Providing Professional Legal Services for Community Collective Asset Management and Rural Property Rights Reform
1.Provide legal services for community or village residents, including consultation and litigation/non-litigation services on marriage, property division, inheritance, relocation, and personal injury issues.
2.Offer legal services to enterprises within the community’s jurisdiction, including corporate management, contract disputes, and labor-related issues.
3.Handle other legal matters entrusted by communities, local enterprises, or residents.

Overview of Urban Renewal Legal Services

As a professional team specializing in urban renewal, the Department focuses on legal services related to both state-owned and collective land expropriation, developing a two-pronged model combining legal expertise and grassroots governance optimization.

With full-process compliance management at its core, the team addresses key challenges in urban renewal projects—such as policy coordination, procedural compliance, and conflict resolution—by providing full-chain legal solutions from project initiation to delivery.

The Department has served over 50 urban renewal projects, covering diverse project contexts such as urban village redevelopment, old district reconstruction, and revitalization of collective assets. It has accumulated extensive practical experience in areas such as land ownership identification, compensation standard design, and management of large-scale disputes.

Comprehensive Legal Services for Urban Renewal Projects

◇Legal Services for Expropriation of Houses on State-Owned Land

Scope of Services: Covers the entire process of expropriation of state-owned land, providing specialized legal support for urban renewal projects to ensure the effective implementation of regulations such as the Regulations on the Expropriation and Compensation of Houses on State-Owned Land.

◇Routine Legal Consultation
1.Provide legal consultation on all stages of the expropriation process, including pre-announcement issuance, property status surveys, selection of appraisal institutions, drafting and review of compensation plans, organization of hearings, negotiation and signing of compensation agreements, administrative review and litigation response, and property handover.
2.Identify and analyze specific legal issues such as property rights confirmation, protection of tenants’ rights, and compensation for non-residential properties.

◇Drafting and Reviewing Legal Documents
1.Draft and review legal documents such as pre-announcements, compensation and resettlement plans, public notices, appraisal institution selection procedures, compensation agreements, social stability risk assessment reports, and responses to ownership disputes.
2.Develop tailored legal templates for different property types, including public housing, private residences, and industrial premises.

◇Participation in Fact-Finding and Evidence Collection
Assist expropriation authorities in conducting surveys on ownership, property usage, and building area; collect supporting evidence such as land registry documents and lease agreements.

◇Legal Support for Major Decisions
Participate in project command meetings and issue legal opinions on major matters such as expropriation boundaries, compensation standards, and enforcement procedures.

◇Review of Petitions and Information Disclosure Responses
Conduct legality reviews of government information disclosure responses, hotline complaint replies, and petition handling opinions related to expropriation, to minimize legal risks.

◇Participation in Special Task Meetings
Participate in discussions on eligibility verification of affected parties and special housing compensation schemes, providing legal advice in compliance with the Regulations on the Expropriation and Compensation of Houses on State-Owned Land.

Legal Services for Expropriation of Collective Land

Scope of Services: Focused on collective land expropriation and rural collective property rights reform, this service integrates the Land Administration Law and local implementation measures to provide full-cycle legal services for projects such as urban village redevelopment and collective construction land development.

◇Routine Legal Consultation
1.Provide legal advice across all stages of collective land expropriation, including pre-announcement (land acquisition notice), current land status surveys, inventory of crops and structures, social stability risk assessments, compensation plan hearings, verification of collective economic organization membership, agreement signing, land handover, and dispute resolution.
2.Provide legal interpretation and guidance on specific issues such as arable land protection, homestead replacement, distribution of collective assets, and social security for land-lost farmers.

◇Drafting and Reviewing Legal Documents
1.Draft and review legal documents such as collective land acquisition pre-announcements, compensation and resettlement plans, public notices, membership verification measures for collective organizations, compensation agreements, land ownership dispute opinions, and social stability risk assessment reports.
2.Develop differentiated legal document templates for various land categories, including arable land, homesteads, and collectively operated construction land.

◇Participation in Investigation and Evidence Collection
Assist expropriation authorities in conducting ownership surveys, registering rural housing and attachments, verifying household information, and collecting ownership certificates such as land contract management rights and homestead usage certificates.

◇Legal Support for Major Decisions
Participate in district government or subdistrict meetings for collective land expropriation projects, issuing legal opinions on procedural legality, compensation standards, and reserved land allocation plans.

◇Review of Petitions and Information Disclosure Responses
Conduct legal reviews of documents related to land acquisition approval disclosures, compensation standard objections, and handling of petitions and complaints with the Regulations on Government Information Disclosure and relevant collective land expropriation laws.

◇Participation in Special Task Meetings
Participate in key meetings such as population resettlement verification, collective asset distribution discussions, and historical illegal construction resolution, providing solutions that balance legal requirements with village conventions.

Other Services

◇Legal Services for the Market Entry of Collectively Operated Construction Land
Assist in drafting and adopting the “Resolution on the Market Entry of Rural Collectively Operated Construction Land,” and provide full-process legal services covering project initiation, planning approval, land-use agreement signing, land application, surveying and boundary demarcation, examination and approval, certificate issuance, and filing submission.

◇Legal Services for the Development, Construction, and Operation of Collective Construction Land (Cooperative or Self-Financed)
Provide full-process legal services for cooperative or self-financed development projects, including negotiation and signing of cooperation agreements, project initiation, planning, surveying, design, construction, project acceptance, filing, operation, and fiscal subsidy applications.