How to report the demolition of illegal buildings in rural areas

Legal analysis: report directly to the local township government or county government, or report online. If you build houses illegally in rural areas, you can complain to the construction department. The national unified complaint telephone number of the Ministry of Construction is 123 19. If illegal land occupation is involved, you can complain to the land department. The national unified complaint telephone number of the land department is 12336.

At present, there is no reward for reporting illegal self-built houses in rural areas. If a report is received, it will be dealt with once verified. For illegal buildings in rural areas, the government can dismantle them within a time limit. Refused to dismantle, the county government in accordance with the law or apply to the court for compulsory demolition.

Legal basis: Article 68 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law. After the competent department of urban and rural planning has made a decision to order the construction to stop or dismantle it within a time limit, if the parties fail to stop the construction or dismantle it within a time limit, the local people's government at or above the county level where the construction project is located may instruct the relevant departments to take measures such as sealing up the construction site and forcibly demolishing it.

Article 83 of the Land Management Law If, in accordance with the provisions of this Law, the newly-built buildings and other facilities on illegally occupied land are ordered to be demolished within a time limit, the construction unit or individual must immediately stop the construction and dismantle them by itself; If the construction continues, the organ that made the decision on punishment has the right to stop it. If the construction unit or individual refuses to accept the decision on administrative punishment of ordering demolition within a time limit, it may bring a lawsuit to the people's court within fifteen days from the date of receiving the decision on ordering demolition within a time limit; If neither prosecution nor demolition is carried out on its own at the expiration of the time limit, the organ that made the punishment decision shall apply to the people's court for compulsory execution according to law, and the expenses shall be borne by the offender.