What should I pay attention to when buying a cemetery? How to identify illegal cemeteries?

Because many citizens don't know much about the cemetery industry, sometimes they may be deceived and buy some illegal cemeteries or high-priced cemeteries. What should I pay attention to when buying a cemetery, and how to identify illegal cemeteries?

Point 1: Choose a legal cemetery.

Legal cemeteries must have relevant certificates issued by civil affairs departments. These documents must be originals, and all copies are invalid. Consumers must choose a legal and formal cemetery with these documents when buying a tomb. Such as: National Mourning Cemetery, Dushan Cemetery, etc. (temples and illegal cemeteries that are sold without the approval of the competent authorities cannot be bought).

Point 2: Sign a unified contract.

When choosing a suitable tomb site, you must sign a unified contract with the cemetery unit at the scene when purchasing. When signing a contract, you must first understand the contents of the contract, and never sign it on your behalf. The official seal of the contract must be the official seal of the cemetery (Taling) headquarters, and the department seal is invalid. Any oral commitment or personal written commitment outside the contract has no legal effect and cannot be protected by law. Therefore, consumers must sign a unified contract when buying a tomb (tower) and keep the original contract.

The third point: don't covet small and cheap illegal cemeteries and foreign cemeteries. These cemeteries are often cheap, and all kinds of infrastructure, management and services can't keep up. Foreign cemeteries are not allowed to be sold across regions. Don't just expect good service when you buy them. As the saying goes, "you get what you pay for", you are greedy and cheap, and you suffer big losses.

Fifth: Don't speculate.

The State Council's "Regulations on Funeral Management" and "Regulations on Cemetery Management in Henan Province" both expressly stipulate that no unit or individual may speculate on the tomb tower. Speculation in buying and selling tombs (towers) refers to the behavior that units or individuals publicize and sell tombs (towers) by inducing investment profits, and promise to buy them back at a price higher than the original sales price, and buy and sell tombs (towers) for speculative profits when they are not used. Any unit or individual who resells tombs (towers) in violation of regulations will not be guaranteed by law and will be punished accordingly.

Sixth point: beware of rumors.

If someone says that this cemetery will be demolished, relocated, merged and so on. Don't believe it for any reason. As long as it is a legal cemetery unit, it will not be demolished. The purpose of these irresponsible people maliciously slandering other cemeteries may be to get you to buy the tower (tomb) he promoted, and then take the commission or cheat you.