According to relevant laws and regulations, self-built houses in rural areas need to go through building procedures according to law, such as applying for homestead use right certificate and rural planning permit.

Great changes have taken place in the construction of rural housing in China, with the increase and expansion of housing area and floors, but the legal fees for farmers to build houses are not without provisions. However, there is still a phenomenon of "building deposit" in Jinxi Town, Kunshan City, which shows that the problem of farmers' unreasonable charges for building houses is still worthy of attention.