Gyeonggi Province Brings Expert Consultation to Apartment Complex Management Issues

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon Reporter] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 16th that it is implementing a 'Gyeonggi Province Apartment Complex Pre-Consultation' service that works directly with private experts such as lawyers, accountants, and labor attorneys to foster a transparent and efficient apartment management culture.

Pre-consultation support covers ▲management regulation amendments ▲contract procedures related to service and construction project contractor selection ▲apartment fee billing and collection ▲fund and account (ledger) management ▲long-term maintenance reserve funds ▲employment contracts ▲safety management procedures and other fields requiring professional consultation.

The province conducted a pilot project last year targeting 9 small apartment complexes with fewer than 300 units, and as a result of the high satisfaction shown by residents and management staff of consulted apartment complexes, the province will expand support targets starting this year.

The application target covers mandatory managed apartment complexes—4,551 complexes including those with 300 or more units or 150 or more units with central (regional) heating or elevators—and applications can be made by resolution of the residents' representative council or by 10 or more residents.

However, when the residents' representative council applies, a resolution document and meeting minutes are required; when residents apply, consent from 10 people for complexes with fewer than 500 units and consent from 20 or more people for 500-unit or larger complexes are necessary.

Application methods include downloading the application form from Gyeonggi Province's website (www.gg.go.kr) notices and announcements and transmitting via fax (031-8008-4369) or submitting by mail (Apartment Complex Management Division, Gyeonggi Province Government, 1 Hyowon-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi Province), and applications can also be received at the relevant city/county government apartment management departments.

Shin Wook-ho, head of Gyeonggi Province's Apartment Complex Management Division, stated, "By providing pre-consultation support for apartment management, corruption factors and disputes will be prevented in advance, and this will greatly help achieve transparent and efficient management," adding "we will continue to make greater efforts to establish fair and proper management practices going forward."