Gyeonggi Province to Support Maintenance of 974 Small Apartment Complexes by Next Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 16th that it plans to support maintenance of a total of 974 aging small apartment complexes by next year, exceeding the 7th popular election term target by 1.5 times.

According to Gyeonggi Province, small apartment complexes with fewer than 300 units are not mandatory management subjects under the Apartment Building Management Act, so they lack management entities such as administrative offices.

In addition, it is difficult to accumulate long-term repair reserve funds or maintenance costs, making it challenging to maintain housing as it ages.

In response, the province has pursued a "Small Apartment Complex Maintenance Support Project" as a campaign pledge for the 7th popular election term.

From 2019 to 2020, support was completed for 508 complexes, and as of July this year, 180 complexes have received support.

The project supports the costs of repairs and replacement of aging facilities in common areas of complexes according to project plans submitted by each complex, including roof waterproofing, painting and repainting, exterior wall and road crack repairs, and elevator repairs and maintenance.

In particular, as part of the "Gyeonggi Pyeongsan (Rest Space)" project to secure rest areas for residents, pergolas, benches, and other facilities were installed at an apartment complex located in Danwon-gu, Ansan City.

Following the first half of this year, the province will provide additional support to 110 complexes in the second half.

For next year, through a preliminary survey of needs, 176 complexes in 24 cities and counties have been selected as project targets, and the project will be pursued through securing the budget for next year. With this, the total project volume for the 7th popular election term reaches 974 complexes, which exceeds the 7th popular election term target goal of 622 complexes by 1.5 times or more.

The province cited high resident satisfaction as the reason for increasing the project volume.

As a result of a provincial resident satisfaction survey conducted from June to November last year targeting residents of 263 complexes whose support projects were completed, 87.7% (962 out of 1,098 respondents) answered that they were "satisfied" (very satisfied or satisfied) with the project.

Go Yong-su, head of the Apartment Housing Division of Gyeonggi Province, said "Small apartment complexes have relatively weak maintenance compared to mandatory management complexes," and "As a highly beneficial project with great resident satisfaction, we will make our best efforts to secure the budget for next year to ensure smooth project implementation."

Meanwhile, as of the end of last year, there are approximately 6,800 apartment complexes in the province, of which approximately 1,700 complexes with fewer than 300 units completed more than 15 years ago.