Gyeonggi Province Launches First-Ever Emergency Management Support for Jeonse Fraud Victim Properties

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gapdong] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 18th that it will provide construction costs of approximately 20 million won each to ‘jeonse fraud victim properties’ that urgently require facility repairs to ensure safety.

This is the first time a local government has directly supported repairs to victim properties, marking a proactive measure to swiftly remove factors threatening public safety before systematic support through institutional frameworks such as ordinance enactment and revision are implemented.

This project is based on the amended Jeonse Fraud Victims Act that was revised in September. The act stipulates that heads of local governments may conduct victim investigations and take corresponding measures when securing safety and recovering damages for jeonse fraud victim properties are urgent due to landlord management neglect.

According to a survey of 691 jeonse fraud victims in Suwon conducted through the Gyeonggi Jeonse Fraud Support Center in August, 64.6% (446 people) responded that the victim properties had facility problems. On-site investigations also found areas where emergency measures were needed for public safety, such as tile falling from building exterior walls.

Accordingly, the province and the Gyeonggi Jeonse Fraud Support Center held a briefing session for municipal and county governments on November 5th to promote rapid project implementation of ‘Emergency Management Support for Jeonse Fraud Victim Properties,’ requesting active cooperation from municipal and county governments in identifying project targets and receiving project applications.

Project applications can be submitted by tenants to their respective municipal or county offices with the building owner’s consent letter and other attachments. After municipal and county governments conduct a first-stage on-site verification, they will send candidate locations to the Jeonse Fraud Support Center, where a selection committee will review them to determine final support targets.

The province plans to accept project applications in November, select recipients in December, complete construction implementation and project cost settlement.

Following project results, the province will review support methods, scope, and delivery systems to develop a rational support plan, and will prepare standard ordinance proposals for each municipal and county government to ensure systematic support can be provided across all jurisdictions.

Lee Gye-sam, Director of Urban and Housing at the Provincial Government, said, “Like the emergency living expense support project model, this project also requires urgency, which is why the province wants to take the lead in its implementation.” He added, “Going forward, it is necessary for each municipal and county government to devise systematic support measures for victim properties where management gaps have occurred, and the province will also actively cooperate by supporting municipal and county ordinance enactment and revision.”