Gangjin-gun's 'First Kind Landlord Born' with 100% Full Rent Reduction

View of Gangjin County Office (Photo by Gangjin County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] On the 16th, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that amid the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, the region's first "Good Landlord" has emerged, sharing the burden of local self-employed business owners.

Mr. Park Hyeong-yeop, the first "Good Landlord," empathized deeply with the purpose of the rent reduction campaign promoted for private sector business operators to support merchants struggling with management difficulties, and decided to reduce rent to create an opportunity to spread this movement throughout the local community.

Accordingly, he decided to fully waive 100% of the March rent for six stores located in Gangjin-eup.

The Good Rent Movement is a voluntary gesture by building owners to help self-employed business owners overcome management difficulties, and it is expected to be a driving force to overcome severe consumption contraction, sales decline, and regional economic stagnation caused by COVID-19.

Lee Seung-ok, the mayor of Gangjin-gun, said, "I deeply thank the Good Landlord who made a difficult decision to share the pain during these challenging times caused by the COVID-19 aftermath," and added, "I ask that the Good Landlord Movement, which gives great courage and hope to small business owners and self-employed people, spreads so that more landlords will participate."

Meanwhile, Gangjin-gun has been making every effort to overcome the local economic downturn by reducing the store usage fees by 50% since last month, when the COVID-19 alert level was raised to serious, for stores in Gangjin-eup Market, Maryang Market, and Byeongyeong Market.

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