Yangcheon-gu Leads the Way in Protecting Tenant Rights

District Implements 'Private Rental Housing Management Plan' to Strengthen Tenant Rights Protection...Systematic Management Including Voluntary Reporting Period for Lease Contracts by Rental Businesses and Joint Inspections for Mandatory Violations

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) will strengthen the rights of tenants living in private rental housing in the area by conducting management and supervision of rental business operators and registered rental housing.

The private rental registration system is designed to provide tenants with rental housing that allows them to live stably for a certain period without worrying about excessive rent increases, while offering landlords various benefits such as tax support if they register as rental business operators and comply with public obligations.

Since the announcement to activate rental housing registration in 2017, about 13,000 private rental housing units have been registered in Yangcheon-gu.

Accordingly, Yangcheon-gu will manage and supervise whether the registered rental business operators have been complying with their obligations to tenants.

First, Yangcheon-gu is operating a voluntary reporting period until June 30 for unreported lease contracts to date. Although unreported lease contracts are subject to fines, if the lease contract is reported during the voluntary reporting period, the fine for failure to report the contract will be waived. The increase in lease contract reports through the voluntary reporting period will be used as rental housing management data for tenants, such as rent increase restrictions.

Additionally, Yangcheon-gu plans to send guidance documents to local rental business operators and tenants to inform them about the major revised laws as of October 24 last year and the prevention methods for rental deposit damage. From the second half of the year, the district will strengthen tenant rights protection by imposing fines on rental business operators who violate obligations such as failure to report lease contracts and non-compliance with rental obligation periods.

Last year, the district conducted a comprehensive review of individual rental business registration information, and this year it will also conduct a comprehensive review of rental business operators registered as corporations to update inaccurate information and strengthen rental registration management.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “With the rapid increase in rental business operators, we have mainly focused on reception and consultation so far, but from now on, we will focus on managing and supervising whether rental business operators comply with their obligations to enhance the effectiveness of tenant protection.”

For more details, please contact the Housing Division of Yangcheon-gu Office or Rent Home.

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