Contest for Single Young Households Raising Companion Dogs

Seodaemun-gu Opens Applications for 'Gyeonu Ilga,' a Pet-Friendly Youth Housing for Dogs... 12 Units Available, Applications Accepted from October 15 to 21

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) is recruiting tenants for the customized public rental housing for single young households with companion dogs, ‘Gyeonu-ilga’ (24-14, Jeungga-ro 24na-gil, Bukgajwa-dong), from the 15th to the 21st.

‘Gyeonu-ilga’ means ‘a home where people live like a family connected by companion dogs’ and is the fifth youth housing supplied by the district.

Previously, the district supplied ▲ ‘Iwa-ilga’ in Bukgajwa-dong in 2016 ▲ ‘Cheongnyeon Nuri’ in Namgajwa-dong in 2018 ▲ ‘Cheongnyeon Mirae Community Housing’ in Hongneung-dong in 2019 ▲ and ‘Uriga’ in Hongneung-dong this March consecutively.

‘Gyeonu-ilga’ is a five-story building with a site area of 238㎡ and a total floor area of 475.69㎡, accommodating 12 households with one person each, totaling 12 tenants. Each unit has an exclusive area of 30㎡ and is a 1.5-room type consisting of a bedroom, living room, bathroom, and utility room.

Facilities for companion dogs are installed throughout the building.

On the first floor parking space, lead hooks for hanging leashes are installed, and a community room (21.12㎡) is provided on the first floor where tenants can take care of their companion dogs and engage in community activities.

At the entrance of the community room, foot washing facilities for washing companion dogs after walks, a dog bath, and waste disposal devices are installed.

From the second to the fifth floors, each unit is equipped with a ‘choin-deung’ (doorbell light) that flashes instead of a doorbell sound to accommodate companion dogs sensitive to noise.

A pet door is installed at the bottom of the bathroom door to allow companion dogs to enter and exit, and flicker-free lighting is installed for the dogs’ comfort.

On the fourth floor and rooftop, spaces are created where tenants and their companion dogs can relax together.

SH Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation purchased the newly constructed building to supply it as rental housing, and Seodaemun-gu is responsible for tenant recruitment, selection, and management.

The recruitment target is unmarried job seekers, wage earners, business income earners, and university students with one semester remaining before graduation, aged 19 to 37, residing in Seoul as of the announcement date (October 8, 2020).

All household members must be without housing, and the applicant’s income must be 70% or less of the previous year’s average monthly income for urban workers by household size (approximately 1.85 million KRW for a single-person household).

Only small dogs are allowed, and up to two dogs can be kept. The dogs must be registered with the local government and have completed basic vaccinations and rabies vaccinations.

The initial lease period is two years, and if the tenant maintains eligibility, the lease can be renewed every two years up to a maximum age of 39. The rental deposit and monthly rent are about 30% to 50% of the surrounding market price.

Applicants can download the application form from the Seodaemun-gu website’s public notice section, fill it out, and send it via email (coolkhs@sdm.go.kr) within the recruitment period.

After income and asset verification, preliminary tenant education, and interviews, the final tenants will be announced in December this year, and move-in is expected between January and March next year.

The district plans to establish community housing management regulations and support various tenant activity programs so that the young tenants can maintain the housing with a sense of solidarity and develop into a youth community that coexists with the local society.

Moon Seok-jin, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, stated, “We will continue to supply various models of youth housing to improve youth housing welfare and establish a foundation for independence.”

For more details on tenant recruitment, please refer to the public notice on the Seodaemun-gu website or contact the Housing Welfare Team of the Social Welfare Division at Seodaemun-gu Office.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.