Rental Housing Visited by President Moon, Interior Costs 42.9 Million Won... "Showroom"

Moon, 'Cozy' and 'Livable Rental Housing'
42.9 Million Won Spent on Interior of the House
Complaints of Defects in Other Houses... "What Good Is It If the President Comes?"

President Moon Jae-in is inspecting the interior of a single-story rental housing unit at the Dongtan Public Rental Housing Complex, commemorating 1 million LH rental housing units, in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province, on the morning of the 11th, along with Kim Hyun-mee, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Byeon Chang-heum, nominee for Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] It has been revealed that the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) spent 42.9 million KRW on the interior decoration of two public rental housing units in Dongtan, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, visited by President Moon Jae-in on the 11th. Kim Eun-hye, a member of the People Power Party, criticized, "They staged a fantasy performance detached from the reality of ordinary people for the presidential event."

According to data received by Rep. Kim Eun-hye from LH on the 16th, LH spent a total of about 450 million KRW, including 42.9 million KRW for interior and repair costs to stage President Moon’s visit to the rental housing, and 410 million KRW for event execution expenses.

Earlier, President Moon, along with Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Hyun-mi and nominee for the same ministry Byun Chang-heum, visited public rental housing in Dongtan, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province on the 11th, touring houses with exclusive areas of 41㎡ and 44㎡. LH spent 6.5 million KRW on purchasing curtains, props, and furniture and also carried out interior construction in the two houses to prepare for the event.

At the time, President Moon said, "The various space arrangements are cozy," and "We will build public rental housing that anyone would want to live in." However, it is known that there are significant complaints about defects among the residents. One resident posted on an online community, "They drilled even at dawn to make a showroom for the president, waking everyone up," and added, "What’s the use of the president coming? The defects for the people living here haven’t even been properly fixed."

A photo capturing a post uploaded by residents of public rental housing in Dongtan, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, visited by President Moon Jae-in, on an online community (Photo by Kim Eun-hye's office)

Rep. Kim criticized, "The apartment was completed last August and complaints have been received almost every month," adding, "Despite complaints about poor construction such as wall mold and leaks making it impossible to move in, and the ongoing blame-shifting between LH and the construction company, it was inappropriate to carry out customized interior decoration only for the presidential visit housing."

The rental housing complex consists of a total of 1,640 units, and although 410 units, or 25%, were announced for recruitment, they are reportedly still vacant. Among the 41㎡ duplex units visited by President Moon, 33 out of 100 units are vacant. Rep. Kim pointed out, "This is a double deception of the ordinary people who have no homes."

Defect photos of public rental housing complex in Dongtan, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do visited by President Moon Jae-in (Photo by Kim Eun-hye's office)

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