Sancheong-gun Partners with Good Landlords to 'Wisely Overcome COVID-19'

Expansion of County and Civilian Participation... 133 Tenants Benefited

Photo of the Good Rent Campaign at a Restaurant in Geumseo-myeon, Sancheong-gun (Photo by Sancheong-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, has seen an increase in ‘Good Landlords’ responding to its active ‘Good Rent Movement.’

The county announced on the 4th that stores or commercial buildings operated by landlords participating in the ‘Good Rent Movement’ will be marked with ‘Good Commercial Store·Good Sharing Store’ stickers.

Since March 2020, when COVID-19 rapidly spread, the county has been promoting the Good Rent Movement to overcome the pandemic.

As a result, eight landlords from Sancheong-gun, private participants, and local organizations have joined, benefiting 133 tenants with rent exemptions or reductions.

The main commercial districts and stores participating in the Good Rent Movement are located in six public market stalls within Sancheong-gun, as well as in Sancheong-eup, Geumseo-myeon, Sicheon-myeon, and Sindeung-myeon.

Recently joining the Good Rent Movement, Heo Ga-seon (60, female) said, “There are people who have no other income and must live off rent, so it’s really not easy to reduce their rent. I hesitated a lot, worried that stepping forward might cause trouble for those people. But thinking that the hardest hit by COVID-19 are self-employed people burdened with monthly rent, I decided to participate with my family.”

She added, “If landlords in the area lower rents even a little, our entire community can overcome difficulties together,” appealing for participation in the ‘Good Rent Movement.’

Sancheong-gun plans to promote stores and commercial buildings operated by good landlords by attaching ‘Good Commercial Store·Sharing Store’ stickers and encourage other landlords in the region to join the movement.

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