Gimhae City Strengthens On-Site Consulting for Small-Scale Apartment Management

Establishing Transparent Apartment Management Culture for Complexes with Fewer Than 300 Households

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City in Gyeongnam announced on the 7th that, to create a transparent apartment management culture, it will focus on on-site consulting visits targeting apartments with fewer than 300 households, in addition to existing audit activities.

Apartments with fewer than 300 households are not subject to mandatory 'external accounting audits,' placing them in a regulatory blind spot, which has led to continuous complaints about the non-transparent use of apartment management fees.

The city previously established a Multi-family Housing Audit Team in 2017 to conduct regular and continuous inspections of multi-family housing management conditions, having reviewed 110 complexes to date.

In particular, last year, the city recovered 12 million KRW due to improper use of operating expenses for residents' representative meetings, and corrected 513 million KRW related to improper disposition of retained earnings, receiving positive responses from residents who had been distrustful of apartment management fee usage.

Additionally, the city publishes an annual "Multi-family Housing Management Inspection Casebook," distributing it to about 200 complexes so residents can access it anytime, thereby enhancing their self-regulation capabilities.

A city official stated, "This year as well, to protect residents' property rights and interests, we will conduct more proactive monitoring activities based on the expertise we have accumulated," adding, "We aim to establish a transparent apartment management culture and create a good residential environment where people live together harmoniously."

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