Yeosu City Files Lawsuit Claiming Breach of Contract in Dolsan Sangpo District

Legal Action Against Sambutogeon... Full Effort to Normalize Housing Site Functions Through Enforcement of Attachment Compliance

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Yeosu City (Mayor Kwon Oh-bong) announced on the 12th that it filed a lawsuit against Sambutogeon, the reclamation project operator of the Dolsan Sangpo district's public waters, at the Seoul Administrative Court on the 30th of last month, demanding the fulfillment of conditions and other claims.

According to Yeosu City, it plans to vigorously pursue the lawsuit demanding the fulfillment of conditions to clearly establish Sambutogeon's legal responsibility, while making every effort to restore administrative credibility and normalize the residential land function of the Sangpo district.

Sambutogeon received conditional completion approval from Jeollanam-do in 1994 on the condition of reclaiming public waters in the Dolsan Sangpo district and installing infrastructure such as roads.

However, for over 20 years, it neglected to fulfill the completion conditions. In 2016, it opened some road sections and, by the end of 2017, agreed with Yeosu City to establish a district unit plan reflecting changes in the surrounding environment and to fulfill the obligation to install infrastructure.

Despite continuous administrative responses from Yeosu City urging the fulfillment of legal obligations, Sambutogeon has yet to comply, leaving the land unusable as residential land.

In particular, Sambutogeon registered the land in the Sangpo district in 2016 and sold the entire land, resulting in multiple private owners. However, due to non-fulfillment of legal obligations, the property rights of landowners are severely restricted, causing social issues.

A city official stated, “We will do our best to enforce the fulfillment of legal obligations through the administrative lawsuit against Sambutogeon,” and added, “We will actively strive to ensure the Sangpo district is normalized as soon as possible.”

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