Yeosu City Urges Caution Against Damage from 'Living-Type Accommodation Facilities' That Cannot Be Used as Housing

Amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act... Accommodation Business Registration Required, Cannot Be Used for Residential Purposes

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Yeosu City (Mayor Kwon Oh-bong) urged on the 22nd that citizens who have purchased or plan to purchase new residential-type lodging facilities take care to avoid any damage caused by strengthened regulations ahead of the enforcement of the revised Enforcement Decree of the Building Act by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport scheduled for April.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport recently announced that residential-type lodging facilities, which are classified as lodging facilities but have been illegally converted for use as housing, will be clearly designated as facilities requiring lodging business registration, thereby prohibiting their use as housing. This amendment is expected to be promulgated and enforced around April.

The definition of use under the Building Act will clarify that residential-type lodging facilities require lodging business registration under the Public Health Control Act, and the Building Sales Act will also be amended to mandate the inclusion of the phrase “Not for housing use · Lodging business registration required” in sales announcements for residential-type lodging facilities.

In a press release last January, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stated that it plans to take legal action against businesses that advertise residential-type lodging facilities as if they can be used as housing, treating such advertisements as false or exaggerated.

From 2016 until the 2nd of this month, 12 residential-type lodging facilities with 2,393 units have been completed in Yeosu City; 6 sites with 2,381 units are currently under construction, and 3 sites with 1,010 units are planned for application.

A city official stated, “Areas where use changes are possible will be guided to convert to officetels or housing, and the use of residential-type lodging facilities already sold as housing will be subject to enforcement fines under the Building Act, so administrative guidance will be strengthened.” He added, “Please thoroughly familiarize yourselves with the revised Enforcement Decree of the Building Act to prevent any damage in advance.”

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