'Eunma' with 'Resident Internal Conflict', Reconstruction Executive Dismissed

Severe Conflicts Due to Project Delays
Expectations for Project Acceleration Amid Internal Reorganization
Concerns Over Increased Confusion if Legal Disputes Proceed

The area around Eunma Apartment in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] The chairman of the reconstruction promotion committee of Eunma Apartment in Daechi-dong, a representative reconstruction complex in Gangnam, Seoul, has been dismissed. This is the result of severe internal conflicts among residents due to nearly 20 years of project delays. While there is hope that internal reorganization will accelerate the reconstruction, concerns are also rising that legal disputes and confusion may intensify.

According to the maintenance industry on the 29th, Eunma Apartment held a residents' general meeting the previous afternoon and resolved to dismiss the current leadership, including the promotion committee chairman, technical auditor, and promotion committee members. At this meeting, 2,466 out of 4,816 total registered union members (including written resolutions) attended, and 2,436 voted in favor of dismissing the promotion committee chairman.

The general meeting was led by 'Eunma Bansanghoe,' one of the emergency countermeasure committees of Eunma Apartment. Due to the prolonged stagnation of the reconstruction project, various emergency committees such as Eunma Bansanghoe and Eunma Owners' Association (Eunsohyeop) have been formed alongside the reconstruction promotion committee, resulting in ongoing disputes.

The Eunma Bansanghoe side expects that with the dismissal of the leadership that failed to advance the project for 10 years, reconstruction will gain momentum going forward. Given the deep conflicts between the promotion committee and the emergency committees, they believe that forming a new executive team will reconcile disputes and allow reconstruction procedures to proceed smoothly. To this end, they plan to hold a general meeting next month to promptly establish a new executive team.

However, concerns remain as conflicts persist, with signs of a power struggle among emergency committees over the next promotion committee chairman position. Eunsohyeop has officially opposed the dismissal of Eunma Bansanghoe’s leadership, considering it a political act. If the promotion committee legally challenges and files a lawsuit to invalidate the dismissal meeting, Eunma Apartment could fall into even greater conflict.

Since the establishment of the reconstruction association promotion committee in December 2003, Eunma Apartment has remained stagnant without forming an association. Even the maintenance plan, which is the blueprint for reconstruction including floor area ratio, building coverage ratio, and number of households, has not passed the Seoul city review.

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