Preparation of Measures to Ease 재초환 and Safety Inspections... Launch of Housing Maintenance Council

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport - Local Government Cooperation

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A housing maintenance council will be launched to discuss measures such as the realization of reconstruction charges and the easing of reconstruction safety inspections to expand urban housing supply.

On the 25th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that "to implement the tasks together with local governments for the normalization of maintenance projects revealed in the 'Plan to Realize National Housing Stability' on the 16th, the 'Housing Maintenance Council' will be launched on the 26th. The council will be jointly composed of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and all metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide to prepare follow-up measures such as reconstruction charges and safety inspections."

Maintenance projects have been used as a key means to supply urban housing, but there have been criticisms that the previous government pursued regulation-focused policies to prevent indiscriminate redevelopment and reconstruction projects.

In fact, the designation of new maintenance zones has been decreasing, and in Seoul, the cancellation of existing maintenance zones (410 places from 2012 to 2021) has accelerated, significantly weakening the momentum for promotion.

Accordingly, the government plans to promote policies to normalize maintenance projects so that urban housing supply can proceed smoothly through this measure.

The council will cooperate on overall matters for the normalization of maintenance projects, focusing on the core tasks of this measure.

First, aiming to designate 220,000 new maintenance units over the next five years, the public sector (LH·Korea Real Estate Board) will support project consulting in local areas lacking project capacity, and institutional improvements will be made in parallel while actively cooperating with local governments to designate new zones.

In addition, regarding reconstruction charges, the council will have sufficient discussions while listening to local government opinions on reasonable reduction levels such as the realization of imposition standards (raising exemption amounts, expanding imposition rate brackets) and reduction of charges for long-term holders.

Regarding reconstruction safety inspections, institutional improvements such as lowering the structural safety score (to about 30-40%) and granting local governments the authority to adjust allocations will be prepared through a public discussion process with local governments.

The chairperson of the council will be the Director of Housing Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and members will consist of the heads of the Housing Maintenance Division and department heads in charge from 17 metropolitan cities and provinces.

Meetings will be held regularly once a month in principle, but extraordinary meetings can be held if urgent matters arise.

Kim Hyo-jung, Director of Housing Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "The success or failure of the recently announced tasks for the normalization of maintenance projects depends above all on cooperation with local governments responsible for managing project permits and associations." He added, "Especially since the follow-up tasks of this measure have a tight schedule until the end of the year, we will actively communicate with local governments through this council and strive to prepare the tasks without delay."

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