Yangcheon-gu, Customized On-site Consulting to Strengthen Autonomous Capacity of Multi-family Housing

[Seoul District News] Yangcheon-gu Joint Inspection Team of Experts and Officials Visits 4 Apartment Complexes, Identifies 32 Improvement Items, Achieves Cost Savings in Management Fees & Budget, Accounting, and Long-term Repair Plans Diagnosed, Improvement Directions Suggested & Next Year, Consulting Scope to Expand to Non-mandatory Management Targets

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (District Mayor Lee Gi-jae) announced that it conducted the ‘Visiting Customized On-site Consulting for Apartment Management’ targeting four complexes to establish an efficient apartment management culture and provide solutions to problems, discovering 32 improvement and correction items, achieving cost reduction effects in construction and management fees.

The customized on-site consulting is a project where an inspection team composed of external experts such as housing managers and accountants, along with public officials, visits requested apartment complexes among those subject to mandatory management, reviews overall management tasks, and then suggests solutions tailored to the specific characteristics of each complex.

The consulting areas include ▲operation of residents’ representative meetings and election management committees ▲long-term repair system ▲accounting standards ▲use of management fees ▲major cases related to selection of construction and service contractors.

Since starting with Mokdong Daewon Cantavil Phase 1 in March, the district has completed diagnostics for four complexes so far and plans to add one more by the end of the year to complete consulting for a total of five complexes.

During this advisory process, the inspection team received great responses by providing case-focused explanations and alternatives on ▲major violation cases during apartment operation ▲precautions when selecting contractors ▲methods for residents’ representative meeting auditors to verify accounting books ▲precautions when executing miscellaneous income ▲matters related to operation of residents’ representative meetings ▲and how to prepare long-term repair plans.

In particular, technical advice on construction and services not only reduced management fees such as construction costs but also induced a decrease in disputes among residents, contributing to a reduction in litigation costs.

The district plans to expand the scope of on-site consulting from next year to include small-scale apartments, which are relatively vulnerable in housing management operations as they are not subject to mandatory application under the Apartment Management Act.

Additionally, it will produce and distribute a casebook on apartment management operation consulting to prevent recurrence of similar and repetitive types of issues.

Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “The visiting customized on-site consulting is a project that contributes to sound and transparent apartment management operations through communication with residents’ representative meetings and management entities,” adding, “We will continue to promote consulting projects specialized for each complex to strengthen apartment management capabilities.”

Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that it will hold the ‘2022 Yeongdeungpo Small Business Live’ from November 2 to 4 on Naver Shopping Live to sell products from local small business owners in celebration of Small Business Day (November 5).

The ‘2022 Yeongdeungpo Small Business Live’ is organized to help small business owners develop online sales channels and will be conducted through live commerce, a non-face-to-face communication method that has rapidly expanded due to COVID-19.

Live commerce broadcasts real-time online videos through a streaming platform, allowing sellers to promote products or services and consumers to easily obtain information about desired products through interactive communication while purchasing them.

The district recruited 10 local small business owners who have products or services suitable for online sales and supported them with promotional content production, consulting, and securing show hosts for the live commerce broadcasts.

Although these small business owners have quality products, they are not familiar with online sales. The district planned these excellent products as online sales items and will conduct live commerce broadcasts on Naver Shopping Live for three days from November 2 to 4.

On November 2, broadcasts will feature ▲Badat (Tongjok, dried filefish) ▲Baebpong Market (Rose Tteokbokki set) ▲Hyeongje Mill (stone-roasted seaweed, traditional seaweed, and green laver) ▲Asez (natural kitchen detergent). On November 3, ▲Geumsan Ginseng (native balloon flower syrup, 6-year-old red ginseng extract) ▲Neulchammat (domestic sesame oil, perilla oil) ▲Pimune Bookstore (self-study materials for Thai language) ▲Cure by Care (pet nutritional supplements) will participate. On November 4, ▲Maemi Store (BTS monitor figures) ▲Iny & D (baby footprint frames) will showcase excellent products.

During the broadcast period, discounts ranging from 10% to up to 50% compared to regular prices will be offered. Participation can be accessed by searching ‘Yeongdeungpo Small Business Live’ or the company name on Naver Shopping Live.

District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon said, “I hope this live commerce will be a help to local small business owners struggling due to the economic downturn,” adding, “We will do our best to ensure it leads to increased sales and revitalization of the local economy.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.