Yongin City Inspects 16 Knowledge Industry Centers for 'Illegal Residential Activities'

Yongin City is inspecting illegal residential conditions within knowledge industry centers. The photo shows the exterior of a knowledge industry center in the district.

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will conduct an on-site inspection of 16 knowledge industry centers in the area for illegal use changes by the 7th of next month.

This measure is aimed at proactively preventing cases where knowledge industry centers, which cannot be used for residential purposes, are being illicitly sold as residential spaces under the name of "Live Office."

Yongin City has organized an inspection team to check 14 existing knowledge industry centers currently in use after completion and 2 knowledge industry centers under construction.

For the existing knowledge industry centers, the inspection will verify whether the permitted businesses appropriate for factory use have legally moved in. It will also focus on whether there has been any illegal change of use to officetels.

For buildings under construction, the inspection will check if residential facilities are being installed instead of factories or office facilities and sold as "Live Offices," and plans to send guidance notices to prohibit residential sales.

Yongin City plans to take strong measures such as correction orders or reporting to judicial authorities if violations are found during the inspection.

A Yongin City official stated, "Since knowledge industry centers are regulated to be used as factories or office facilities, using them as residential facilities is a clear illegal act. We will conduct thorough inspections to preemptively block violations in knowledge industry centers within the city to prevent innocent victims from occurring."

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