265 Applications for Victim Determination Approved for the First Time Since Committee Inception

Resolution on Jeonse Fraud Victims Including Incheon Construction King and Cases in Incheon, Busan, Gangwon, Gyeongnam

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport held the 2nd plenary meeting of the 'Jeonse Fraud Victim Support Committee' and made decisions on 265 out of 268 victim determination applications for which the investigation of damage facts was completed.

This is the first determination decision for Jeonse fraud victims since the promulgation and enforcement of the 'Special Act on Support for Jeonse Fraud Victims and Housing Stability' and the launch of the committee on the 1st.

According to the Ministry of Land on the 29th, a total of 3,627 victim determination applications have been received by cities and provinces (as of the 23rd). Among them, 271 cases were submitted to the Ministry of Land after local government investigations, and 268 cases, excluding 3 cases requiring additional review and investigation, were presented as agenda items.

Among the 265 cases decided this time, 195 cases were related to the Incheon 'Geonchukwang' (Construction King), whose landlord and others are under police investigation, confirming multiple victims. Additionally, 64 cases involving landlords who own multiple houses or operate multiple rental businesses were determined as Jeonse fraud victims, including 60 cases in Busan and 4 cases in Incheon.

Furthermore, 6 cases (3 in Gangwon, 3 in Gyeongnam) for which local government investigations were completed were included among the requests for cooperation to postpone or suspend auction and public sale, which were rejected at the 2nd subcommittee meeting held on the 14th due to differing interests of tenants in multi-family houses.

However, 2 cases were rejected as they fall under the exemption clause (Article 3, Paragraph 2 of the Act) because they are covered by deposit insurance allowing the return of Jeonse deposits. One case requiring additional confirmation of damage facts during the committee review process was deferred for discussion at the next meeting.

The Ministry of Land plans to hold subcommittee and plenary meetings sequentially every Wednesday to promptly determine victims.

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