Private Apartment Confidential News Causes 'LH Residents Boiling'

"Do Public Sale Apartments Have No Property Rights?"
Dissatisfaction Over Unilateral Disclosure Without Consultation

"Private apartments are not disclosed due to property rights infringement? Then what does that make our publicly disclosed apartments?"

The government announced a survey of 293 private apartment complexes applying the flat slab structure and stated that the list of target apartments and those later found to have missing rebar (shear reinforcement) would not be disclosed, citing property rights infringement. In response, some residents of apartment complexes managed by Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), whose lists were disclosed, are protesting, saying it is unfair.

Temporary reinforcement structures have been installed at an LH apartment where some rebar was found missing in the flat slab structure columns of the underground parking lot. Photo by Younghan Heo younghan@

On the 6th, among the 15 LH apartments with disclosed rebar omission lists, dissatisfaction with the government's disclosure method is rising, especially among residents of five sale complexes (Suseo Station Area, Suwon Dangsuh, Namyangju Byeollae, Yangsan Sasong, Paju Unjeong 3, etc.).

These residents argued that the government and LH unilaterally disclosed information about their apartments without any consultation, while private apartments are kept undisclosed due to property rights infringement, and they do not understand the logic behind this.

A resident of the Suseo Station Area complex questioned, "Do private apartments have property rights, but public sale apartments do not? Who will take responsibility for the property rights of our apartment, which has been stigmatized as a 'boneless apartment'?"

Another resident asked, "It is laughable that the LH president (Lee Han-jun), who is responsible for inadequate construction management and supervision, disclosed the information citing 'the public's right to know,' so why does this right not apply to private apartments?"

There were also complaints about the disclosure process. A resident of the Suwon Dangsuh complex said, "Neither the government nor LH consulted residents before the disclosure, and we found out our complex was included in the rebar omission list through the news."

In particular, these sale complex residents expressed strong dissatisfaction that their apartments were disclosed despite having minor rebar omissions. In fact, among the five publicly disclosed public sale apartments, except for Namyangju Byeollae, the rebar omissions were minimal. For example, in Suseo Station Area, 5 out of 345 flat slabs were deficient; in Suwon Dangsuh, 9 out of 325; in Yangsan Sasong, 7 out of 650; and in Paju Unjeong 3, 6 out of 304.

A resident of the Suseo Station Area apartment said, "The LH Wirye Project Team told the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport that our complex's rebar omissions were minor and should not be included in the announcement, but the disclosure was pushed through. For some reason, it seems our complex was included to escalate the issue and became a victim of political strife."

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it will conduct a full survey of 293 private apartment complexes applying the flat slab structure by the end of September. However, unlike LH apartments, the ministry plans not to disclose the list of target complexes or those later found with missing rebar in the private sector.

If repairs or reinforcements are needed based on the inspection results, repair work will be carried out at the cost of the construction company that built the complex. Since this is a critical issue directly related to residents' property rights, the ministry plans to conduct the survey with residents' consent. A ministry official said, "If residents overall do not agree to the survey due to concerns such as stigmatization effects, the survey may not proceed."

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