Over 400 People Attend Two-Day On-Site Briefing for Victims of 'Suwon Jeonse Fraud'

Gyeonggi Province is explaining support measures to victims who attended the on-site briefing session for victims of rental fraud in Suwon.

Gyeonggi Province held an on-site briefing session over two days, from the 13th to the 14th, to provide prompt guidance on countermeasures for victims of the ‘Suwon Jeong family’s jeonse fraud,’ which was attended by approximately 400 people.

On the 13th at 6:30 PM and on the 14th at 2 PM, Gyeonggi Province held the briefing sessions at the old Gyeonggi Provincial Office in Paldal-gu for victims of jeonse fraud. The sessions covered ▲ procedures for receiving jeonse fraud damage reports and determining support eligibility ▲ victim support under special laws and Gyeonggi Province’s support measures ▲ procedures for Gyeonggi Province’s public auction and foreclosure processes, along with individual consultations for each victim.

At the briefing, Gyeonggi Province first introduced the current status and usage of the Jeonse Damage Support Center, emergency support housing relocation expenses (up to 1.5 million KRW), and emergency living expenses support (1 million KRW). They also explained the procedures for providing emergency housing using public rental housing for victims facing forced eviction.

Since March, Gyeonggi Province has been operating the Jeonse Damage Support Center to provide legal, financial, and housing counseling, as well as receiving and investigating jeonse fraud damage reports. Furthermore, through ordinance amendments, from August, they have been supporting emergency support housing relocation expenses (up to 1.5 million KRW) and providing emergency housing using public rental housing for victims at risk of forced eviction, implementing support measures at the provincial level.

Additionally, Gyeonggi Province is preparing to provide emergency living expenses support (1 million KRW) for jeonse fraud victims until December. For large-scale damaged housing such as officetels affected by jeonse fraud, where there is no management entity and issues with elevators or building management may arise, Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation has decided to establish emergency management measures.

Currently, Gyeonggi Province is conducting a full investigation of the jeonse fraud properties related to the Jeong family in cooperation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and other related agencies. The Gyeonggi Province Fair Special Judicial Police Unit has started an investigation focusing on suspicious involvement of licensed real estate agents in the jeonse fraud.

Lee Gye-sam, Director of the Urban Housing Office of Gyeonggi Province, promised, "We will actively seek practical ways to provide assistance and make every effort to stabilize the housing situation of the victims."

Meanwhile, the Gyeonggi Province Jeonse Damage Support Center operates victim counseling from 10 AM to 5 PM (excluding lunch break from 12 PM to 1 PM) to support victims.

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