Gwanak-gu Assigns Detailed Addresses for One-Rooms to Support Discovery of At-Risk Households

From June, detailed addresses will be primarily assigned ex officio to vulnerable households such as one-room and multi-family housing, with assignment also possible upon application by owners or tenants... Improving address accuracy to alleviate residents' inconvenience in mail receipt and enable prompt emergency response for vulnerable households

Gwanak-gu (District Mayor Park Jun-hee) will prioritize assigning detailed addresses to vulnerable households and flood-prone households starting in June to alleviate residents' inconveniences and support the identification of at-risk families.

A detailed address refers to the information displayed after the building number in a road name address, commonly indicating the building unit, floor, and room number used in apartment addresses.

Until now, studio apartments or multi-family houses did not receive detailed addresses unless the owner or tenant applied for them. This has caused ongoing issues such as returned or lost mail and packages, leading to residents' inconvenience and the formation of welfare blind spots for vulnerable households.

In particular, for vulnerable households, it is difficult to locate the unit within the building during emergencies, increasing the necessity for detailed addresses to ensure timely assistance.

Accordingly, the district has proactively assigned detailed addresses by accepting applications for detailed address assignment along with building number assignment when approving the use of newly constructed buildings that qualify for detailed address assignment.

The district plans to analyze the status of studio apartments or multi-family houses without detailed addresses through building register data and on-site preliminary surveys, notify owners of the investigation results, gather their opinions, and then assign detailed addresses ex officio following the procedures.

Owners and tenants who receive detailed addresses can report resident registration corrections at the local community service center, allowing the unit, floor, and room number to be recorded on official documents such as the resident registration certificate, which can be used as a legal address.

The district will provide detailed address number plates to homes that apply for detailed address assignment to facilitate convenient use of the address.

A district official stated, “Assigning detailed addresses will make it easier to locate units within buildings, improving the accuracy of receiving various mail and packages, significantly reducing residents' inconvenience. We also ask landlords to take a keen interest and apply for detailed addresses so that the district can promptly identify vulnerable households and respond swiftly in emergencies.”

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