ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE HOUSING ACT
Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 27444, Aug. 11, 2016
Amended by Presidential Decree No. 27471, Aug. 31, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 27472, Aug. 31, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 27473, Aug. 31, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 27602, Nov. 22, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 27860, Feb. 13, 2017
Presidential Decree No. 28095, jun. 2, 2017
Presidential Decree No. 28182, Jul. 11, 2017
Presidential Decree No. 28211, Jul. 26, 2017
Presidential Decree No. 28374, Oct. 17, 2017
Presidential Decree No. 28418, Nov. 7, 2017
Presidential Decree No. 28586, Jan. 16, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 28628, Feb. 9, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 28686, Feb. 27, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 28699, Mar. 13, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 28899, May 21, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 28942, jun. 5, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 29084, Aug. 7, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 29269, Oct. 30, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 29358, Dec. 11, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 29360, Dec. 11, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 29549, Feb. 12, 2019
Presidential Decree No. 29946, Jul. 2, 2019
Presidential Decree No. 30146, Oct. 22, 2019
Presidential Decree No. 30178, Oct. 29, 2019
Presidential Decree No. 30337, Jan. 7, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 30524, Mar. 10, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 30646, Apr. 28, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 30781, jun. 11, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 30864, Jul. 24, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 31033, Sep. 22, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 31211, Dec. 1, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 31243, Dec. 8, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 31287, Dec. 22, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 31328, Dec. 29, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 31380, Jan. 5, 2021
Presidential Decree No. 31468, Feb. 19, 2021
Presidential Decree No. 31878, Jul. 6, 2021
Presidential Decree No. 31972, Sep. 7, 2021
Presidential Decree No. 31986, Sep. 14, 2021
Presidential Decree No. 32053, Oct. 14, 2021
Presidential Decree No. 32223, Dec. 16, 2021
Presidential Decree No. 32318, Jan. 4, 2022
Presidential Decree No. 32411, Feb. 11, 2022
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Housing Act and those necessary for enforcing that Act.
| Article 2 (Types and Scope of Detached Housing) |
The types and scope of detached housing defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Housing Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") shall be as follows:
| Article 3 (Types and Scope of Multi-Family Housing) |
| (1) | The types and scope of multi-family housing defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Act shall be as follows: |
| (2) | Types of multi-family housing prescribed in paragraph (1) may be subdivided by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, based upon the criteria for supply and construction, and other relevant matters. |
| Article 4 (Types and Scope of Quasi-Housing) |
The types and scope of quasi-housing defined in subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Act shall be as follows:
| Article 5 (Roads by Which Housing Complexes Are Separated) |
| (1) | "Facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 12 (d) of Article 2 of the Act means any of the following roads, on which pedestrians and automobiles can pass: <Amended on Jul. 2, 2019> |
| 2. | General national highways, Special Metropolitan City roads, Metropolitan City roads, or local highways referred to in Article 10 of the Road Act; |
| 3. | Other roads similar to those referred to in subparagraphs 1 and 2, established under the related statutes or regulations. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a road for which approval of project plans is obtained by a person authorized to approve project plans under Article 15 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "person authorized to approve project plans") as it is deemed to fully meet the following requirements shall be excluded from roads by which housing complexes are separated: <Newly Inserted on Jul. 2, 2019> |
| 1. | The existing road shall be maintained and changed in compliance with the standards prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to secure the right of passage for neighboring residents and to enhance convenience in transportation; |
| 2. | Facilities for securing pedestrian traffic convenience and safety shall be established, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| Article 6 (Scope of Appurtenant Facilities) |
"Facilities or equipment prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 13 (c) of Article 2 of the Act means: <Amended on Jul. 2, 2019> | 1. | Security lights, front gates, guard rooms, and bicycle racks; |
| 2. | Landscaping facilities, retaining walls, and embankments; |
| 3. | Direction signs and public toilets; |
| 4. | Water storage facilities, underground water pumping facilities, and evacuation facilities; |
| 5. | Garbage collection and disposal facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, and septic tanks; |
| 6. | Firefighting facilities, cooling and heating systems (excluding district heating facilities), and security alarm systems; |
| 8. | Facilities that shall be mandatorily installed in housing complexes for the convenience of residents pursuant to other statutes or regulations, such as the Telecommunications Business Act, for which a project entity or residents shall have no responsibility for installation and management; |
| 9. | Other facilities or equipment similar to the facilities or equipment prescribed in subparagraphs 1 through 8, which are deemed necessary for the use and management of the housing by a person authorized to approve project plans. |
| Article 7 (Scope of Welfare Facilities) |
"Common facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 14 (b) of Article 2 of the Act means: <Amended on Jul. 2, 2019> | 2. | Class II neighborhood convenience facilities set forth in subparagraph 4 of attached Table 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act (excluding firearm stores, morticians, communal living facilities, public pubs, and massage parlors); |
| 12. | Public facilities for residents; |
| 13. | Markets included in urban or Gun planning facilities; |
| 14. | Other common facilities prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which are similar to the facilities referred to in subparagraphs 1 through 13, or facilities that a person authorized to approve project plans deems necessary for the residents' living welfare or convenience. |
| Article 8 (Standards for Dividing Sections of Construction Work) |
"Standards prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 18 of Article 2 of the Act means those that meet all of the following standards: | 1. | A boundary with a width of at least six meters, shall be set up between construction sections by installing any of the following facilities or creating a space: |
| (a) | A road within a housing complex under Article 26 of the Regulations on Standards, etc. for Housing Construction; |
| (b) | An affiliated parking lot set up on the ground within a housing complex; |
| (c) | A retaining wall or an embankment within a housing complex; |
| (d) | A planted or landscaped green area; |
| (e) | Auxiliary facilities or welfare facilities, such as a children's playground, which the person authorized to approve a project plan deems appropriate; |
| 2. | The number of household units of each construction section shall be at least 300. |
| Article 9 (Multi-Family Housing with Separate Living Quarters for Each Household) |
| (1) | "Housing constructed in compliance with construction standards, area standards, etc. prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 19 of Article 2 of the Act means multi-family housing constructed in compliance with the requirements classified as follows: <Amended on Feb. 12, 2019; Jul. 24, 2020> |
| 1. | A multi-family housing constructed upon approval for a project plan under Article 15 of the Act shall comply with all of the following: |
| (a) | A bathroom, kitchen and entrance shall be installed in each space divided into each household; |
| (b) | A door that connects household units, light-weight partition wall or the like shall be installed between household units so that one household can use all spaces of the multi-family housing as combined; |
| (c) | The number of multi-family housings with separate living quarters for each household shall not exceed 1/3 of the total number of households in the relevant multi-family housing complex; |
| (d) | It shall abide by the standards prescribed by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for the ratio of the area of household for residential use only, such as keeping the sum of areas for residential use only in all spaces allocated to each household (referring to the area for residential use only, which is calculated by the method provided for in the latter part of subparagraph 6 of Article 2 of the Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) at a rate not exceeding 1/3 of the sum of all areas for residential use only in the relevant multi-family housing complex; |
| (a) | The number of households in the divided spaces, including the existing household, shall not exceed two; |
| (b) | A separate bathroom, kitchen and entrance shall be installed for spaces divided for each household; |
| (c) | The number of multi-family housings with separate living quarters for each household shall not exceed 1/10 of the total number of households in the relevant multi-family housing complex or 1/3 of the total households in the building where they are located: Provided, That such number may exceed the limit on the number of households to the extent deemed by a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (the head of a Gu refers to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter referred to as the "head of a Si/Gun/Gu") taking into consideration the conditions of the relevant housing complex, such as the size of appurtenant facilities; |
| (d) | It shall comply with safety standards prescribed by relevant statues and regulations such as those relating to structure, fire, fire-fighting and evacuation safety. |
| (2) | In applying the housing construction standards, etc. referred to in Article 35 of the Act to the construction of a housing to be constructed or installed under paragraph (1), the number of households in a multi-family housing with separate living quarters for each household shall be counted as one regardless of the number of households in the separated spaces. <Amended on Feb. 12, 2019> |
| Article 10 (Urban Residential Housing) |
| 1. | Small-scale housing: Multi-family housing that meets all of the following requirements: |
| (a) | The area of each household for residential use only shall not exceed 60 square meters; |
| (b) | Bathrooms and kitchens shall be installed so that each household can reside in such housing independently from other households; |
| (c) | Where the area for residential use only is less than 30 square meters, the housing shall consists of a single space, excluding a bathroom and a boiler room; |
| (d) | Where the area for residential use only is at least 30 square meters, the housing may consist of three or less bedrooms (referring to rooms with an area of at least seven square meters each; hereafter in this item the same shall apply), excluding bathrooms and a boiler room; and the number of household units with two or more bedrooms shall not exceed 1/3 of the aggregate number of small-scale housings (including the number of other housings built together with small-scale housings under the proviso of paragraph (2)); |
| (e) | No household unit shall be built in a basement; |
| 2. | Row housing in a complex: Row housing which is not small-scale housing: Provided, That the floors used for housing may be built up to five floors subject to deliberation by the Building Committee referred to in Article 4 of the Building Act, pursuant to Article 5 (2) of that Act; |
| 3. | Multi-household housing in a complex: Multi-household housing which is not studio-type housing: Provided, That the floors used for housing can be built up to five floors following deliberation by the Building Committee referred to in Article 4 of the Building Act, pursuant to Article 5 (2) of that Act. |
| (2) | Urban residential housing and other types of housing shall not be constructed in the same building: Provided, That any of the following cases shall be an exception thereto: <Amended on Oct. 14, 2021; Feb. 11, 2022> |
| 1. | Where both small-scale housing and one household unit with an area of at least 85 square meters for residential use only are constructed in the same building; |
| (3) | Both row housing in a complex or multi-household housing in a complex and small-scale housing shall not be constructed in the same building. <Amended on Feb. 11, 2022> |
| Article 11 (Standards for Construction, and Types and Scope of Energy-Saving Eco-Friendly Housing) |
The types and scope, and standards for construction of energy-saving eco-friendly housing defined in subparagraph 21 of Article 2 of the Act shall be prescribed by the Regulations on Standards for Housing Construction.
| Article 12 (Standards for Construction of Health-Friendly Housing) |
The standards for construction of health-friendly housing defined in subparagraph 22 of Article 2 of the Act shall be prescribed by the Regulations on Standards for Housing Construction.
| Article 12-2 (Scope of Public Housing Sites) |
"Projects prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 24 (j) of Article 2 of the Act means the following projects implemented by expropriating or using land, etc. under Article 19 (1) of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects: Provided, That excluded herefrom are projects (including projects which need not obtain approval or authorization since their project operator is a person has a right to grant approval or authorization, but are required to obtain consent from the owner, or a right holder other than the owner, of land, articles, or rights under relevant statutes or regulations) required to obtain consent from the owner, or a right holder other than the owner, of land, articles, or rights under relevant statues or regulations in order to obtain approval, authorization, etc. for a project plan or implementation plan for the following projects: <Amended on Dec. 16, 2021> | 1. | Projects implemented by the following persons: |
| (a) | The State or a local government; |
| 2. | The following projects implemented by a corporation in which the aggregate amount of investment by at least one of the persons specified in the items of subparagraph 1 exceeds 50/100 of its total shares: |
| (a) | Projects specified in subparagraph 1 (10), (11), (12), and (17) and subparagraph 2 (3), (6), (8), (10), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (20), (22), (26), (27), (30), (31), (32), (33), (34), (35), (38), (39), (41), (42), (43), (48), (50), (52), (53), (54), (59), (64), (65), (67), (68), (69), (70), (71), (73), (77), (80), (81), (83), (84), (85), (86), (87), (88), (89), and (92) of the attached Table of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects; |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Oct. 14, 2021]
| Article 13 (Permission Requirements for Remodeling to Increase Number of Stories) |
| (1) | "Scope prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 25 (c) (i) of Article 2 of the Act means as follows: |
| 1. | Where the number of stories of an existing building eligible for increasing the number of stories (hereinafter referred to as "remodeling to increase the number of stories") is at least 15 stories: Three stories; |
| 2. | Where the number of stories of an existing building eligible for remodeling to increase the number of stories does not exceed 14 stories: Two stories. |
| (2) | "Requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the possession of blue prints of a building subject to remodeling" in subparagraph 25 (c) (ii) of Article 2 of the Act means the possession of blueprints of an existing building eligible for remodeling to increase the number of stories made as at the time it was newly constructed. |
CHAPTER II CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING
SECTION 1 Housing Construction Project Operators
| Article 14 (Scope and Requirements for Registration of Housing Construction Project Operators) |
| (1) | "Number of housing units prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 4 (1) of the Act means the number of housing units or the number of households classified as follows: |
| 1. | In cases of detached housing: 20 housing units; |
| 2. | In cases of multi-family housing: 20 households: Provided, That, in cases of urban residential housing (including cases falling under Article 10 (2) 1), it shall be 30 households. |
| (2) | "Area prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 4 (1) of the Act means 10,000 square meters. |
| (3) | Any person who intends to file for registration of a housing construction project or a housing site preparation project under Article 4 of the Act shall satisfy all of the following requirements. In such cases, if one business operator simultaneously implements both a housing construction project and a housing site preparation project, the requirements prescribed in subparagraphs 1 and 3 shall not apply overlappingly: |
| 1. | The person's capital shall be at least 300 million won (the appraised value of assets shall be at least 600 million won in cases of an individual); |
| 2. | The person shall employ technical experts classified as follows: |
| 3. | Office space: A space sufficient to place office equipment necessary to perform the business. |
| (4) | In any of the following cases, capital, technical human resources and office space prescribed in each relevant subparagraph shall be included in the requirements referred to in paragraph (3): |
| 1. | Where a person registered for construction business pursuant to Article 9 of the Framework Act on the Construction Industry (limited to construction work business or civil engineering and construction work business) intends to file for registration of a housing construction project or a housing site preparation project: Capital, technical human resources and office space already retained; |
| 2. | Where an entrusted management real estate investment trust (referring to an entrusted management real estate investment trust defined in subparagraph 1 (b) of Article 2 of the Real Estate Investment Company Act; hereinafter the same shall apply), intends to file for registration of a housing construction project: Technical human resources and office space retained by an asset management company (referring to an asset management company defined in subparagraph 5 of Article 2 of that Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) to which the relevant entrusted management real estate investment trust has entrusted investment and operation of its assets pursuant to Article 22-2 (1) of that Act. |
| Article 15 (Registration Procedures for Housing Construction Projects) |
| (1) | Any person who intends to file for registration of a housing construction project or a housing site preparation project under Article 4 of the Act, shall submit a written application to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, along with documents prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| (2) | The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall record a person registered for a housing construction project or a housing site preparation project pursuant to Article 4 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "registered project operator") in the register and issue a registration certificate. |
| (3) | If any registered matter is changed, the registered project operator shall file a report thereon with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport within 30 days from the date the reason for change arises, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport: Provided, That the same shall not apply to any insignificant change prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| Article 16 (Implementation of Projects by Joint Project Entity) |
| (1) | A landowner and a registered project operator who intend to jointly construct housing pursuant to Article 5 (1) of the Act shall apply for approval of a project plan under Article 15 of the Act after satisfying all of the following requirements: |
| 1. | The registered project operator shall be: |
| (a) | A person who satisfies all of the requirements referred to in Article 17 (1); |
| 2. | Where the housing construction site is subject to a mortgage, provisionally-registered security right, provisional seizure, right to lease on a deposit basis, superficies, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "mortgage, etc."), such mortgage, etc. shall be canceled: Provided, That the same shall not apply where a mortgage holder, or other authorized person(s), etc. gives consent to the implementation of the relevant project; |
| 3. | Agreement shall be reached between the landowner, and the registered project operator on the following matters, as prescribed by the Act and this Decree: |
| (a) | The use and disposal of the housing site and housing (including appurtenant facilities and welfare facilities); |
| (b) | Allocation of project costs; |
| (d) | Other matters necessary for implementing the project, such as all of responsibilities relating to the implementation of the project. |
| (2) | A housing association (excluding a housing remodeling association which does not increase the number of household units), and a registered project operator, a local government, the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (referring to the Korea Land and Housing Corporation established under the Korea Land and Housing Corporation Act; hereinafter the same shall apply), or a local government-invested public corporation (referring to a local government-invested public corporation established under Article 49 of the Local Public Enterprises Act for the purpose of housing construction projects; hereinafter the same shall apply) which intend to jointly construct housing pursuant to Article 5 (2) of the Act, shall apply for approval of a project plan under Article 15 of the Act after satisfying all of the following requirements: |
| 1. | Where the project is jointly implemented with a registered project operator, the relevant registered project operator shall satisfy the requirements prescribed in paragraph (1) 1; |
| 2. | The housing association shall have the ownership of the housing construction site: Provided, That, where a local-based housing association or a workplace-based housing association implements a project requiring approval of a district-unit plan referred to in Article 49 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act in accordance with Article 21 (1) 1 of the Act, jointly with a registered project operator, at least 95 percent of the ownership shall be secured; |
| 3. | The requirements prescribed in paragraph (1) 2 and 3 shall be satisfied. In such cases, the requirements prescribed in paragraph (1) 2 shall apply only to the housing construction site the ownership of which is secured. |
| (3) | An employer who intends to construct housing jointly with a registered project operator pursuant to Article 5 (3) of the Act shall apply for approval of a project plan under Article 15 of the Act after satisfying all of the following requirements: |
| 1. | All of the requirements prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be satisfied; |
| 2. | The employer shall have the ownership of the relevant housing construction site. |
| Article 17 (Criteria for Execution of Housing Construction Projects by Registered Project Operators) |
| (1) | Any registered project operator who intends to execute housing construction projects under Article 7 of the Act shall satisfy all of the following requirements: <Amended on Dec. 11, 2018; Oct. 22, 2019> |
| 1. | The operator's capital shall be at least 500 million won (the appraised value of assets shall be at least one billion won in cases of individuals); |
| (a) | Professional engineers in construction execution or Grade I architectural engineers; |
| (b) | Engineers in civil engineering; |
| 3. | The operator shall have experience of constructing housing with at least 100 units or 100 household units in the last five years. |
| (2) | Housing that can be constructed by a registered project operator pursuant to Article 7 of the Act shall be housing with not more than five residential stories: Provided, That where at least one direct stairway has been installed at each floor area of not exceeding 300 square meters of living rooms at each story, housing with six residential stories may be constructed. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding paragraph (2), any of the following registered project operators may construct housing with at least six stories: |
| 1. | A person who has experience of constructing an apartment with at least six residential stories; |
| 2. | A person who has experience of constructing multi-family housing with at least 300 household units in the last three years. |
| (4) | A registered project operator who executes housing construction projects under Article 7 of the Act shall not execute construction projects, the costs (referring to the amount obtained by subtracting the purchase cost of housing sites from the gross construction costs) of which exceed ten times the aggregate of capital, reserve fund for capital and reserve fund for profits (five times the appraised value of assets, in cases of individuals). |
| Article 18 (Criteria for Deregistration and Suspension of Business of Registered Project Operators) |
| (1) | Criteria for deregistration and suspension of business of registered project operators referred to in Article 8 of the Act shall be as specified in attached Table 1. |
| (2) | When issuing a disposition of deregistration or suspension of business under Article 8 of the Act, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall publish it in the Official Gazette without delay. The same shall also apply to the revocation of such dispositions. |
| Article 19 (Temporary Failure to Meet Requirements for Registration) |
"Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as where a court decides to commence rehabilitation procedures and such procedures are underway pursuant to the Debtor Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Act, or he or she temporarily fails to meet requirements for registration" in the proviso of Article 8 (1) 2 of the Act, means any of the following cases: | 1. | Any of the following cases, among cases where a registered project operator fails to meet criteria for capital or appraised value of assets under Article 14 (3) 1: |
| (b) | Where the relevant registered project operator obtains a court decision to discontinue rehabilitation procedures pursuant to Article 283 of the Debtor Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Act; and implements a rehabilitation plan, in which cases he or she is deemed to have no difficulty for implementing the rehabilitation plan; |
| 2. | Where a corporation subject to the application of the proviso of Article 542-8 (1) of the Commercial Act fails to meet capital requirements referred to in Article 14 (3) 1 for a period not exceeding 50 days, due to a decrease in its total assets as of the end of the year immediately before the corporation fails to meet requirements for registration; |
| 3. | Where a registered project operator fails to meet technical expert requirements referred to in Article 14 (3) 2 for a period not exceeding 50 years, due to the death, missing or retirement of technical experts. |
SECTION 2 Housing Associations
| Article 20 (Authorization for Establishing Housing Association) |
| (1) | A person who intends to obtain authorization for the establishment, modification, or dissolution of a housing association pursuant to Article 11 (1) of the Act shall file a written application therefor with the head of a Si/Gun/Gu having jurisdiction over the housing construction sites (referring to the location of the relevant housing in cases of the housing remodeling association; hereinafter the same shall apply), along with the documents classified as follows: <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019; Jul. 24, 2020> |
| 1. | Application for authorization for establishment: Documents classified as follows: |
| (a) | In cases of local-based or workplace-based housing associations: |
| (i) | Minutes of the inaugural general meeting; |
| (ii) | The written consent to the election of the head of a housing association; |
| (iii) | The bylaws of association signed jointly by all association members; |
| (iv) | The roster of the association members; |
| (vi) | Documents proving that the relevant person has secured a right to use the land that covers at least 80 percent of the relevant housing construction site; |
| (vii) | Documents proving that the relevant person has secured the ownership of the land that covers at least 15 percent of the relevant housing construction site; |
| (viii) | Other documents prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; |
| (b) | In cases of housing remodeling associations: |
| (i) | Documents referred to in item (a) (i) through (v); |
| (ii) | Documents attesting to the resolutions adopted pursuant to Article 11 (3) of the Act. In such cases, matters specified in subparagraph 1 (b) (i) through (iii) of attached Table 4 shall be entered on such written resolution; |
| (iii) | Documents attesting to the mitigation of construction criteria, if such mitigation has been determined under Article 5 of the Building Act; |
| (iv) | Documents attesting that the period classified as follows has elapsed from the date of a pre-use inspection under Article 49 of the Act (where the temporary use of the whole multi-family housing within a housing complex is approved, referring to the date of such approval for temporary use) or from the date of approval for use under Article 22 of the Building Act: |
| a. | Remodeling involving extensive repair: 10 years; |
| 2. | Application for modification of approval: Documents attesting to the details of modification; |
| 3. | Application for authorization for dissolution: A written statement of accounts which has been consented by association members corresponding to the quorum for a resolution of general meetings for the dissolution of the association. |
| (2) | The bylaws of association referred to in subparagraph 1 (a) (iii) shall include: <Amended on Jun. 2, 2017; Jul. 24, 2020> |
| 1. | The title of the association and the location of its office; |
| 2. | Matters concerning the qualifications for the association members; |
| 3. | The location and size of the housing construction site; |
| 4. | The expulsion, withdrawal and replacement of the association members; |
| 5. | The number, scope of duties (including the right and obligation), remuneration, methods of selection, and change and dismissal of the executive officers of the association; |
| 6. | Timing and procedures for sharing expenses by association members, and the accounting of the association; |
| 6-2. | Methods of calculating, timing and procedures for paying, refunds resulting from the expulsion and withdrawal of the association members; |
| 7. | Timing and methods for implementing projects; |
| 8. | Procedures and timing for convening general meetings, and requests for convening general meetings by the association members; |
| 9. | Matters requiring a resolution of general meetings, and the quorum for such resolution and procedures for passing such resolution; |
| 10. | Procedures for liquidation at the time of completion of projects, and methods and procedures for collecting and paying liquidation money; |
| 11. | Disclosure of details of spending association expenses and matters subject to the general meeting's resolutions, and methods of giving notice to the association members; |
| 12. | Procedures for amending the bylaws of association; |
| 13. | Other matters necessary to implement the association's project, and to operate the association. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding paragraph (2) 9, matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall be subject to a resolution by the general meeting. |
| (4) | Adopting any resolution at a general meeting shall require the personal attendance of at least 10/100 of the association members: Provided, That the inaugural general meeting, or a general meeting adopting a resolution on any matter prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport pursuant to paragraph (3), shall require the personal attendance of at least 20/100 of the association members. <Newly Inserted on Jun. 2, 2017> |
| (5) | Notwithstanding paragraph (4), in cases of restricting or prohibiting other large gathering of people pursuant to Article 49 (1) 2 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act in a Special Self-Governing City, a Special Self-Governing Province, or a Si/Gun/Gu (a Gu refers to an autonomous Gu; hereinafter referred to as "Si/Gun/Gu") where the relevant housing construction site is located at the time of holding a general meeting, the general meeting shall be held by electronic means. In such cases, a member of the association shall exercise his or her right to make resolutions by electronic means after undergoing verification of his or her identity through an electronic signature and a certificate prescribed in subparagraphs 2 and 6 of Article 2 of the Digital Signature Act (limited to one that can identify the real name of a signer). <Newly Inserted on Feb. 19, 2021> |
| (6) | Where a housing association intends to hold a general meeting by electronic means pursuant to paragraph (5), it shall in advance notify the association members of the following matters: <Newly Inserted on Feb. 19, 2021> |
| 1. | Matters resolved by the general meeting; |
| 2. | How to cast votes electronically; |
| 3. | The period for electronic voting; |
| 4. | Other technical matters necessary for the implementation of electronic voting. |
| (7) | A housing association (excluding housing remodeling associations) shall meet all of the following requirements from the date of obtaining authorization for establishment of a housing association under Article 11 of the Act to the date of undergoing a pre-use inspection under Article 49 of the Act: <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019; Feb. 29, 2021> |
| 1. | It shall be comprised of at least 50/100 of the number of the households in the housing scheduled to be constructed (referring to the number of households in the project plan as at the time the establishment of the housing association is authorized, but excluding the number of households in the housing to be constructed and supplied as rental housing pursuant to Article 20 of the Act; hereinafter the same shall apply): Provided, That where the number of households is changed in the course of granting approval, etc. of the project plan under Article 15 of the Act, such changed number of households shall be the basis thereof; |
| 2. | The number of members of the housing association shall be at least 20. |
| (8) | Any person who acquires a building from a person who has consented to the establishment of a housing remodeling association shall be deemed to have consented to the establishment thereof. <Amended on Jun. 2, 2017; Feb. 29, 2021> |
| (9) | The head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall determine whether he or she authorizes the establishment of a housing association by comprehensively examining the following matters concerning the relevant housing construction sites. In such cases, he or she shall not authorize the establishment of the housing association if the relevant housing construction sites overlap with the housing construction sites of other already-authorized housing associations: <Amended on Jun. 2, 2017; Feb. 29, 2021> |
| 1. | Whether housing can be constructed on the relevant housing construction sites, taking into account the criteria for construction, restriction on construction, etc. under the Act or related statutes or regulations; |
| 2. | Whether the relevant housing construction project is consistent with urban or Gun plans (referring to urban or Gun plans defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of that Act) established, or scheduled to be established during the period of such project, under the National Land Planning and Utilization Act; |
| 3. | Plans for land utilization which have been already established; |
| 4. | Where the source of right to use any land in the housing construction site is not obtained, whether the location of the relevant land is likely to impede a housing construction project that has to be undertaken according to the project plan. |
| (10) | Where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu has authorized the establishment of a housing association pursuant to Article 11 (1) of the Act, he or she shall publicly announce the following matters on the website of the relevant local government. In such cases, the same shall also apply where the details of public announcement is modified in accordance with authorization for modification under Article 11 (1) of the Act: <Newly Inserted on Jul. 24, 2020; Feb. 19, 2021> |
| 1. | The title of the association and location of its office; |
| 2. | The date of granting authorization to establish the association; |
| 3. | The location of the housing construction site; |
| 4. | The number of the association members; |
| 5. | The area and ratio of land for which a right to use the land or the ownership is secured. |
| (11) | Detailed matters necessary for the establishment, modification or dissolution of a housing association shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. <Amended on Jun. 2, 2017; Jul. 24, 2020; Feb. 29, 2021> |
| Article 21 (Qualifications for Association Members) |
| (1) | Persons eligible for membership in a housing association under Article 11 of the Act shall be classified as follows: Provided, That a person who inherited the status of a member of the housing association due to his or her death may become a member of the housing association, notwithstanding the following requirements: <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| 1. | A member of a local-based housing association: A person who meets all of the following requirements: |
| (a) | He or she shall be either of the following (including where he or she is qualified as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation, based upon housing types, methods of selecting residents, etc.; hereafter in this subparagraph, the same shall apply) from the date on which an application is filed for authorization for establishment of the housing association (where the relevant housing construction site is located in a high speculation district provided for in Article 63 of the Act, the date refers to the date that falls under one year prior to the date on which the application is filed for authorization for establishment of the housing association; hereinafter the same shall apply) to the date on which he or she is able to move into the housing belonging to the relevant housing association: |
| (i) | The head of a household in which all household members including himself/herself (including the householder's spouse who has not been entered in the householder's household resident registration card, and the persons who are in a household of such spouse; hereafter in subitem (ii), the same shall apply) have not owned any house, in accordance with the criteria prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; |
| (ii) | The head of a household in which only one of the household members owns one house with an area not exceeding 85 square meters for residential use only, in accordance with the criteria prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; |
| (b) | He or she shall have been residing in the area classified in subparagraph 11 (a) of Article 2 of the Act for at least six consecutive months, as of the date of applying for authorization for establishment of the housing association; |
| (c) | A person or his or her spouse not registered in the same resident registration card for each household as the person shall not be a member of the same or another local-based housing association or a member of a workplace-based housing association; |
| 2. | A member of a workplace-based housing association: A person who satisfies all of the following requirements: |
| (a) | He or she shall be a person falling under subparagraph 1 (a): Provided, That, in cases of a workplace-based housing association to supply national housing, only the householders who fall under subparagraph 1 (a) (i) shall be qualified as a member of the workplace-based housing association; |
| (b) | He or she shall work for the same State agency, local government or corporation located within the same Special Metropolitan City, Metropolitan City, Special Self-Governing City, Special Self-Governing Province, Si or Gun (excluding any Gun located in the jurisdictional area of the Metropolitan City) as of the date of applying for authorization for establishment of the housing association; |
| (c) | A person or his or her spouse not registered in the same resident registration card for each household as the person shall not be a member of the same or another local-based housing association or a member of a workplace-based housing association; |
| 3. | A member of a housing remodeling association: Any of the following persons. In such cases, if the ownership of the relevant multi-family housing, welfare facilities, or facilities other than multi-family housing referred to in item (c) belongs to several persons, the one who represents the said several persons shall be deemed to be the association member: |
| (a) | Owners of the multi-family housing constructed according to a project plan approved pursuant to Article 15 of the Act; |
| (b) | In cases of remodeling housing concurrently with welfare facilities, the owner of the relevant welfare facilities; |
| (c) | The owner of the multi-family housing constructed for the purpose of parceling-out by obtaining a construction permit pursuant to Article 11 of the Building Act (where any facility other than multi-family housing exists in the relevant building, including the owner of the relevant facility). |
| (2) | Where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu deems that any member of a housing association has been temporarily disqualified as the head of a household due to inevitable causes, such as employments, disease treatments, studying overseas, marriage, etc., such member shall be deemed qualified as the head of the household under paragraph (1). |
| (3) | Procedures for verifying the qualifications of association members under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| Article 22 (Replacement and New Joining of Members of Local-Based or Workplace-Based Housing Association) |
| (1) | No local-based housing association and workplace-based housing association shall replace the relevant association's member with a new member, or allow a person to newly join after obtaining authorization for its establishment: Provided, That any of the following cases shall be an exception thereto: <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| 1. | Where additional recruitment has been approved by the head of a Si/Gun/Gu on condition that the number of association members do not exceed the number of household units in the housing to be constructed, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; |
| 2. | Where a new member fills a vacancy that arises for any of the following reasons: |
| (a) | Death of an association member; |
| (b) | Where the status of being selected as a resident (referring to the rights, qualification or status, etc. to be entitled to reside in the relevant housing) after a project plan is approved under Article 15 of the Act (referring to the time after the ownership (including cancellation of mortgage where the relevant housing construction site is an object of mortgage, etc.) of all of the relevant housing construction site is secured, where the local-based housing association or the workplace-based housing association has obtained approval of the project plan under Article 15 of the Act without acquiring the ownership of all of the relevant housing construction site pursuant to the proviso of Article 16 (2) 2), has been altered due to the grounds of transfer, donation or court decision, etc.: Provided, That this shall not apply where any resale is prohibited under Article 64 (1) 1 of the Act; |
| (c) | Where the number of association members falls short of 50 percent of the number of household units in the housing to be constructed, due to withdrawal, etc. of membership; |
| (d) | Where any membership in the relevant housing association is relinquished due to disqualification; |
| (e) | Where the number of association members falls short of 50 percent of the altered number of household units if the number of household units in the housing to be constructed is altered in the course of approval of a project plan under Article 15 of the Act. |
| (2) | Whether a person who has newly joined in a housing association or a person who fills the vacancy pursuant to paragraph (1) is qualified as an association member under Articl2 21 (1) 1 and 2 shall be determined based on the date of applying for authorization for establishment of the relevant housing association. |
| (3) | An application for approving the additional recruitment of association members under paragraph (1) and an application for changing authorization for the housing association following the additional recruitment of its members shall be each filed on or before the date of applying for approval of the project plan pursuant to Article 15 of the Act. |
| Article 23 (Application for Approval of Project Plans of Housing Association) |
| (1) | A housing association shall apply for approval of a project plan under Article 15 of the Act (referring to permission under Article 66 (2) of the Act in cases of a remodeling project not subject to approval of a project plan under Article 27 (1) 2) within two years from the date of obtaining authorization for its establishment. |
| (2) | No housing association shall use any public housing site owned by any registered project operator for its housing construction site: Provided, That any public housing site acquired through an auction or public sale shall be an exception thereto. |
| Article 24 (Reporting on Establishment of Workplace-Based Housing Association) |
| (1) | Any person who intends to establish a workplace-based housing association to supply national housing pursuant to Article 11 (5) of the Act shall submit to the competent head of a Si/Gun/Gu a written report thereon, along with the following documents. In such cases, the public official in charge shall verify a certified copy of the resident registration card through administrative data matching under Article 36 (1) of the Electronic Government Act, and where the reporting person fails to consent to verification, he or she shall submit it directly: |
| 1. | A roster of the association members; |
| 2. | Documents attesting that the person to be an association member works in the relevant workplace (limited to the documents confirmed by the head of the relevant workplace); |
| 3. | Documents attesting that the person to be an association member does not own any house. |
| (2) | Except as provided in paragraph (1), the procedures for submitting a report on a workplace-based housing association to supply national housing, the methods of supplying the housing, etc. shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| Article 24-2 (Requirements for Outsourcee of Housing Association) |
"Persons who has capital in an amount prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the provisions, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 11-2 (1) of the Act means any of the following persons: | 1. | In cases of a corporation: A person who has capital of at least 500 million won; |
| 2. | In cases of an individual: A person who has at least one billion won in the appraised value of assets. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 24, 2020]
| Article 24-3 (Qualification Standards for Promoters of Housing Association) |
| (1) | "Qualification standards prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 11-3 (6) of the Act means the following requirements classified as follows: |
| 1. | In cases of a promoter of a local-based housing association: The promoter shall meet all of the following requirements: |
| (a) | The promoter shall fall under Article 21 (1) 1 (a) (i) or (ii) as to whether he or she owns a house (including cases where the person is in a position prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, in consideration of the type of housing, methods of selecting residents, etc.) from the date of filing a report on recruitment of members of a housing association to the date of obtaining authorization for establishment of the relevant association; |
| (b) | The promoter shall continue to reside in an area classified under subparagraph 11 (a) of Article 2 of the Act from one year before the date of filing a report on recruitment of members of a housing association to the date of obtaining authorization for establishment of the relevant association; |
| 2. | In cases of a promoter of a workplace-based housing association: The promoter shall meet all of the following requirements: |
| (a) | The promoter shall fall under subparagraph 1 (a); |
| (b) | The promoter shall fall under Article 21 (1) 2 (b) as of the date of filing a report on recruitment of members of a housing association. |
| 1. | Matters regarding the names, addresses, contact information, and remuneration of promoters and executive officers of the housing association; |
| 2. | Matters regarding the name, address, and contact information of an outsourcee (in cases of a corporation, the name of the corporation, the name of the representative, and the address and corporate registration number of the corporation) and outsourcing fees, where the outsourcee is selected pursuant to Article 11-2 (1) of the Act; |
| 3. | Matters regarding the detailed statement of project costs and a financing plan; |
| 4. | The fact that the members may pay additional contributions where the project costs are increased; |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 24, 2020]
| Article 24-4 (Matters to Be Observed in Relation to Advertisement for Recruitment of Members of Housing Associations) |
| 1. | The title of the association and the location of its office; |
| 2. | The date on which a report on recruitment of association members is accepted. |
| (2) | "Act prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 11-5 (2) 6 of the Act means any act that causes misunderstanding that a contractor has been selected. |
| (3) | Where a recruiting entity (referring to a recruiting entity prescribed in the provisions, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 11-3 (8) of the Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) advertises for recruitment of members of a housing association, such advertisement shall include matters prescribed in the subparagraphs of Article 11-5 (1) of the Act in a size meeting all of the following requirements to ensure easy understanding by the general public: |
| 1. | The size shall be at least nine points; |
| 2. | The size of the matters shall be at least 20 percent larger than the details other than the title. |
| (4) | Where a housing association has its website, a recruiting entity shall indicate the advertising media and period within seven days from the date of commencing an advertisement for recruitment of members of the association and post the relevant advertisement on its website. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 24, 2020]
| Article 24-5 (Deposit of Membership Fees) |
| (2) | A recruiting entity shall conclude a contract with an institution falling under any of the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) on the deposit of membership fees, etc. |
| (3) | An applicant for joining a housing association who concludes a contract for joining the housing association shall submit an application for deposit of membership fees, etc. prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to the institution that has concluded a deposit contract pursuant to paragraph (2) (hereinafter referred to as "depository institution"). |
| (4) | Upon receipt of an application under paragraph (3), a depository institution shall deposit membership fees, etc. in its name and manage such deposits separately from other financial assets. |
| (5) | Where the head of a depository institution deposits membership fees, etc. pursuant to paragraph (4), he or she shall issue a certificate prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to the recruiting entity and the applicant for joining the housing association. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 24, 2020]
| Article 24-6 (Withdrawal of Subscription for Joining Housing Association) |
| (1) | Where an applicant for joining a housing association withdraws subscription for joining the housing association pursuant to Article 11-6 (2) of the Act, he or she shall submit to a recruiting entity a written request for withdrawal of subscription prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| (2) | Where a written request under paragraph (1) is submitted, the recruiting entity shall immediately receive such request and issue a receipt stating the date of receipt to the applicant for joining the relevant housing association. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 24, 2020]
| Article 24-7 (Payment and Return of Membership Fees) |
| (1) | Where a request for the return of membership fees, etc. is made pursuant to Article 11-6 (4) of the Act, a recruiting entity shall submit a written request prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to the head of a depository institution. |
| (2) | A recruiting entity may request the head of a depository institution to pay membership fees, etc., where 30 days have passed since the date the membership fees, etc. are deposited. In such cases, the recruiting entity shall submit a written request prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to the head of the depository institution. |
| (3) | Upon receipt of a written request under paragraph (2), the head of a depository institution shall pay the membership fees, etc. to a trust business entity to whom the keeping of funds under Article 11-2 (3) of the Act such as a contract deposit is outsourced, within 10 days from the date of receiving such request. |
| (4) | A trust business entity to whom the keeping of funds such as a contract deposit is outsourced pursuant to Article 11-2 (3) of the Act shall deposit the membership fees, etc. received under paragraph (3) in the name of the trust business entity, and shall manage them separately from other financial assets. |
| (5) | The head of a depository institution may perform affairs necessary for the deposit, payment, return, etc. of membership fees, etc. by using an information and communications network. In such cases, the head of the depository institution shall verify the identity of an applicant through an electronic signature and a certificate under subparagraphs 2 and 6 of Article 2 of the Digital Signature Act (referring to the one that can verify the actual name of a signer). |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 24, 2020]
| Article 25 (Disclosure of Data) |
"Documents and relevant information prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 12 (2) 10 of the Act means the following documents and data: <Amended on Jul. 24, 2020> | 1. | An annual fund management plan; |
| 2. | A statement of deposit and withdrawal of funds for each month; |
| 3. | Documents concerning the monthly construction progress; |
| 4. | Documents concerning an application for parceling-out of housing supplied pursuant to Article 54 (1) of the Act by a project entity which is a housing association, and the data related thereto; |
| 5. | Details of payment of contributions for each member of the association; |
| 6. | Details of calculation of additional contributions for each member of the association. |
| Article 25-2 (Dissolution of Housing Associations) |
| (1) | Where a housing association or a promoter of the housing association intends to determine whether to dissolve the housing association or to terminate the housing association's project pursuant to Article 14-2 (1) or (2) of the Act, he or she shall hold a general meeting within three months from the date classified as follows: |
| 1. | Where he or she fails to obtain approval of a project plan within three years from the date of obtaining authorization for the establishment of the housing association under Article 11 (1) of the Act: The date on which three years elapse from the date the relevant authorization for establishment is obtained; |
| 2. | Where he or she fails to obtain authorization for the establishment of the housing association within two years from the date a report on recruitment of members of the association under Article 11-3 (1) of the Act is accepted: The date on which two years elapse from the date a report on recruitment of members of the relevant association is accepted. |
| (2) | The determination on whether to terminate the project of a housing association at the general meeting held pursuant to Article 14-2 (2) of the Act shall include the following: |
| 1. | Matters regarding accounting reports at the time of termination of the project; |
| 2. | Matters regarding liquidation plans, such as liquidation procedures, methods of collecting and paying liquidation money, and payment procedures. |
| (3) | A general meeting to be held pursuant to Article 14-2 (2) of the Act shall meet all of the following requirements: <Amended on Feb. 19, 2021> |
| 1. | Any decision shall be made by the concurring vote of at least 2/3 of the applicants for joining a housing association; |
| 2. | At least 20/100 of the applicants for joining a housing association shall be present in person: Provided, That the same shall not apply to cases falling under the former part of Article 20 (5); |
| 3. | In cases falling under the proviso of subparagraph 2, the latter part of Article 20 (5) and Article 20 (6) shall apply. In such cases, "members of an association" shall be construed as "applicants for joining a housing association." |
| (4) | Where a resolution to dissolve a housing association or to terminate a project is adopted, an executive officer or promoter of the housing association shall be a liquidator pursuant to Article 14-2 (4) of the Act: Provided, That the bylaws of association or a resolution of a general meeting shall apply, if it otherwise prescribes. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 24, 2020]
| Article 26 (Auditing of Housing Association) |
| 1. | The date on which three months have elapsed from the date of obtaining authorization for establishment of the housing association under Article 11 of the Act; |
| 2. | The date on which three months have elapsed from the date of obtaining approval of the project plan under Article 15 of the Act (in cases of a remodeling project not subject to approval of a project plan under Article 27 (1) 2, referring to permission under Article 66 (2) of the Act); |
| 3. | The date on which an application for a pre-use inspection or for approval for temporary use has been filed under Article 49 of the Act. |
| (3) | Any person who has audited a housing association pursuant to paragraph (1) shall notify the results of such audit to the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu and the housing association, respectively within 15 days from the date of completing the audit. |
| (4) | Where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu deems that any illegal or unfair matters exist after examining the findings of auditing notified pursuant to paragraph (3), he or she shall notify the relevant housing association of such details and demand the corrections thereof. |
| Article 26-2 (Guarantee of Project Completion) |
"At least the percentage prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 14-4 (1) of the Act means at least 30 percent of the total construction costs. <Amended on Jul. 24, 2020> [This Article Newly Inserted on Jun. 2, 2017]
SECTION 3 Approval of Project Plans
| Article 27 (Approval of Project Plans) |
| (1) | "Number of housing units prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 15 (1) of the Act, means the number of housing units and the number of households classified as follows: <Amended on Feb. 9, 2018> |
| 1. | Detached housings: 30 housing units: Provided, That, for any of the following detached housing, the number of housing units shall be 50: |
| (a) | Detached housings constructed on a large parcel of land developed through a public project specified in subparagraph 24 of Article 2 of the Act, which is not divided into individual parcels; |
| 2. | Multi-family housings: 30 households (in cases of remodeling, the number of households shall be based on the number of household increase): Provided, That, where any of the following multi-family housing is constructed (excluding remodeling), the number of households shall be 50: |
| (a) | Row housings in a complex or multi-household housings in a complex, which meet all of the following requirements: |
| (i) | Area of each household for residential use only shall exceed 30 square meters; |
| (ii) | The width of the access road to the relevant housing complex shall exceed six meters: Provided, That, where at least two access roads to the relevant housing complex exist, the width of an access road may be at least four meters but less than six meters, if all of the following requirements are satisfied: |
| a. | The combined width of the two access roads shall be at least 10 meters; |
| b. | The travel distance between an access road with a width of at least four meters but less than six meters, and a road prescribed in Article 5 shall not exceed 200 meters; |
| (b) | Multi-family housings constructed to implement residential environment improvement projects defined in subparagraph 2 (1) of Article 2 of the Act on the Improvement of Urban Areas and Residential Environments (limited to projects implemented in a manner falling under Article 23 (1) 1 of that Act) in a rearrangement zone defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of that Act: Provided, That this shall not include multi-family housings constructed in such areas as designated and publicly announced by the head of a Si/Gun/Gu as areas where no infrastructure for rearrangement has been constructed as specified in a plan to construct infrastructure for rearrangement under Article 8 (3) 6 of the Enforcement Decree of that Act. |
| (2) | "Area prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 15 (1) of the Act means 10,000 square meters. |
| (3) | "Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 15 (1) of the Act means any of the following cases: <Amended on Oct. 17, 2017> |
| 1. | Where a housing construction project is implemented in an area exceeding 3.3 million square meters, designated and publicly announced by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport among areas wherein a housing site development project under the Housing Site Development Promotion Act or an urban development project under the Urban Development Act is implemented; |
| 2. | Where a housing construction project is implemented in an area designated and publicly announced by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in order to resolve the urgent housing shortages in the Seoul Metropolitan areas (referring to the Seoul Metropolitan areas defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Seoul Metropolitan Area Readjustment Planning Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) or Metropolitan City areas; to promote the regionally-balanced development; or to make an adjustment in a wide area; |
| 3. | Where a project for constructing public housing defined in subparagraph 3 (b) of Article 2 of the Special Act on Public Housing (hereinafter referred to as "public housing construction project") is implemented by an entrusted management real estate investment trust in which any of the following persons, solely or jointly, invests in excess of 50 percent of the total shares (applicable only where the asset management company of the relevant real estate investment trust is the Korea Land and Housing Corporation): |
| (c) | The Korea Land and Housing Corporation; |
| (d) | A local government-invested public corporation. |
| (4) | “Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as where the person constructs housing and non-housing facilities in the shape of the same building” in the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 15 (1) of the Act means any of the following cases: |
| 1. | In cases of a project that satisfies all of the following requirements: |
| (b) | The ratio of the total floor area of the housing to the total floor area of the relevant building shall be less than 90 percent; |
| (5) | Where the same project entity (including a project owner under Article 2 (1) 12 of the Building Act) classified as follows intends to construct housing by dividing a large parcel of housing complex into several construction sections, the scale of housing construction referred to in paragraphs (1) and (4) shall be computed based on the number of housing units or households of all of the construction sections. In such cases, in applying the criteria for constructing housing, criteria for installing appurtenant facilities and welfare facilities and criteria for preparing housing sites, all of the construction sections shall be deemed to be a single housing site: |
| 1. | Where the project entity is an individual: An individual project entity, and his or her spouse or lineal ascendant or descendant; |
| 2. | Where the project entity is a corporation: A corporate project entity and its executive officers. |
| (6) | "Documents prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as a plot plan of housing, appurtenant facilities and welfare facilities, and design documents for site preparation works" in Article 15 (2) of the Act means the documents classified as follows: |
| 1. | In cases of an application for approval of a housing construction project plan: The following documents: Provided, That, where a sample design document referred to in Article 29 is submitted for approval of a project plan, the documents falling under item (d) shall be excluded: |
| (a) | A written application; |
| (b) | A written project plan; |
| (c) | A plot plan for housing, appurtenant facilities and welfare facilities; |
| (d) | A design document of construction works: Provided, That it shall be submitted only where site preparation works are executed before housing construction works; and it shall refer to a document prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport if a project entity is the State, a local government, the Korea Land and Housing Corporation, or a local government-invested public corporation; |
| (f) | Documents attesting to the fact under Article 16 (applicable only if a joint project is executed; and it shall refer to documents attesting to the facts under Article 16 (1) 2 and 3 if a housing association under Article 11 (1) of the Act solely executes a project); |
| (i) | A written authorization for the establishment of a housing association (applicable only to a housing association); |
| (k) | Other documents prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; |
| 2. | In cases of an application for approval of a housing site preparation project plan: The following documents: |
| (a) | A written application; |
| (b) | A written project plan; |
| (c) | A design document of construction works: Provided, That it shall refer to a document prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport if a project entity is the State, a local government, the Korea Land and Housing Corporation, or a local government-invested public corporation; |
| (d) | Documents referred to in subparagraph 1 (e), (g) and (h); |
| (e) | A plan for supplying prepared housing sites; |
| (f) | Other documents prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| Article 28 (Construction and Supply of Housing after Dividing Housing Complex) |
| (1) | "Housing complex with at least the number of housing units prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 15 (3) of the Act means a housing complex whose total number of household units is at least 600. |
| (2) | Detailed standards concerning procedures and methods for construction and supply of housing after dividing a housing complex into construction sections under Article 15 (3) of the Act shall be prescribed and publicly announced by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| Article 29 (Approval of Sample Design Documents) |
| (1) | When intending to construct the same-scale housing in large quantities, the Korea Land and Housing Corporation, a local government-invested public corporation, or a registered project operator may draw up the sample design documents by type of housing and submit them to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for the approval therefor, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| (2) | When intending to grant approval under paragraph (1), the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall consult with the heads of related administrative agencies, and the agencies in receipt a request for consultation shall notify the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of their opinions within 15 days from the date on which they receive such request, except in exceptional circumstances. |
| (3) | Upon granting approval of the sample design documents under paragraph (1), the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall notify a Special Metropolitan City Mayor, Metropolitan City Mayor, Special Self-Governing City Mayor, Do Governor or Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as a "Mayor/Do Governor") of the details thereof. |
| Article 30 (Procedures for Granting Approval of Project Plans) |
| (1) | Upon receipt of an application for approval of a project plan under Article 15 of the Act, a person authorized to approve project plans shall notify the project entity of whether he or she grants such approval within 60 days from the receipt of said application unless he or she has a compelling reason not to do so. |
| (2) | Upon granting approval of a housing construction project pursuant to Article 27 (3), the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall notify the competent Mayor/Do Governor of the details thereof without delay. |
| (3) | Upon granting approval for an alteration of a project plan under the main clause of Article 15 (4) of the Act to the project entity who has received a loan from the Housing and Urban Fund established under the Housing and Urban Fund Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Housing and Urban Fund"), the person authorized to approve project plans shall notify the trustee of the Fund, who has dealt with a loan for the relevant project, of the details thereof. |
| (4) | Where a project entity who has received a loan from the Housing and Urban Fund applies for approval for an alteration of a project plan under the main clause of Article 15 (4) of the Act to change the project entity, he or she shall submit a written consent to the change of the project operation by the trustee of the Fund. |
| (5) | When publicly notifying the granting of approval of a project plan pursuant to the former part of Article 15 (6) of the Act, the person authorized to approve project plans shall include the following matters therein: |
| 1. | The title of a project; |
| 2. | The name and address of a project entity (in cases of a corporation, referring to its title, location, and the name and address of its representative); |
| 3. | The location and size of the place where housing is constructed and the scale of constructed housing; |
| 4. | The period for implementing a project; |
| Article 31 (Extension of Work Commencement Period) |
"Justifiable grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 16 (1) of the Act means any of the following cases: | 2. | Where the commencement of construction works is delayed due to a dispute on ownership against the relevant place of project execution (applicable only where the litigation procedure is in progress); |
| 3. | Where the commencement of construction works is delayed because the conditions imposed when granting approval of a project plan under Article 15 of the Act are implemented; |
| 4. | Where the commencement of construction works is delayed due to a natural disaster or uncontrollable causes which are not attributable to the project entity; |
| 5. | Where the commencement of construction works is delayed due to the delay in the construction of infrastructure included in a public housing site development and preparation plan; |
| 6. | Where a person authorized to grant approval for project plans deems that construction works cannot commence in any extenuating circumstance, such as concern about worsening business feasibility due to an increase, etc. in unsold houses in the relevant area or the housing construction industry that remains stagnant. |
| Article 32 (Revocation of Approval of Project Plan) |
"Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree submitted by a project operator, such as a plan to implement the project plan and a financing plan" in Article 16 (5) of the Act means: <Amended on Jul. 6, 2021> | 1. | A plan to implement a project plan which includes the construction schedule and the estimated completion date; |
| 2. | A financing plan for project costs which includes the status of funds raised for project costs and the methods of financing; |
| 3. | A plan to deal with lawsuits related to the relevant project and other matters of dispute. |
| Article 33 (Organization of Joint Committee) |
| (1) | A joint committee referred to in Article 18 (3) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "joint committee") shall consist of between 25 and 30 members, including one chairperson and one vice chairperson. |
| (2) | The chairperson of a joint committee shall be elected by and from among the members who are recommended by the chairpersons of committees set forth in Article 18 (3) of the Act. |
| (3) | The vice chairperson of a joint committee shall be appointed by the chairperson from among public officials of the local government to which a person authorized to grant approval for project plans belongs. |
| (4) | Members of a joint committee shall consist of at least five members of each committee set forth in Article 18 (3) of the Act. |
| Article 34 (Exclusion, Challenge and Abstention of Members) |
| (1) | If a member of a joint committee (hereafter referred to as "member" in this Article and Article 35) falls under any of the following cases, he or she shall be excluded from the deliberation and resolution process in the joint committee: |
| 1. | Where he or she, or a person who is or was his or her spouse, becomes a party to the relevant agenda (where the party is a corporation, organization, etc., including the executive officers thereof; hereafter the same shall apply in this subparagraph and subparagraph 2) or is holding any right or duty jointly with the party to such agenda; |
| 2. | Where he or she is or was a relative of a party to the relevant agenda; |
| 3. | Where he or she has given any advice, or conducted any research, service (including any subcontract) or appraisal or examination with respect to the relevant agenda; |
| 4. | Where he or she or any corporation or organization to which he or she belongs is or was an agent of a party to the relevant agenda; |
| 5. | Where any corporation, etc. in which he or she serves as an executive officer or employee or has served as an executive officer or employee within the past three years, has given any advice, or conducted any research, service (including any subcontract) or appraisal or examination with respect to the relevant agenda. |
| (2) | If a party to the relevant agenda has any grounds to believe that impartial deliberation and resolution of any member will be difficult to be expected, the party may file a request for the challenge to him or her with the joint committee, and the decision on the challenge shall be made by a resolution of the joint committee. In such cases, the member subject to such request for challenge shall not participate in the relevant resolution. |
| (3) | A member shall, if falling under any subparagraph of paragraph (1), voluntarily abstain from the deliberation and resolution on the relevant agenda. |
| Article 35 (Methods of and Procedures for Consolidated Review) |
| (1) | To conduct consolidated review on a project plan under Article 18 (3) of the Act, a person authorized to grant approval of the project plan shall notify the members of the date and time, location and agenda of the meeting by no later than seven days before the meeting of the joint committee. |
| (2) | A meeting of the joint committee shall be opened with the attendance of a majority of all incumbent members, and the resolutions thereof shall require the consent of a majority of those present. |
| (3) | If deemed necessary with respect to consolidated review, or if requested by a person authorized to grant approval of project plans, the chairperson of the joint committee may have any party or person involved appear and state his or her opinion or give an explanation. |
| (4) | The joint committee shall conduct reviews by examining matters related to approval of a project plan, opinions and explanations of the parties, persons involved, etc., and the opinions, etc. of the related agencies in a comprehensive manner. |
| (5) | The joint committee shall record the details of its meeting when it holds a meeting; enter the following matters in the minutes; and preserve them in accordance with the Public Records Management Act: |
| 1. | The date and time, and place of the meeting, and whether to disclose the meeting; |
| 2. | The signature book of members who attend the meeting; |
| 3. | Items on the agenda and the result of review; |
| 4. | Other important matters discussed, etc. |
| (6) | Allowances and travel expenses may be paid to members who attend a meeting of the joint committee: Provided, That this shall not apply where a public official member attends a meeting directly related to the affairs for which he or she is responsible. |
| (7) | Except as provided in this Decree, matters necessary for the operation of the joint committee shall be determined by the chairperson following resolutions by the committee. |
| Article 36 (Criteria for Exemption from Fees) |
| Article 37 (Ratio of Rental Housing under Housing Construction Projects) |
| (1) | "Ratio prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the provision, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 20 (2) of the Act means the ratio prescribed by Ordinance of the Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, Special Self-Governing City, Do, or Special Self-Governing Province (hereinafter referred to as "City/Do") within the range between 30 percent and 60 percent. |
| (2) | Upon receipt of a request for designation of an acquirer from the head of a Si/Gun/Gu pursuant to Article 20 (2) of the Act, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall designate an acquirer and notify the Mayor/Do Governor thereof within 30 days. |
| (3) | A Mayor/Do Governor in receipt of the notification under paragraph (2) shall, without delay, consult about the acquisition of rental housing with an acquirer designated by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| Article 38 (Entrustment of Land Purchase Affairs) |
| (1) | Where a project entity (limited to the State or the Korea Land and Housing Corporation) entrusts the affairs concerning land purchase or compensation for loss to the head of a local government under Article 26 (1) of the Act, he or she shall specify the land to be purchased and the conditions of entrustment. |
| (2) | "Entrustment fee at a rate prescribed by the Presidential Decree" in Article 26 (2) of the Act means the entrustment fee specified in the attached Table 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects. |
| Article 39 (Installation of Arterial Facilities) |
| (1) | "Number of housing units prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 28 (1) of the Act means the number of housing units or household units classified as follows: |
| 1. | In cases of detached housing: 100 housing units; |
| 2. | In cases of multi-family housing: 100 household units (in cases of remodeling, the number of household units shall be based on the number of increased household units). |
| (2) | "Area prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 28 (1) of the Act means 16,500 square meters. |
| (3) | Upon approving a project plan for construction or site preparation of housing larger than the scale referred to in paragraph (1) or (2), a person authorized to approve the project plan shall notify the persons responsible to install arterial facilities pursuant to Article 28 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "persons responsible to install arterial facilities") of such approval, without delay. |
| (4) | Where a person responsible to install arterial facilities fails to install such arterial facilities by the scheduled date of a pre-use inspection provided for in the project plan due to any extenuating circumstance, he or she shall notify the relevant project entity of such circumstance and the period during which he or she can install arterial facilities, within one month after receipt of the notice under paragraph (3). |
| (5) | The scope of installation of arterial facilities for each type under Article 28 (6) of the Act shall be as specified in attached Table 2. |
| Article 40 (Reimbursement for Arterial Facility Installation Costs) |
| (1) | Where a project entity intends to install the arterial facilities at his or her own expenses pursuant to Article 28 (7) of the Act, the person responsible to install arterial facilities shall conclude with the project entity a contract for reimbursing the costs incurred in installing such arterial facilities. |
| (2) | The deadline for reimbursement of installation costs set forth in a contract for reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be within three years from the date of a pre-use inspection of the relevant works. |
| (3) | The amount to be reimbursed by a person responsible to install arterial facilities under the contract for reimbursement pursuant to paragraph (1), shall be the aggregate of the following amounts: |
| 2. | Interests on the installation costs until the completion of reimbursements. In such cases, the relevant interest rate shall be the interests on fixed deposits at the time of the date of concluding the contract for reimbursing the installation costs (referring to the numerical mean of the interests on one year-term deposits in six commercial banks occupying the upper nationwide rankings on the basis of deposit amounts, from among the banks established under the Banking Act), but if otherwise stipulated by the contract for reimbursing the installation costs, it shall govern. |
| Article 41 (Preferential Sale of State-Owned and Public Land) |
| Article 42 (Preferential Sale of Land Secured for Recompense of Development Outlay) |
When the implementer of an urban development project (referring to the implementer of an urban development project who executes the project by the replotting method under the Urban Development Act) sells any land alloted in recompense for development outlay to the project entity as the sites for national housing under Article 31 of the Act, it shall be sold by means of competitive bids: Provided, That, when only one project entity requests the sale, it may be done by means of a negotiated contract.
SECTION 4 Construction of Housing
| Article 43 (Design and Construction of Housing) |
| (1) | "Standards for preparation of design documents prescribed by the Presidential Decree" in Article 33 (1) of the Act means the following requirements: |
| 1. | Design documents shall be prepared by classifying into design plans, specifications, structural estimates, statement of calculated volume and plans for quality control, etc.; |
| 2. | Design plans and specifications shall state the building scale, equipment, materials, and method of construction, etc.; |
| 3. | Design plans, specifications and structural estimates shall be prepared in such a way as to be able to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship; |
| 4. | Plans for quality control shall determine the matters necessary for ensuring qualities based upon the design plans and specifications. |
| (2) | The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may determine and publicly notify detailed criteria relating to the requirements referred to in paragraph (1). |
| Article 44 (Restrictions on Execution of Housing Construction Works) |
| 1. | Waterproof facility works: Plastering, waterproof and masonry work business; |
| 2. | Sanitary facility works: Mechanical facility work business; |
| 3. | Cooling and heating facility works: Mechanical facility work business or heating facility work business (referring to heating installation works (class I, II, or III) from among heating facility work business and limited to heating facility works). |
| (3) | "Large-scale housing construction works prescribed by the Presidential Decree" in the proviso of Article 34 (2) of the Act means the works whose gross work costs excluding the costs for the purchase of sites exceed 50 billion won. |
| Article 45 (Regulations on Standards for Housing Construction Standards) |
The following matters shall be prescribed by the Regulations on Standards for Housing Construction:
| 1. | Housing construction standards for the layout of housing and facilities, residential complex buildings, etc. under Article 35 (1) 1 of the Act; |
| 7. | Standards for the construction of energy-saving, eco-friendly housing, etc. under Article 37 of the Act; |
| 8. | Standards for the construction of long-lasting housing and the certification system under Article 38 of the Act; |
| 12. | Level of outdoor noise and standards for measuring the level of outdoor noise necessary to establish noise prevention measures, and matters necessary for measuring the level of outdoor noise, such as the requirements for designation of institutions measuring the level of outdoor noise and fees incurred in measuring the level of outdoor noise, under Article 42 of the Act. |
| Article 46 (Ratio of Construction of Housing by Size) |
| (1) | Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport deems it necessary for the appropriate demand for and supply of housing, he or she may allow construction of national standard housing at a specified ratio or higher within 75 percent of the houses (100 percent in cases of houses to be built by a housing association or employer under Article 5 (2) or (3) of the Act) to be built by a project entity under Article 35 (1) 6 of the Act. |
| (2) | Construction ratio of national standard housing under paragraph (1) shall apply to the project plan for each housing complex. |
SECTION 5 Consulting Engineering Services for Construction of Housing and Pre-Use Inspection
| Article 47 (Designation of Consulting Engineers, Assignment of Supervisors) |
| (1) | Any person authorized to approve a project plan shall designate a person classified as following to supervise housing construction works pursuant to the main clause of Article 43 (1) of the Act. In such cases, the consulting engineers may be designated in common for at least two adjacent housing complexes: <Amended on Jan. 7, 2020; Sep. 14, 2021> |
| 1. | Housing construction works of less than 300 household units: Any of the following persons (excluding any affiliate company (referring to an affiliate company defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act) of a person who executes the relevant housing construction works; hereafter in subparagraph 2, the same shall apply): |
| (2) | The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may prescribe and announce detailed criteria concerning the following matters necessary for designation under paragraph (1): |
| 1. | Documents required to be submitted along with an application for designation; |
| 2. | Procedures for disclosing documents submitted by other applicants and filing an objection to the validity of the details of such documents; |
| 3. | Other matters necessary for designation. |
| (3) | Where necessary to verify the details of documents submitted under paragraph (2) 1, a person authorized to approve a project plan may make inquiry to the head of a relevant agency about the fact. |
| (4) | Consulting engineers designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall provide supervision services by assigning supervisors according to the following standards: <Amended on Oct. 17, 2017> |
| 1. | The consulting engineers shall provide supervision services by having a qualified supervisor prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stay at all times at the construction site; |
| 2. | The consulting engineers shall assign one general supervisor who exercises overall control of supervision services of construction work and supervisors in each field of construction work, respectively, as determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; |
| 3. | The consulting engineers shall assign one general supervisor throughout the period of housing construction works, and assign supervisors in each field of construction work for the period of the relevant construction works; |
| 4. | The consulting engineers shall not assign any supervisor to a construction project other than the relevant housing construction project at the same time. |
| (5) | Where the commencement of construction works is reported pursuant to Article 16 (2) of the Act, or supervision services, such as various tests and material checkups, are provided, the consulting engineers shall affix their signature or seal. |
| (7) | "Person prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the proviso of Article 43 (1) of the Act means a real estate investment company meeting all of the following requirements: <Amended on Oct. 17, 2017> |
| 1. | It shall be a real estate investment company in which any of the following persons, solely or jointly, invests in excess of 50 percent of the total shares: |
| (c) | The Korea Land and Housing Corporation; |
| (d) | A local government-invested public corporation; |
| 2. | The Korea Land and Housing Corporation shall be an asset management company of the relevant real estate investment company; |
| 3. | The housing construction project subject to approval of a project plan shall be a public housing construction project. |
| (8) | The Korea Land and Housing Corporation which is an asset management company under paragraph (7) 2 shall provide supervision services in accordance with Article 44 (1) of the Act and paragraph (4) of this Article. |
| Article 48 (Replacement of Consulting Engineers) |
| (1) | "Where consulting engineers provide reasons prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as ... where they have overlooked any violation they have discovered in the course of performing their duties" in Article 43 (2) of the Act means any of the following cases: |
| 1. | Where a tacit consent has been given to any violations discovered in the course of performing the supervisory duties; |
| 2. | Where the corrective notice under Article 44 (3) of the Act has been found to be wrong on at least three occasions, in the course of raising objections under the latter part of paragraph (4) of that Article; |
| 3. | Where the consulting engineers fail to have supervisors stay at all times at the construction site for at least one month. In such cases, the period shall be the total period during which each supervisor has not stayed at all times for the period during which each supervisor should be stayed at all times pursuant to Article 47 (4); |
| 4. | Where the consulting engineers have prepared and submitted documents concerning the designation of the consulting engineers by fraud or improper means; |
| 5. | Where the consulting engineers voluntarily express their intention to give up the provision of supervision services. |
| (2) | Where the person authorized to approve a project plan intends to replace the consulting engineers pursuant to Article 43 (2) of the Act, he or she shall hear the opinions of the relevant consulting engineers, the contractor and the project entity. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1) 5, where the consulting engineers give up the provision of supervision services due to any of the following causes, the person authorized to approve a project plan shall not restrict such consulting engineers from being designated for supervision pursuant to Article 43 (2) of the Act: |
| 1. | Suspension of construction work due to insolvency, bankruptcy, etc. of a project entity; |
| 2. | Delay in the commencement of construction works for at least one year; |
| 3. | Other unavoidable reasons, such as a natural disaster. |
| Article 49 (Duties of Consulting Engineers) |
| 1. | Verification as to whether a design document is compatible with the relevant land configuration, etc.; |
| 2. | Verification of the propriety of design changes; |
| 3. | Scrutiny and verification of a work execution plan, expected progress schedule, and work execution blueprints, etc.; |
| 4. | Verification as to whether the major processes prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport are completed according to the expected progress schedule; |
| 5. | Examination of measures and verification as to whether the measures have been implemented, where the construction works have been delayed later than the expected progress schedule; |
| 6. | Scrutiny and verification of the matters determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for the purpose of securing the propriety of waterproof, soundproof and adiabatic works, prevention of accidents, safety control of works, and other qualitative improvements of construction works. |
| (2) | The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may determine and publicly notify detailed criteria for the provision of supervision services over housing construction works. |
| Article 50 (Handling of Formal Objections) |
Where a person authorized to approve project plans receives any objection under the latter part of Article 44 (4) of the Act, he or she shall make a reply containing the result of the handling thereof within 10 days from the date he or she receives such objection. In such cases, he or she shall also notify the consulting engineers of the result thereof.
| Article 51 (Consulting Engineer's Submission of Data under Other Statutes) |
"Data prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as a plan for consulting engineering services for each progress of work" in Article 45 (2) of the Act means: | 1. | Written plans for supervision by work progress; |
| 2. | Written report on work progress; |
| 3. | Detailed work execution drawing on the portion required by work field. |
| Article 52 (Cooperation with Professional Architectural Structural Engineers) |
| (1) | "Where they are unable to obtain cooperation on the grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the death of a professional architectural structural engineer in charge of structural design" in the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 46 (1) of the Act means any of the following cases: |
| 1. | Where a consulting engineer cannot obtain cooperation due to the death or missing of a professional architectural structural engineer in charge of structural design (referring to a professional architectural structural engineer under the National Technical Qualifications Act who has been responsible for the remodeling of the relevant building; hereinafter the same shall apply); |
| 2. | Where a consulting engineer cannot immediately obtain cooperation due to overseas staying, long-term hospitalization, etc. of a professional architectural structural engineer in charge of structural design; |
| 3. | Where a consulting engineer cannot obtain cooperation due to the revocation or suspension of national technical qualification of a professional architectural structural engineer in charge of structural design pursuant to the National Technical Qualifications Act. |
| (2) | "Professional architectural structural engineer prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 46 (1) of the Act means a professional architectural structural engineer recommended by a person who implemented the relevant remodeling project, such as a housing remodeling association (hereafter in this Article, referred to as "housing remodeling association, etc."). |
| (3) | Where a professional architectural structural engineer in charge of structural design falls under paragraph (1), a consulting engineer who provides supervision services for remodeling projects to increase the number of stories (including remodeling without increasing the number of household units) shall, without delay, request the housing remodeling association, etc. to recommend a professional architectural structural engineer. In such cases, the housing remodeling association, etc. in receipt of such request for recommendation shall recommend a professional architectural structural engineer without delay. |
| Article 52-2 (Notification by Consulting Engineers to Project Operators) |
| (1) | A consulting engineer may, if necessary for performing supervisory duties, request a contractor (including subcontractors; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply) of a housing construction work to provide the following data: |
| 1. | Data on the contractor's qualifications for performing construction works; |
| 2. | Data on the contractor’s placement of construction engineers. |
| (2) | Where a consulting engineer confirms any of the following facts in the course of performing supervisory duties, he or she may notify a project entity or a person authorized to approve project plans of such fact: |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jan. 4, 2022]
| Article 53 (Items of Inspection of Actual Condition of Consulting Engineers) |
"Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the performance of their duties concerning various tests and material checkups" in Article 48 (1) of the Act means: | 1. | Matters concerning the composition and management of supervisors, such as whether supervisors are adequately qualified and stay at any times; |
| 2. | Matters concerning construction management, such as the confirmation of the conditions of construction; |
| 3. | Matters concerning the quality control, such as the confirmation of various tests and the quality of materials; |
| 4. | Matters concerning the management of the construction site, such as safety management; |
| 5. | Other matters the person authorized to approve a project plan deems necessary to inspect the actual conditions thereof. |
| Article 53-2 (Measures in Response to Results of Prior Visits) |
| (2) | A project entity upon receipt of a request for taking measures for defects under Article 48-2 (2) of the Act shall formulate a plan to complete measures such as repair work (hereinafter referred to as "measures plan"), as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and shall complete measures such as repair work according to the relevant plan within the deadlines classified as follows, pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article: |
| 1. | In cases of serious defects falling under paragraph (4): Before undergoing a pre-use inspection: Provided, That, where there exists any ground prescribed in paragraph (5), it shall be the date determined through consultation with eligible residents (in cases of section for common use, consent of at least 2/3 of eligible residents shall be obtained); |
| 2. | In cases of other defects: The deadline classified as follows: Provided, That it shall be the date determined through consultation with eligible residents, where there exists any ground prescribed in paragraph (5) or the consultation has been made with eligible residents (in cases of section for common use, consent of at least 2/3 of eligible residents shall be obtained): |
| (a) | Section for exclusive use: Before transferring to the eligible residents; |
| (b) | Section for common use: Before undergoing a pre-use inspection. |
| (3) | A project entity who has formulated a measures plan shall submit the relevant measures plan to a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections (referring to a person who conducts a pre-use inspection pursuant to Article 49 (1) of the Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) within seven days from the end date of the period of prior visit under Article 48-2 of the Act. |
| (4) | "Serious defects prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the latter part of Article 48-2 (3) of the Act means any of the following defects that are deemed serious defects by a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections: |
| 1. | Defects in the load-bearing structures: Any of the following defects which cause or are likely to cause serious danger to the structural safety of multi-family housing: |
| (a) | Cracks in reinforced concrete; |
| 2. | Defects in the construction of each facility: Any of the following defects which cause or are likely to cause serious safety or functional harm to eligible residents living in their multi-family housing: |
| (a) | Cracks in civil engineering structures, etc.; |
| (b) | Subsidence of retaining walls, roadway, sidewalk, etc.; |
| (c) | Water leakage, electric leakage, and gas leakage; |
| (d) | Corrosion of gas pipelines, etc., and freezing and bursting of pipes; |
| (e) | Malfunction, operation troubles, or destruction of any of the following machines and equipment: |
| (i) | Equipment for water supply, hot-water supply, drainage, sanitation, firefighting, heating, and gas, and electricity and lighting equipment; |
| (ii) | Safe parapets of balconies, etc. and elevators. |
| (5) | "Compelling reason not to do so as prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the latter part of Article 48-2 (3) of the Act means any of the following reasons that a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections deems it difficult to complete measures for serious defects, such as repair work, before undergoing a pre-use inspection: |
| 1. | Where the supply and demand of materials, equipment, human resources, etc. is difficult due to the conditions of the construction works; |
| 2. | Where it is difficult to perform repair work, etc. until a pre-use inspection is conducted due to the characteristics of the process or construction works; |
| 3. | Where there exists an act of God or any other unavoidable reason. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 22, 2020]
| Article 53-3 (Verification of Defects as Result of Prior Visits) |
| (1) | Where a project entity intends to request the verification of whether any defect exists pursuant to the former part of Article 48-2 (4) of the Act, he or she shall submit a measures plan to a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections pursuant to Article 53-2 (3), along with the following data: |
| 1. | Details of a request made by the eligible residents for taking measures, such as repair work; |
| 2. | Design drawings and site photographs of the matters for which a request for taking measures, such as repair work, is made by the eligible residents; |
| 3. | The reasons for determining that the matters are not defects; |
| 4. | Opinions of a consulting engineer; |
| 5. | Other data proving that the matters are not defects. |
| (2) | Upon receipt of a request under paragraph (1), a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections shall determine whether any defect exists in accordance with the standards for determination prescribed in Article 53-2 (1); and if necessary to determine whether any defect exists, he or she may seek advice from a multi-family housing quality inspection team under Article 48-3 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "quality inspection team"). |
| (3) | A person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections shall verify whether any defect exists and notify the relevant project entity of the results thereof within seven days from the date of receipt of a request for verification under paragraph (1). |
| 1. | Matters for which the measures are completed; |
| 2. | Reasons for failing to complete measures and a measures plan; |
| 3. | Matters verified as not defective by a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections after making a request for verification pursuant to paragraph (1). |
| (5) | Upon completing all measures in accordance with the measures plan, a project entity shall submit the results thereof to the person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections pursuant to Article 48-2 (5) of the Act. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 22, 2020]
| Article 53-4 (Organization and Operation of Quality Inspection Team) |
| (1) | The Mayor/Do Governor (including a mayor of a large city delegated with authority under the latter part of Article 48-3 (1) of the Act; hereafter in this Article and Article 53-5 the same shall apply) shall appoint or commission a member of a quality inspection team (hereafter in this Article referred to as "member"), from among any of the following persons: |
| 5. | An assistant professor or higher or a person who works or has worked in a position equivalent thereto in the housing-related field in schools or research institutes prescribed in Article 2 of the Higher Education Act; |
| 6. | A person who obtains a doctoral degree in a field related to the design and construction of buildings or facilities; |
| 7. | A person who has worked in a field related to the design and construction of buildings or facilities for at least five years after obtaining a master's degree in the relevant field; |
| 8. | A public official who has engaged in guidance, supervision, authorization, and permission related to multi-family housing for at least five years; |
| 9. | An executive officer or employee of any of the following institutions who has engaged in the affairs related to the design, construction, and defect repair of buildings and facilities for at least five years: |
| (2) | A member who is not a public official shall hold office for a term of two years and may be appointed consecutively for only two terms. |
| (3) | Where a member falls under any of the following, he or she shall be excluded from quality inspection of the relevant multi-family housing: |
| 1. | Where the member or his or her current or former spouse is a project entity, constructor, or consulting engineer of the relevant housing construction project (hereinafter referred to as "project entity, etc.", and including an executive officer or employee of a corporation, organization, etc. in this subparagraph and subparagraph 2, where a project entity, etc. is the corporation, organization, etc.) or has been the project entity, etc. for the last three years; |
| 2. | Where the member is or was a relative of a project entity, etc. of the relevant housing construction project; |
| 3. | Where the member renders an advice on, conducts research on, provides service (including subcontract), or conducts appraisal of or investigation on the relevant housing construction project; |
| 5. | Where a corporation, organization, etc. for which the member works or has worked for the last three years as an executive officer or employee renders an advice on, conducts research on, provides service (including subcontract), or conducts appraisal of or investigation on the relevant housing construction project; |
| 5. | Where the member or a corporation, organization, etc. to which the member belongs is or was an agent of the project entity, etc. of the relevant housing construction project; |
| 6. | Where the member or his or her relative is an eligible resident of the relevant housing. |
| (4) | Where a member falls under any reason for disqualification referred to in the subparagraphs of paragraph (3), he or she shall voluntarily refrain from quality inspections of the relevant multi-family housing. |
| (5) | The Mayor/Do Governor may pay allowances, travel expenses, and other necessary expenses to members, within the budget: Provided, That this shall not apply where a member who is a public official participates in quality inspections in direct connection with his or her duties. |
| (6) | Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (5), detailed matters necessary for the organization, operation, etc. of a quality inspection team shall be prescribed by municipal ordinance, in consideration of the number of housing complexes to be constructed in the relevant administrative district, the number of households, etc. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 22, 2020]
| Article 53-5 (Subject Matters and Inspection Methods of Quality Inspection Teams) |
| (1) | "Multi-family housing prescribed by Presidential Decree in terms of size, scope, etc." in Article 48-3 (2) of the Act means multi-family housing with at least 300 households constructed by a project entity falling under subparagraph 10 (c) or (d) of Article 2 of the Act: Provided, That where the Mayor/Do Governor deems it necessary, it may be determined as multi-family housing with less than 300 households, as prescribed by municipal ordinances. |
| (2) | A quality inspection team shall inspect the following matters based on the relevant data, such as statutes or regulations related to multi-family housing, a public announcement of resident recruitment, design drawings, and a list of finishes, pursuant to Article 48-3 (2) of the Act: |
| 1. | The section for common use of multi-family housing; |
| 2. | The section for exclusive use by some households of multi-family housing; |
| 3. | Matters requiring a field investigation, among matters for which a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections seeks advice from a quality inspection team in order to determine whether there exists any defect pursuant to Article 53-3 (2). |
| (3) | Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), matters necessary for the procedures, etc. for conducting inspections by a quality inspection team shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 22, 2020]
| Article 53-6 (Measures in Response to Inspection Results of Quality Inspection Teams) |
| (1) | Upon receipt of the inspection results from a quality inspection team, a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections shall immediately notify the project entity of the details thereof to hear his or her opinion pursuant to the former part of Article 48-3 (6) of the Act. |
| (2) | Where a project entity has any different opinion on the inspection results notified under paragraph (1), he or she may present his or her opinion thereon to a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections, along with the relevant data, within five days from the date of receiving such notice. |
| (3) | Where a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections determines that there exists any defect based on the inspection results by a quality inspection team and the opinion submitted under paragraph (2), he or she shall issue an order for repair, reinforcement, etc. within five days from the date of submission of opinions under paragraph (2), pursuant to Article 48-3 (6) of the Act. |
| (6) | Pursuant to the main clause of Article 48-3 (7) of the Act, a project entity shall complete the measures in compliance with orders issued by a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections under paragraph (3) by the deadline classified in the subparagraphs of Article 53-2 (2). |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 22, 2020]
| Article 53-7 (Filing of Objection against Orders to Take Measures) |
| (1) | Where a project entity intends to file an objection to an order to take measures under Article 53-6 (3) pursuant to the proviso of Article 48-3 (7) of the Act, he or she shall submit the following data to a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections, within five days from the date of receiving such order: |
| 1. | The details of and reasons for filing an objection to the order to take measures issued by the person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections; |
| 2. | Design drawings and site photographs related to the details of filing an objection; |
| 3. | Opinions of a consulting engineer; |
| 4. | Other data proving the details of filing an objection. |
| (2) | Upon receipt of the objection filed under paragraph (1), a person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections shall notify the project entity of the results of examination within five days after the date of receiving such objection. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 22, 2020]
| Article 54 (Pre-Use Inspections) |
| (2) | "Any exceptional circumstance prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as a failure to meet the conditions of approval of the project plan" in the proviso of Article 49 (1) of the Act means any of the following cases: |
| 1. | Failure to perform the matters imposed as conditions for approval of a project plan under Article 15 of the Act; |
| 2. | Where residency is necessary before the completion of a pre-use inspection of the whole housing complex because of the split recruitment of residents of one housing complex; |
| 3. | Other cases where a person authorized to grant approval for project plans deems it necessary to undergo a pre-use inspection for each building. |
| (3) | A person authorized to conduct pre-use inspections shall verify the following matters when conducting a pre-use inspection: <Amended on Dec. 22, 2022> |
| 1. | Whether the houses or housing sites subject to the pre-use inspection are compatible with the details of a project plan; |
| 2. | Whether the person has completed measures for defects, for which the measures shall be taken before undergoing a pre-use inspection pursuant to Article 48-2 (3) and the latter part of Article 48-3 (6) of the Act, and Articles 53-2 (2) and 53-6 (6) of this Decree. |
| (4) | A pre-use inspection referred to in paragraph (3) shall be conducted within 15 days from the date of relevant application. |
| (5) | The heads of related administrative agencies in receipt of a request for consultation under the latter part of Article 49 (2) of the Act shall present their opinions within 10 days after receipt of the said request, except in extenuating circumstances. |
| Article 55 (Pre-Use Inspection for Project Guarantor) |
| (1) | If a project entity is unable to continue a housing construction project due to bankruptcy, etc., a person who has guaranteed completion of the relevant housing construction project under Article 49 (3) 1 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "project guarantor") shall complete the remaining project and undergo a pre-use inspection: Provided, That, where no project guarantor exists or the said guarantor is unable to complete the relevant project due to bankruptcy, etc., the representative council of eligible residents (hereinafter referred to as "representative council of eligible residents") shall complete the remaining project by designating a project entity, and undergo the pre-use inspection. |
| (2) | Where a project guarantor has undergone a pre-use inspection under paragraph (1), an entry in the building management register and a registration for ownership preservation may be made in the name of the project guarantor or that of the residents by household pursuant to the classification of persons who have undergone the pre-use inspection. |
| (3) | Matters necessary for the composition, operation, etc. of the representative council of eligible residents shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| (4) | Where a project guarantor, a contractor or an eligible resident applies for a pre-use inspection under Article 49 (3) 2 of the Act, a person authorized to conduct a pre-use inspection shall request the relevant project entity to submit a justifiable reason for a failure to undergo the pre-use inspection. In such cases, the project entity shall notify his or her opinion within seven days after the date of receipt of such request. |
| Article 56 (Approval for Temporary Use) |
| 1. | In cases of housing construction projects: Cases where the construction works of each building among planned buildings have been completed; |
| 2. | In cases of housing site preparation projects: Cases where the construction works by section have been completed. |
| (2) | Any person who intends to obtain approval for temporary use under the proviso of Article 49 (4) of the Act shall file an application for the approval for temporary use with a person authorized to conduct a pre-use inspection, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| (3) | Where a person authorized to conduct a pre-use inspection has received an application for the approval for temporary use under paragraph (2), such person may grant the approval for temporary use only where the housing or sites subject to the approval for temporary use are compatible with the contents of project plans and where the approval for temporary use does not compromise to using the relevant housing or sites. In such cases, if the objects of the approval for temporary use are for multi-family housing, the approval for temporary use may be given by household unit. |
| Article 57 (Recognition of Industrialized Housing) |
Matters concerning the recognition, etc. of industrialized housing under Article 51 of the Act shall be prescribed by the Regulations on Standards for Housing Construction.
CHAPTER III SUPPLY OF HOUSING
| Article 58 (Matters Subject to Submission of Copy of Label or Advertising regarding Housing) |
| (2) | A project entity shall submit a copy of any label or advertising (referring to the label or advertising defined in Article 2 of the Act on Fair Labeling and Advertising) containing the content prescribed in paragraph (1), to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu within 30 days from the start date of the period for concluding a housing supply contract, pursuant to the former part of Article 54 (8) of the Act. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jun. 11, 2014]
[Previous Article 58 moved to Article 58-2 <Jun. 11, 2020>]
| Article 58-2 (Outsourcing Work Related to Housing Supply) |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Oct. 22, 2019]
[Moved from Article 58; previous Article 58-2 moved to Article 58-3 <Jun. 11, 2020>]
| Article 58-3 (Savings for Housing) |
When enacting or amending Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport concerning savings for housing under Article 56 (9) of the Act, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall have a prior consultation with the Minister of Economy and Finance. <Amended on Jul. 24, 2020> [Moved from Article 58-2 <Jun. 11, 2020>]
| Article 58-4 (Requirements for Excluding Housing Subject to Sales Price Ceiling System) |
| (1) | The requirements for ensuring public nature under the provisions, with the exception of the items, of Article 57 (2) 4 of the Act shall be as follows: |
| 1. | The Korea Land and Housing Corporation or a local government-invested public corporation shall participate in a project falling under the items of Article 57 (2) 4 of the Act as the project operator; |
| 2. | At least 10 percent of the total number of households in the housing constructed and supplied in a project prescribed in subparagraph 1 shall be constructed and supplied as rental housing. |
| (2) | "Project ... which meets the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree such as the area and the number of households" in Article 57 (2) 4 (a) of the Act means any of the following projects: |
| 2. | A project for which the total number of households of housing constructed and supplied in the relevant improvement project is less than 200. |
| (3) | "Project not exceeding such area or such number of households as prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 57 (2) 5 of the Act means any of the following: <Newly Inserted on Oct. 14, 2021> |
| 1. | A project implemented on an area of less than 10,000 square meters; |
| 2. | A project where the total number of households in the housing constructed and supplied is less than 300. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 19, 2021]
| Article 59 (Scope of Purchase Prices of Housing Sites and Areas Subject to Publication of Housing Sale Prices) |
| (2) | Where a project entity intends to calculate housing site costs based on the value appraised and assessed pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall request the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu to appraise and assess them under the Act on Appraisal and Certified Appraisers. In such cases, detailed matters concerning the appraisal and assessment shall be governed by the example of the appraisal and assessment provided in Article 57 (3) of the Act. <Amended on Aug. 31, 2016> |
| 4. | Local corporations operated directly by local governments, local government-invested public corporations, or local industrial complexes provided in the Local Public Enterprises Act. |
| (5) | "Area meeting the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 57 (6) of the Act means: |
| 1. | A high-speculation area (referring to a high-speculation area under Article 63 of the Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) in the Seoul Metropolitan areas; |
| 2. | Any of the following areas, which is designated by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport following deliberation by the Residence Policy Deliberative Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Residence Policy Deliberative Committee") under Article 8 of the Framework Act on Residence: |
| (a) | An area that satisfies the standards determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, based upon the housing inflation rate and the competition rate of subscription for housings, etc. of the relevant area, among high-speculation areas outside the Seoul Metropolitan Areas; |
| (b) | An area the designation of which is requested by the head of the Si/Gun/Gu having jurisdiction over the relevant district to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport after assessing that the housing inflation rate and the competition rate of subscription for housings are highly likely to rise excessively. |
| Article 60 (Clear Indication of Caution Statement) |
A project entity who recruits residents shall clearly indicate in his or her draft public notice of resident recruitment the following statement "publication details of the housing sale prices by item may be different from the costs actually spent for the housing construction project".
| Article 60-2 (Mandatory Period for Residency of Residents of Housing Subject to Sales Price Ceiling System) |
| (1) | "Period prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 57-2 (1) of the Act means the following periods (hereinafter referred to as "mandatory period for residency"): <Amended on Jul. 6, 2021> |
| (a) | In cases of housing constructed and supplied in a public housing site: |
| (i) | Housing, the sales price of which is less than 80 percent of the transaction price of housing in neighboring areas that is determined by the method publicly notified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport pursuant to the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 57-2 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "sales price of housing in neighboring areas"): Five years; |
| (ii) | Housing, the sales price of which is at least 80 percent but less than 100 percent of the sales price of housing in neighboring areas: Three years; |
| (b) | Housing constructed and supplied in a site other than public housing sites: |
| (i) | Housing, the sales price of which is less than 80 percent of the sales price of housing in neighboring areas: Three years; |
| (ii) | Housing, the sales price of which is at least 80 percent but less than 100 percent of the sales price of housing in neighboring areas: Two years; |
| 3. | In cases of housing referred to in Article 57-2 (1) 3 of the Act, the sales price of which is less than 100 percent of the sales price of housing in neighboring areas: Two years. |
| (2) | "Unavoidable reason prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as overseas stay" in the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 57-2 (1) of the Act means any of the following reasons. In such cases, whether it falls under subparagraphs 2 through 8 shall be verified by the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (where a project entity is a public housing project operator under Article 4 of the Special Act on Public Housing, referring to a public housing project operator; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply): <Amended on Jul. 6, 2021> |
| 1. | Where a preparatory period is necessary to move into the relevant housing. In such cases, the period for which a person is deemed to reside in the relevant housing shall be up to 90 days from the date he or she is able to move in; |
| 2. | Where a person obligated for residency under the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 57-2 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "person obligated for residency") stays overseas for working, livelihood, school attendance, or disease treatment during mandatory period for residency; |
| 3. | Where a person obligated for residency is a member of military personnel subject to the special supply of housing who resides in areas other than the relevant housing construction area (referring to the administrative district of the Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, a Special Self-Governing City, a Special Self-Governing Province, or a Si/Gun that constructs housing; hereafter in this paragraph the same shall apply) in accordance with the official announcement of appointment during the mandatory period for residency; |
| 4. | Where all members of the household of a person obligated for residency reside in another housing construction area for working, livelihood, school attendance, or disease treatment of any household member (referring to a member of a household that includes the person obligated for residency; hereafter in this subparagraph the same shall apply): Provided, That the same shall not apply where they transfer within the Seoul Metropolitan area; |
| 5. | Where a person obligated for residency has moved out due to marriage or divorce and his or her lineal ascendant or descendant, spouse (including his or her former spouse), or sibling who intends to continue to reside in the relevant housing changes the head of a household as himself or herself and resides after succeeding to the remaining period of the mandatory period for residency; |
| 6. | Where a person who intends to establish and operate a home-based child care center under subparagraph 5 of Article 10 of the Infant Care Act obtains authorization to establish a home-based child care center in the relevant housing pursuant to Article 13 of that Act. In such cases, the period during which a person is deemed to reside in the relevant housing shall be limited to the period during which a home-based child care center is established and operated; |
| 7. | Where the restrictions on resale of housing are not applicable pursuant to the main clause of Article 64 (2) of the Act: Provided, That the same shall not apply to cases falling under Article 73 (4) 7 or 8; |
| 8. | Where a lineal descendant of a person obligated for residency is a student attending a school prescribed in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the relevant semester has not terminated as of the first date the person is able to reside in the housing. In such cases, the period during which a person is deemed to reside in the relevant house shall be limited to 90 days after the end of a semester. |
| (3) | Where a person obligated for residency intends to apply for the purchase of the relevant housing pursuant to Article 57-2 (2) of the Act, he or she shall submit an application for purchase prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to the Korea Land and Housing Corporation. |
| (4) | Where a person obligated for residency intends to purchase the relevant housing pursuant to Article 57-2 (3) of the Act, for violation of Article 57-2 (1), the Korea Land and Housing Corporation shall provide the person obligated for residency with an opportunity to present his or her opinion for a specified period of at least 14 days. |
| (5) | The Korea Land and Housing Corporation upon receipt of the opinions submitted under paragraph (4) shall notify a person obligated for residency of the results of handling such opinions. |
| (6) | "Compelling reason not to do so as prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 57-2 (3) of the Act means any of the following reasons: |
| 1. | Bankruptcy or insolvency of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation; |
| 2. | Reasons similar to those prescribed in subparagraph 1, for which the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport deems that it is difficult for the Korea Land and Housing Corporation to purchase the relevant housing. |
| (7) | Registration in additional notes under Article 57-2 (6) of the Act shall include the phrase that "a person obligated for residency under Article 57-2 (1) of the Housing Act shall continue to reside in this house during the mandatory period for residency, and if he or she violates this, the Korea Land and Housing Corporation shall purchase the relevant house". |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 19, 2021]
[Title Amended on Jul. 6, 2021]
| Article 61 (Criteria for Designating Areas Subject to Price Ceiling System) |
| (1) | "Area meeting the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 58 (1) of the Act means any of the following high-speculation areas: <Amended on Nov. 7, 2017; Oct. 29, 2019; Feb. 11, 2022> |
| 1. | An area where the increase rate of apartment sales price over 12 months retroactively from the month immediately preceding the month in which such area is designated as as an area subject to the price ceiling system (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as "month immediately preceding the month in which such area is designated as an area subject to the price ceiling system") exceeds two times the inflation rate (referring to the consumer price inflation rate of a City/Do in which the relevant area is included). In such cases, where it is impossible to calculate the increase rate of apartment sales price in the relevant area, the increase rate of apartment sales price in the Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, a Special Self-Governing City, a Special Self-Governing Province, or a Si/Gun in which the relevant area is included shall apply; |
| 2. | An area where the housing sales volume over three months retroactively from the month immediately preceding the month in which such area is designated as an area subject to the price ceiling system has increased by at least 20 percent compared to the same period of the previous year; |
| 3. | An area where every average monthly competition rate of subscription for housings supplied in the relevant area over two months retroactively from the month immediately preceding the month in which such area is designated as an area subject to the price ceiling system exceeds 5:1; or every average monthly competition rate of subscription for housings of national standard scale supplied in the relevant area for the same period exceeds 10:1. |
| (2) | Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport designates an area meeting the standards referred to in paragraph (1) as subject to the price ceiling system pursuant to Article 58 (1) of the Act, the provisions of Article 57 of the Act on the restrictions, etc. of sales price of housing supplied in the relevant area shall begin to apply to an application for approval for recruiting residents filed on or after the date of public announcement made under the forepart of Article 58 (3) of the Act. <Newly Inserted on Nov. 7, 2017; Oct. 29, 2019> |
| (3) | The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in receipt of a request to cancel the designation of an area subject to the price ceiling system pursuant to Article 58 (6) of the Act, shall determine whether he or she cancels such designation following deliberation by the Residence Policy Deliberative Committee, and notify the result thereof to the relevant Mayor/Do Governor or the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu within 40 days from the date of the receipt of the request. <Amended on Nov. 7, 2017> |
| Article 62 (Establishment and Operation of Committee) |
| (2) | Where the project entity is the State, a local government, the Korea Land and Housing Corporation or a local government-invested public corporation, the head of the relevant agency or institution shall establish and operate the committee. In such cases, Articles 63 through 70 shall apply mutatis mutandis. |
The committee shall deliberate on the following matters: <Amended on Feb. 19, 2021; Feb. 11, 2022>
| 1. | Whether the sales prices and expenses incurred in expanding balconies under Article 57 (1) of the Act are calculated appropriately; |
| 2. | Whether the construction cost for the basic type of housing of each Si/Gun/Gu under the latter part of Article 57 (4) of the Act is calculated appropriately; |
| 3. | Whether details of the public announcement of the sale prices (including the details required to be included in the public announcement under paragraph (7) of that Article) under Article 57 (5) and (6) of the Act are appropriate; |
| 5. | Whether the transaction price of housing in neighboring areas related to restrictions on the resale of housing subject to the sales price ceiling system is calculated appropriately. |
| (1) | The head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall commission six persons with extensive knowledge of and experience in housing construction or housing management from among any of the following persons, as members of the committee. In such cases, at least one of each of the following persons shall be commissioned as its members, but an executive officer or employee of a registered project operator or the former executive officer or employee for whom less than three years have not elapsed shall not be commissioned as its members: <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| 1. | Persons who have served as assistant professors or higher for at least one year in colleges or universities under the Higher Education Act, after majoring in studies related to housing, such as law, economics, real estate, architecture, or architectural engineering; |
| 2. | Persons who have at least one year's experience as an attorney-at-law, certified public accountant, certified public appraiser or certified tax accountant after obtaining the qualification therefor; |
| 3. | Persons who have at least five years' experience in affairs in the field of civil engineering, architecture, electricity, machinery, or housing; |
| 4. | Persons who have at least five years' experience as managers of management office of multi-family housing after obtaining qualification as a housing manager; |
| 5. | A person who has research results related to construction costs or has engaged in the calculation of construction costs for at least three years. |
| (2) | The head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall appoint or commission four persons falling under any of the following subparagraphs as members. In such cases, at least one of each of the following persons shall be designated or commissioned as the members: <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019; Dec. 8, 2020> |
| 1. | Persons who are Grade-5 or higher public officials performing the relevant affairs, such as approval and permission of housing projects, in the State or local governments, who are recommended by the head of the relevant agency: Provided, That public officials who belong to the relevant Si/Gun/Gu need not be recommended; |
| 2. | Executive officers and employees who engage in the affairs related to housing projects in any of the following institutions, who are recommended by the head of the relevant institution: |
| (a) | The Korea Land and Housing Corporation; |
| (b) | A local government-invested public corporation; |
| (c) | The Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation under the Housing and Urban Fund Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation"); |
| (d) | The Korea Real Estate Board under the Korea Real Estate Board Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Korea Real Estate Board"). |
| (3) | A member referred to in paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "civilian member") shall hold office for a term of two years and may be appointed consecutively for only two terms. <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| (4) | The chairperson of the committee shall be appointed by the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu from among civilian members. |
| (1) | Meetings of the committee shall be convened by the head of a Si/Gun/Gu where he or she or the chairperson of the committee deems them necessary. |
| (2) | The head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall notify the members of matters related to the meeting not later than seven days prior to the date on which the meeting is held. <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| (3) | The head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall disclose the list of members of the committee on the website of the relevant institution before holding a meeting. <Newly Inserted on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| (4) | A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum, and any decision thereof shall require the concurrent votes of at least a majority of those present. <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| (5) | The chairperson of the committee shall preside over its meetings: Provided, That where the chairperson is unable to perform his or her duties due to any unavoidable reason, a member designated in advance by the chairperson shall act on his or her behalf. <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| (6) | The committee shall have one executive secretary to perform the administrative affairs of the committee, who shall be designated by the head of a Si/Gun/Gu from among employees related to housing affairs of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu. <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| (7) | The proceedings of a committee meeting shall not be disclosed: Provided, That they may be disclosed with a resolution of the committee. <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| Article 66 (Attendance of Persons Who Are Not Members) |
| (1) | Where the chairperson deems it necessary to deliberate on matters prescribed in Article 63, he or she may require the project entity of the relevant project, relevant persons or witnesses to appear and state their opinions or request them to provide the necessary cooperation, such as the submission of relevant data. |
| (2) | The head of a Si/Gun/Gu and the project entity may attend and speak at meetings of the committee with approval of the chairperson in relation to matters discussed at meetings of the committee. |
| (3) | The chairperson shall submit the results of the committee's deliberations and resolutions to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu without delay. |
| Article 67 (Attendance on Behalf of Members) |
Where any member referred to in Article 64 (2) (hereinafter referred to as "public member") is unable to attend a meeting of the committee in any extenuating circumstance, he or she may designate a public official or an executive officer or employee of a corporation, who holds the position equivalent to the relevant position, and require such person to attend a meeting of the committee on his or her behalf.
| Article 68 (Obligations of Members) |
| (1) | No member shall divulge any matters learned in the process of meetings or in the course of performing his or her duties, which he or she is committed to keeping confidential, or commit any act that impairs the dignity of the committee. |
| (2) | Where a member falls under any of the following cases, he or she shall be excluded from the deliberation and resolution of the relevant agenda item subject to deliberation: <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| 1. | Where the member or his or her current or former spouse is a party to the relevant agenda item subject to deliberation (including executive officers where the party is a corporation, organization, etc.; hereafter in this subparagraph and subparagraph 2 the same shall apply) or is a joint right holder or obligor with the party to the agenda item; |
| 2. | Where the member is or was a relative of the party to the relevant agenda item subject to deliberation; |
| 3. | Where the member renders an advice on, conducts research on, provides service (including subcontract), or conducts appraisal of or investigation on the relevant agenda item; |
| 4. | Where the member or any corporation, organization, etc. to which he or she belongs is or was an agent of the party to the relevant agenda item; |
| 5. | Where the member serves as an executive officer or employee or where any enterprise, etc. in which he or she has served as an executive officer or employee for the last three years renders an advice on, conducts research on, provides service (including subcontract), or conducts appraisal of or investigation on the relevant agenda item. |
| (3) | Any member who falls under paragraph (2) shall voluntarily abstain from the deliberation of the relevant item on the agenda, and notify the executive secretary of his or her abstention before the date of the committee meeting. |
| (4) | Where any civilian member falls under any of the following cases, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may dismiss such member, and the term of office of the member appointed as a successor of the dismissed member shall be the remaining term of office of his or her predecessor: |
| 1. | Where he or she is incapable of carrying out his or her duties due to physical or mental disabilities; |
| 2. | Where he or she conducts any irregularity in connection with his or her duties; |
| 3. | Where he or she is deemed unsuitable for a member due to his or her delinquency of duties, injury to dignity, or any other reason; |
| 4. | Where he or she voluntarily confesses that it is difficult for him or her to perform his or her duties. |
| 6. | Where the member violates paragraph (1); |
| 7. | Where the member fails to file an application for abstention even though he or she falls under paragraph (2); |
| 8. | Where the member is unable to perform his or her duty for at least six months due to his or her overseas official trip, disease, accident, etc. |
| (5) | Where any public member falls under paragraph (4), the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may remove or dismiss him or her from his or her office. |
| (6) | Where any public member is removed or dismissed from his or her office pursuant to paragraph (5), the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may, upon the recommendation by the head of the relevant agency or institution, appoint or commission another person who falls under Article 64 (2) as a member. |
| (1) | The executive secretary shall keep the minutes including the following when the committee holds meetings, and preserve the minutes pursuant to the Public Records Management Act: |
| 1. | The date and time, and place of the meeting, and whether to disclose; |
| 2. | The signature book of members who attend the meeting; |
| 3. | Items on the agenda and the result of deliberation; |
| 4. | Other important matters discussed, etc. |
| (2) | Where there is a request to disclose the minutes prescribed in paragraph (1) after the date of selecting residents of the relevant housing, the disclosure shall be made by means of perusal: Provided, That the information identifying an individual, such as the name, resident registration number, position, or address, which is deemed likely to undermine the fairness of deliberation need not be disclosed. <Newly Inserted on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| (3) | Allowances and travel expenses may be paid to members who attend meetings of the committee within budgetary limits: Provided, That this shall not apply where a member who is a public official attends meetings of the committee in direct connection with his or her official duties. <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| Article 70 (Detailed Rules Governing Operation) |
Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Decree, matters necessary for the operation of the committee shall be prescribed by the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu.
| Article 71 (Cases Where Mortgage Can Be Created without Resident's Consent) |
"Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 61 (1) of the Act means: | 1. | Where housing construction funds are financed by the Housing and Urban Fund or the following financial institutions to lend some of housing purchase funds to a resident of the relevant housing: |
| (e) | Other institutions prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which perform financial business under other statutes; |
| 2. | Where housing purchase funds are financed by the financial institutions referred to in subparagraph 1 to lend some of housing purchase funds to a resident of the relevant housing; |
| 3. | Where the project entity is changed as he or she becomes unable to execute the project due to bankruptcy (including a decision or authorization of the court under the Debtor Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Act, etc.; hereinafter the same shall apply), merger, division, deregistration, business suspension, etc. |
| Article 72 (Registration in Additional Notes) |
| (1) | When filing for registration in additional notes under the main clause of Article 61 (3) of the Act, the following expressions shall be included therein pursuant to the latter part of paragraph (4) of that Article: |
| 1. | In cases of a housing site: The expression "this land which is the site for housing for which residents have been recruited under the Housing Act (in cases of a housing association, referring to the parcel of land for which an approval of the housing construction project plan has been requested) shall not, without any consent of eligible residents, be transferred; or subject to the establishment of a limited real right or any restrictions on ownership, such as seizure, provisional seizure, or provisional disposition"; |
| 2. | In cases of housing: The expression "this housing for which preservation of ownership has been registered under the Registration of Real Estate Act shall not, without any consent of eligible residents, be transferred; or subject to the establishment of a limited real right or any restrictions on its ownership, such as seizure, provisional seizure, or provisional disposition". |
| (2) | "Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as where a project entity is a public agency including the State, a local government, or the Korea Land and Housing Corporation, or where a project entity does not have ownership of the relevant housing site" in the proviso of Article 61 (3) of the Act means: |
| 1. | In cases of a housing site: Any of the following cases. In such cases, where the ownership is acquired or any right is canceled as the court ruling becomes final and conclusive in cases falling under item (d) or (e), registration in additional notes under paragraph (1) shall be made, without delay: |
| (a) | Where the project entity is the State, a local government, the Korea Land and Housing Corporation or a local government-invested public corporation; |
| (b) | Where the project entity constructs housing by receiving a supply of housing site prepared under the related statutes or regulations, such as the Housing Site Development Promotion Act, and where it is impossible to secure the ownership as the cadastral map of the relevant land is not adjusted. In such cases, when the adjustment of cadastral map of the housing site has been completed, registration in additional notes under paragraph (1) shall be made without delay; |
| (c) | Where the association members have trusted their housing sites to the housing association; |
| (d) | Where the relevant site falls under any of the following cases: Provided, That, in cases falling under subitems (ii) and (iii), the appraised value under Article 23 (2) and (3) of the Act shall be deposited: |
| (i) | Where the project operator has filed a claim for sale under Article 22 or 23 of the Act (hereafter referred to in this paragraph, as "claim for sale"), and a court makes a judgment for the project operator (the judgment needs not be final and conclusive); |
| (ii) | Where the project operator has filed a claim for sale as it is impracticable to verify the ownership of the relevant site; |
| (iii) | Where the project entity has filed a claim for sale of the site not owned by him or her and transferred to any third person on or after the date approval of the project construction plan is first granted pursuant to Article 15 of the Act; |
| (e) | Where a mortgage, a right of provisional registration security, a right to lease on a deposit basis, superficies, or a registerable leasehold interest on real property is created for the land the ownership of which is obtained by the project entity; and a lawsuit to cancel such rights is filed by the project entity and a court makes a judgment for the project entity (the judgment needs not be final and conclusive); |
| 2. | In cases of housing: Where no person has acquired the status of being selected as the resident of relevant housing: Provided, That this shall not apply where application for the approval of public notice of resident recruitment is filed after a registration for preservation of ownership. |
| (3) | Except where approval of project plans granted under Article 15 of the Act has been revoked under the latter part of Article 61 (4) of the Act or an eligible resident has filed for registration of ownership transfer, no project entity shall be allowed to obliterate registration in additional notes under paragraph (1): Provided, That registration in additional notes may be obliterated 60 days after the deadline for filing an application for registration of ownership transfer. |
| (4) | "Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as where eligible residents acquire ownership of the housing site due to poor management of a project entity" in the proviso of Article 61 (5) of the Act means: |
| 1. | Where a mortgage, a right of provisional registration security, a right to lease on a deposit basis, superficies, or a registerable leasehold interest on real property is created for the relevant housing site as it falls under subparagraph 1 or 2 of Article 71; |
| 2. | Where another project entity acquires the relevant housing site; or a construction work guarantor or an eligible resident secures the ownership of the relevant housing site or makes the seizure, provisional seizure, provisional disposition, etc. as it falls under subparagraph 3 of Article 71. |
| (5) | "Grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as extremely poor financial standing or financial transactions of the project entity" in Article 61 (6) of the Act means: <Amended on Oct. 22, 2019> |
| 1. | Where the project operator’s capital is impaired due to his or her ordinary losses for the latest two consecutive years; |
| 2. | Where the ratio of debts to assets exceeds 500 percent; |
| 3. | Where the project entity intends to trust the relevant site to the Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation without filing for registration in additional notes under Article 61 (3) of the Act. |
| Article 72-2 (Criteria for Designation of High-Speculation Areas) |
| (1) | "An area ... which meets standards prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 63 (2) of the Act means any of the following: |
| 1. | An area where every average monthly competition rate of subscription for housings supplied in the relevant area exceeds 5:1 over two months retroactively from the month immediately preceding the month in which such area is designated as a high-speculation area (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as "month immediately preceding the month in which such area is designated as a high-speculation area") or every monthly average competition rate of subscription for housings of a national standard housing scale in the relevant area for the same period exceeds 10:1; |
| 2. | The following areas where the supply of housing is likely to shrink: |
| (a) | An area where the number of presale housing units during the month immediately preceding the month in which such area is designated as a high-speculation area has decreased by at least 30 percent from the preceding month; |
| (b) | The number of projects that obtain approval for their project plans under Article 15 of the Act or the number of building permits issued under Article 11 of the Building Act (referring to the number of building permits issued over six months retroactively from the month immediately preceding the month in which such area is designated as a high-speculation area) has decreased considerably compared to the immediately preceding year; |
| 3. | The following areas that are prone to speculation or housing instability due to the development of a new city or resale of housing: |
| (a) | An area where the housing supply ratio in the City/Do to which the relevant area belongs is not more than the national average; |
| (b) | An area where the home-ownership rate of the the City/Do to which the relevant area belongs is not more than the national average; |
| (c) | The number of houses sold in lots in the relevant area (referring to houses sold in lots in the year immediately preceding the year in which such area is designated as a high-speculation area) shall be considerably small relative to the number of persons prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport among those who have subscribed to the savings for housing under Article 56 (1) of the Act. |
| (2) | In determining whether the criteria for designation of high-speculation areas referred to in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) are met, where no statistics exist for the periods prescribed in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1), the statistics for the month or year closest to such periods shall be deemed statistics for the periods prescribed in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1). |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 11, 2022]
| Article 72-3 (Criteria for Designation of Areas subject to Adjustment) |
| (1) | "Area meeting the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 63-2 (1) of the Act means the following: |
| 1. | In cases of an area falling under Article 63-2 (1) 1 of the Act: An area where the home price appreciation rate in the area over three months retroactively from the month immediately preceding the month in which the area is designated as an area subject to adjustment (hereinafter referred to as "area subject to adjustment") under that paragraph (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as "month immediately preceding the month in which the area is designated as an area subject to adjustment") exceeds 1.3 times the consumer price inflation rate of the City/Do to which the area belongs: |
| (a) | An area where every average monthly competition rate of subscription for housing supplied in the relevant area over two months retroactively from the month immediately preceding the month in which the area is designated as an area subject to adjustment exceeds 5:1; or every average monthly competition rate of subscription for housing of a national standard housing scale supplied in the relevant area for the same period exceeds 10:1; |
| (b) | An area where the resale transaction volume of pre-completion apartment ownership (referring to the status of being selected as the resident of a house) over three months retroactively from the month immediately preceding the month in which such area is designated as an area subject to adjustment has increased by at least 30 percent compared to the same period of the immediately preceding year; |
| (c) | An area in which the housing supply ratio or the home-ownership rate of the City/Do to which the relevant area belongs is not more than the national average; |
| 2. | In cases of an area falling under Article 63-2 (1) 2 of the Act: An area in which the home price appreciation rate over six months retrospectively from the month immediately preceding the month in which the area is designated as an area subject to adjustment is not more than minus one percent, and which falls under the following: |
| (a) | An area where the housing sales volume has decreased at least 20 percent for three consecutive months retroactively from the month immediately preceding the month in which the area is designated as an area subject to adjustment, compared to the same period of the immediately preceding year; |
| (b) | An area in which the average number of unsold housing units (referring to housing units, the residents of which are not selected though they have been invited upon obtaining approval of a project plan under Article 15 (1) of the Act) for three months retroactively from the month immediately preceding the month in which the area is designated as an area subject to adjustment) is at least twice that of the immediately preceding year; |
| (c) | An area where the housing supply ratio or the home-ownership rate of the City/Do to which the relevant area belongs exceeds the national average. |
| (2) | In determining whether the criteria for designation of areas subject to adjustment prescribed in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) are met, where no statistics exist for the period prescribed in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1), Article 72-2 (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 11, 2022]
| Article 73 (Period for Restriction on Resale and Cases Where Resale Is Inevitable) |
| (1) | "Period prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 64 (1) of the Act means the period specified in attached Table 3. <Amended on Nov. 22, 2016> |
| (2) | "Housing constructed and supplied in an area prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the proviso of Article 64 (1) 2 of the Act means housing constructed and supplied in a non-public housing site. <Newly Inserted on Nov. 7, 2017> |
| (3) | "Area prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the provisos of Article 64 (1) 3 and 4 of the Act respectively means an area other than a Metropolitan City. <Newly Inserted on Nov. 7, 2017> |
| (4) | "Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main clause of Article 64 (2) of the Act means where the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (where a project entity is a public housing project operator prescribed in Article 4 of the Special Act on Public Housing, referring to the public housing project operator) grants consent as a resident falls under any of the following cases: <Amended on Nov. 7, 2017; Feb. 19, 2021; Oct. 14, 2021> |
| 1. | Where all members of a household (referring to the members of a household including a person supplied with housing prescribed in the subparagraphs of Article 64 (1) of the Act; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply) move to another Metropolitan City, Special Self-Governing City, Special Self-Governing Province, or Si or Gun (excluding a Gun located in the district under the jurisdiction of a Metropolitan City) due to employment, occupation, treatment of diseases, schooling or marriage: Provided, That the same shall not apply where they move within the Seoul Metropolitan area; |
| 2. | Where all of the household members move to a house acquired by inheritance; |
| 3. | Where all of the household members intend to move overseas or stay overseas for the period of at least two years; |
| 4. | Where a resident transfers the status of being selected as a resident or the house to his or her spouse due to divorce; |
| 6. | Where the auction or public sale is conducted because the owner of a house falling under any of Article 64 (1) 3 through 5 of the Act has failed to repay the debts to the State, local governments and financial institutions (referring to financial institutions under subparagraph 1 of Article 71); |
| 7. | Where a resident donates the status of being selected as a resident or part of the house to his or her spouse; |
| 8. | Where a resident suffers economic difficulty due to unemployment, bankruptcy, or poor credit. |
| Article 73-2 (Purchase Price of Housing Subject to Sales Price Ceiling System) |
The purchase amount under Article 64 (3) of the Act of housing subject to the sales price ceiling system preferentially purchased by the Korea Land and Housing Corporation pursuant to the proviso of Article 64 (2) of the Act shall be as specified in attached Table 3-2. [This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 19, 2021]
| Article 74 (Non-Transferable Certificates) |
| 1. | Written confirmation of unauthorized building, certificate of planned building demolition, or written confirmation of building demolition which has been issued by the head of a Si/Gun/Gu; |
| 2. | Written confirmation of the status entitled to receive a supply of housing in accordance with the relocation measure due to an execution of public projects, or written confirmation of persons subject to the relocation measure. |
| (2) | When a project entity has paid, pursuant to Article 65 (3) of the Act, the amount obtained by deducting the depreciation costs (referring to the amount calculated by the method corresponding to the straight-line methods under Article 26 (2) 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Corporate Tax Act) from the aggregate of the following amounts to any person who has violated paragraph (1) of that Article, it shall be deemed to have acquired the relevant housing on the date of paying the said amount: |
| 1. | Payments for a housing unit; |
| 2. | Redeemed principal for the loan money; |
| 3. | The amount obtained by multiplying the aggregate of amounts falling under subparagraphs 1 and 2 by the producer price inflation rate. |
| (3) | "On the grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as a failure to give notice of the payment of the price of housing because he or she is unaware of who the purchaser is" in Article 65 (4) of the Act means: |
| 1. | Where it is impossible to notify a purchaser of a receipt of the housing price due to the lack of his or her identity; |
| 2. | Where a purchaser has refused receipt of the housing price while the receipt of the said price has been notified three times or more. In such cases, the interval between the date of notice and that of next notice shall be at least one month; |
| 3. | Where it is impracticable for a purchaser to receive the housing price as he or she fails to live at his or her address for at least three months; |
| 4. | Where it is impracticable to pay the housing price to a purchaser due to the seizure or the provisional seizure of the housing. |
| Article 74-2 (Restrictions on Revocation of Housing Supply Contract on Grounds of Disturbance of Supply Order, and Procedures for Revocation) |
| (1) | "Where a purchaser ... explains that he or she is not involved in such disruption, as prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 65 (6) of the Act means cases where the purchaser obtains confirmation from the head of a Si/Gun/Gu pursuant to paragraph (5) that he or she is not related to the disturbance of the supply order in violation of Article 65 (1) of the Act (hereafter in this Article referred to as "disturbance of supply order"). |
| (2) | Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or a project entity deems that the housing the purchaser has acquired or the status of being selected as a resident of a housing (hereafter in this Article, referred to as "housing, etc.") has been supplied in violation of Article 65 (1) of the Act, he or she shall without delay notify such fact to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu having jurisdiction over the area where the relevant housing is located (referring to a housing construction site where a pre-use inspection has yet to be conducted under Article 49 of the Act). In such cases, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall also notify the project entity, and the project entity shall also notify the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| (3) | A project entity who notifies the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu or is notified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport pursuant to paragraph (2) shall request the purchaser to provide the the head of the Si/Gun/Gu with explanations to the effect that the purchaser has no relation to the disruption of supply order under paragraph (2). |
| (4) | A purchaser in receipt of a request for explanation under paragraph (3) may submit a document (including in electronic form) stating the details of his or her explanation to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu accompanied by the following documents (including in electronic form) within one month from the date of receipt of such request: |
| 1. | Contract for the transaction of housing, etc.; |
| 3. | Documents stating the payment details of the price for the housing, etc.; |
| 4. | Other documents proving transactions of the housing, etc. |
| (5) | The head of a Si/Gun/Gu in receipt of an explanation document under paragraph (4) shall verify the relevant explanation and notify the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a project entity, and the purchaser of whether the purchaser is involved in the disruption of supply order within two months from the date the document is submitted. |
| (6) | Where a project entity intends to revoke a housing supply contract already concluded under Article 65 (2) of the Act, he or she shall give prior written notice of the schedule of revocation of the contract, the amount constituting the housing price under Article 65 (3) of the Act, the method of payment, etc. to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and a person who owns the housing, etc. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Sep. 7, 2021]
| Article 75 (Criteria for Permission for Remodeling) |
| (2) | A person who intends to obtain permission for remodeling under Article 66 (1) or (2) of the Act shall submit a written application for permission, along with documents prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu. |
| (3) | Any house owner who has consented to remodeling under Article 66 (2) of the Act may withdraw his or her consent in writing before the housing remodeling association or residents' representative council submits a written application for permission to the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu pursuant to paragraph (2). |
| Article 76 (Selection of Contractors Who Will Implement Remodeling Projects) |
| (1) | "Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as cases where it is deemed difficult to select a contractor according to the method for competitive bidding" in the proviso of Article 66 (4) of the Act, means cases where it turns out to be impossible to select a contractor who will implement a remodeling project through competitive bidding because the number of persons who have participated in each bidding falls short of the minimum number of bidders prescribed in the method for competitive bidding prescribed by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport pursuant to the main clause of that paragraph, although competitive bidding has been conducted on at least two occasions in accordance with the aforementioned method to select a contractor who will implement a remodeling project. <Amended on Feb. 13, 2017> |
| Article 77 (Details of Plans for Alteration of Rights) |
| (1) | "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree ... such as alteration of any rights of the existing housing, and the allocation of expenses" in Article 67 of the Act means: |
| 1. | Particulars of the alteration of rights for sites and buildings before and after remodeling; |
| 2. | Sharing of expenses by association members; |
| 4. | Parceling-out plans for those who are not association members; |
| 5. | Other matters prescribed by Ordinance of the relevant City/Do or Si/Gun concerning the rights, etc. related to remodeling. |
| (2) | In preparing the particulars of the alteration of rights for sites and buildings or computing the expenses to be borne by association members pursuant to under paragraph (1) 1 or 2, the amount appraised by an appraisal corporation, etc. under subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Act on Appraisal and Certified Appraisers for the property and rights before and after remodeling may become a base thereof. <Amended on Aug. 31, 2016; Jul. 24, 2020> |
| Article 78 (Safety Inspection for Expansion Remodeling) |
| (1) | "Institution prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 68 (2) of the Act means: <Amended on Jan. 16, 2018; Dec. 1, 2020> |
| 2. | The Korea Authority of Land and Infrastructure Safety under the Act on the Korea Authority of Land and Infrastructure Safety (hereinafter referred to as the "Korea Authority of Land and Infrastructure Safety"); |
| (2) | The head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall not request an institution which has conducted a safety inspection pursuant to Article 68 (2) of the Act to conduct a safety inspection pursuant to paragraph (4) of that Article: Provided, That this shall not apply in any of the following cases: <Amended on Dec. 1, 2020> |
| 1. | Where the institution which has conducted a safety inspection pursuant to Article 68 (2) of the Act is the Korea Authority of Land and Infrastructure Safety or the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology; |
| (3) | Upon receipt of a report on the findings of a safety inspection from an institution specializing in safety inspections pursuant to Article 68 (5) of the Act, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may request the Korea Authority of Land and Infrastructure Safety or the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology to examine the appropriateness of the report on the findings of the safety inspection, if deemed necessary. <Amended on Dec. 1, 2020> |
| (4) | Where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu has conducted a safety inspection pursuant to Article 68 (1) of the Act, he or she shall notify the person who requested the safety inspection as to whether expansion is possible, taking into account the report on the findings of the safety inspection received under Article 68 (5) of the Act, the result of examination of the appropriateness received under paragraph (3), and the master plan for remodeling formulated under Article 71 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "master plan for remodeling"). |
| Article 79 (Examination of Safety by Specialized institutions) |
| (1) | "Specialized institution prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 69 (1) of the Act means the Korea Authority of Land and Infrastructure Safety or the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology. <Amended on Dec. 1, 2020> |
| (2) | "Period prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 69 (3) of the Act means 30 days from the date on which a specialized institution is requested to examine safety pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of that Article (hereafter referred to as “examination” in this Article): Provided, That such period shall include the extended period if the safety examination period is inevitably extended (limited to only once) by a period not exceeding 20 days as deemed necessary by the specialized institution that has received the request. <Amended on Jun. 5, 2018> |
| (3) | The specialized institution that has received a request for examination may have the documents subject to their examination supplemented within a specified period. <Newly Inserted on Jun. 5, 2018> |
| (4) | The calculation of such period prescribed in paragraph (2) shall exclude the supplementation period under paragraph (3), holidays and Saturdays. <Newly Inserted on Jun. 5, 2018> |
| Article 80 (Formulation of Master Plans for Remodeling) |
| (1) | "Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as where urban overcrowding is less likely to occur following remodeling to increase the number of household units" in the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 71 (1) of the Act means: <Amended on Dec. 16, 2021> |
| 1. | In cases of the Special Metropolitan City or a Metropolitan City: Cases where the Special Metropolitan City Mayor or the Metropolitan City Mayor deems it unnecessary to formulate a master plan for remodeling following deliberation by the City/Do urban planning committee under Article 113 (1) of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act (hereafter in this Article, referred to as "City/Do urban planning committee"), in which cases urban overcrowding or temporary simultaneous relocations are less likely to occur due to remodeling to increase the number of household units (referring to an extension of housing to increase the number of household units); |
| 2. | Large city (referring to a large city under Article 198 (1) of the Local Autonomy Act; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply): Cases where the Do Governor deems it unnecessary to formulate a master plan for remodeling following deliberation by the City/Do urban planning plan at the request of the Mayor of a large city, in which cases urban overcrowding or temporary simultaneous relocations are less likely to occur due to remodeling to increase the number of household units. |
| (2) | "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 71 (1) 6 of the Act means the matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Special Metropolitan City, the Metropolitan City or the Do to support the planned management for the prevention, etc. of urban overcrowding and the effective promotion of remodeling. |
| 1. | Cases where demand for remodeling to increase the number of household units (referring to the total number of household units in the housing where it is intended to be remodeled to increase the number of household units; hereafter in this paragraph, the same shall apply) based on the forecast of demand for remodeling to increase the number of household units decreases or increases within 10 percent; |
| 2. | Cases where a plan for examination of effect on infrastructure or implementation of remodeling in stages is altered due to changes in demand for remodeling to increase the number of household units; |
| (4) | Where the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, the Metropolitan City Mayor or the Mayor of a large city (including the Mayor of a Si other than a large city under Article 71 (2) of the Act) makes documents available for residents' public inspection pursuant to Articles 72 (1) and 73 (3) of the Act, he or she shall publish the point and the place of public inspection in the Official Gazette and the website of the relevant local government in advance, and exhibit relevant documents at the place of public inspection. |
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
| Article 81 (Determination of Rent for Land) |
| (1) | Monthly rent for land-lease housing for sale referred to in Article 78 (5) of the Act shall not exceed an amount calculated by dividing either of the following amounts by 12 months: <Amended on Aug. 31, 2016> |
| 1. | Where any land-lease housing is constructed on a public housing site: An amount calculated by applying the average interest rate of fixed deposits with the maturity of three years at banks under the Banking Act two months before the date of public notice of resident recruitment to the development cost of the relevant public housing site; |
| 2. | Where any land-lease housing is constructed on a non-public housing site: An amount calculated by applying the average interest rate of fixed deposits with the maturity of three years at banks under the Banking Act two months before the date of public notice of resident recruitment to the value appraised and assessed in accordance with the Act on Appraisal and Certified Appraisers. In such cases, the timing and methods for appraising and assessing the value shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| (2) | No landowner shall request the increase of rent for land for two years after the conclusion of an agreement on rent for land (hereinafter referred to as "agreement on rent for land") with a person who has purchased any land-lease housing in accordance with the standards prescribed in paragraph (1). |
| (3) | Where a landowner requests the increase of rent for land after the lapse of two years from the conclusion of an agreement on rent for land, he or she shall calculate the increase rate based upon the average increase rate of land price of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu; however, the increase rate shall not exceed the maximum increase in rent, etc. prescribed in Article 8 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Housing Lease Protection Act. |
| (4) | A landowner shall notify the owner of land-lease housing of the deadline for payment of monthly rent for land calculated pursuant to paragraph (1); and detailed methods of payment, interest rates for overdue payment, etc. shall be as specified in a standard form rental agreement referred to in Article 78 (3) of the Act. |
| Article 82 (Conversion of Rent for Land into Security Deposit) |
Where it is intended that any rent for land is converted into a security deposit under Article 78 (6) of the Act, the interest rate applicable to the calculation of the security deposit shall not be less than the average interest rate of three-year term deposits at banks under the Banking Act.
| Article 82-2 (Procedures for Public Purchase of Land-Lease Housing for Sale) |
| (1) | Where a person provided with a land-lease housing for sale intends to apply for the purchase of the relevant housing pursuant to Article 78-2 (1) of the Act, he or she shall submit an application for purchase prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to the Korea Land and Housing Corporation. |
| (3) | The Korea Land and Housing Corporation shall notify an applicant of whether to purchase the relevant housing within 14 days after receipt of the application for purchase prescribed in paragraph (1) under Article 78-2 (2) of the Act. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 6, 2021]
| Article 83 (Issuance of Redeemable Housing Bonds) |
| (1) | The redeemable housing bonds referred to in Article 80 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "redeemable housing bonds") shall be issued at par or discount. |
| (2) | A symbol and a serial number shall be inscribed on the redeemable housing bonds, and the matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall be entered therein. |
| (3) | Any person who has issued the redeemable housing bonds shall maintain a redeemable housing bond ledger, and enter the matters relating to the issuance and redemption of the said bonds in such ledger. |
| Article 84 (Issuance of Redeemable Housing Bonds by Registered Project Operators) |
| (1) | "Standards prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the latter part of Article 80 (1) of the Act means all of the following requirements: |
| 1. | Any corporation with a paid-in capital of at least 500 million won; |
| 3. | Any person who has constructed an annual average of at least 300 housing units during the recent three years. |
| (2) | The scale of redeemable housing bonds which may be issued by a registered project operator shall be within the annual average number of housing units constructed during the recent three years. |
| Article 85 (Requirements for Issuance of Redeemable Housing Bonds) |
| (1) | Any person who intends to obtain approval of issuance of redeemable housing bonds under Article 80 (2) of the Act shall submit a plan for issuing the redeemable housing bonds to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, together with the following documents: Provided, That the documents referred to in subparagraph 3 may be submitted prior to the public invitation for redeemable housing bonds subscription: |
| 1. | Documents attesting to the ownership or other exercisable rights on the housing sites for a construction of housing meant for a redemption of the redeemable housing bonds; |
| 2. | Written guarantee by a financial institution or the Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation for the redeemable housing bonds; |
| 3. | Written contracts for the vicarious issuance, and that for the management of paid-up money with a financial institution. |
| (2) | A plan for issuing redeemable housing bonds referred to in paragraph (1) shall contain the following information: <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021> |
| 2. | Gross amount of the paid-in capital of a company; |
| 3. | Gross amount of the redeemable housing bonds to be issued; |
| 4. | When several types of redeemable housing bonds are issued, the amount of redeemable housing bonds by type of each bond, and the issuing values by type of each bond; |
| 5. | Conditions and methods for issuance; |
| 6. | In cases of issuance in installments, the amount in installments and their time; |
| 7. | Procedures and time for redemption; |
| 8. | Location of housing construction, types of housing, scale of units, gross number of household units, scheduled date for undertaking works, scheduled date for work completion, and scheduled date for residence; |
| 9. | Methods of estimating the housing prices; |
| 10. | In cases of issuance at discount, the interest rates thereon and the details of computation; |
| 11. | Matters necessary for the redemption before maturity; |
| 12. | In cases of guaranteed issuance, the guaranteeing agency and the details of guaranty; |
| 13. | Plans for using the paid-up money; |
| 14. | Other matters determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| (3) | When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport approves a plan for issuing redeemable housing bonds, he or she shall notify the details thereof to the Mayor/Do Governor having jurisdiction over the area subject to the issuance of redeemable housing bonds. |
| (4) | Any person who has obtained an approval for a plan for issuing redeemable housing bonds shall, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, prepare a draft public invitation for subscription of redeemable housing bonds prior to the said invitation, and submit it to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| Article 86 (Redemption of Redeemable Housing Bonds) |
| (1) | The period of redemption for redeemable housing bonds shall not exceed three years. |
| (2) | The period of redemption referred to in paragraph (1) shall be from the date of issuing redeemable housing bonds to the date of concluding a contract for supplying housing. |
| (3) | Redeemable housing bonds shall be non-transferable or cannot be terminated early: Provided, That this shall not apply in any extenuating circumstance prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, such as overseas emigration. |
| Article 87 (Use of Paid-Up Money for Bonds) |
| (1) | Paid-up money for redeemable housing bonds shall be used only for the following purposes: |
| 1. | Purchase and preparation of the housing sites; |
| 2. | Purchase of the housing construction materials; |
| 3. | Appropriation for the costs of construction works; |
| 4. | Appropriation for other expenses necessary for redemption of housing, approved by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| (2) | Paid-up money for redeemable housing bonds shall be managed by a financial institution designated after consultation between the relevant guaranteeing agency and the issuer of redeemable housing bonds. |
| (3) | If requested by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a financial institution managing paid-up money under paragraph (2) shall report the management status of paid-up money to the said Minister. |
| Article 88 (Compilation and Operation of Special Account for National Housing Projects) |
| (1) | Matters necessary for the compilation and operation of the special account for national housing projects to be established in local governments under Article 84 (1) of the Act, may be determined by municipal ordinance of the competent local government. |
| (2) | The head of a local government who constructs and supplies national housing shall, under Article 84 (3) of the Act, file a quarterly report with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the operational status of the special account for national housing projects by no later than the 20th day of the month following the month in which each quarter ends. In such cases, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall file such report through the Mayor/Do Governor (excluding cases where the Special Self-Governing City Mayor or a Special Self-Governing Province Governor files the report). |
| Article 89 (Informatization of Housing Administration and Data Management) |
| (1) | In order to efficiently and systematically manage the affairs related to the comprehensive management and the provision of information on housing referred to in Article 88 (1) of the Act (including quasi-housing; hereafter the same shall apply in this Article), the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may build and operate such housing information system as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
| (2) | "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as verification as to whether residents own housing, and eligibility for residency" in Article 88 (3) of the Act means the following: |
| 1. | Verification of whether the resident owns housing; |
| 2. | Verification of whether the resident is eligible for residency; |
| 3. | Status of the housing sites developed and supplied by public agencies, such as local governments and the Korea Land and Housing Corporation pursuant to the Act, the Housing Site Development Promotion Act and other statutes; plans for supply; and schedules for supply; |
| 4. | Status of the subscribers to the savings for housing for the relevant area and neighboring areas wherein the housing is constructed; |
| 5. | Status of approval of housing construction plans for the relevant area and neighboring areas wherein the housing is constructed; |
| 6. | Status of the registration of housing management operators. |
| Article 90 (Delegation of Authority) |
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall delegate the following authority to each Mayor/Do Governor pursuant to Article 89 (1) of the Act: | 1. | Cancellation of registration of housing construction project operators and housing site preparation project operators and suspension of their business under Article 8 of the Act; |
| 2. | Approval of project plans, approval for modification of project plans, revocation of approval, and receipt of reports on the commencement of construction works under Articles 15 and 16 of the Act: Provided, That any of the following cases shall be excluded herefrom: |
| (a) | Where a person implements a housing construction project in the area where a housing site development project is implemented pursuant to Article 27 (3) 1; |
| (b) | Where a person implements a housing construction project falling under Article 27 (3) 3: Provided, That receipt of reports on the commencement of construction works shall be delegated to each Mayor/Do Governor; |
| Article 91 (Entrustment of Duties) |
| 1. | Registration of housing construction projects and housing site preparation projects under Article 4 of the Act; |
| (2) | The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall, under Article 89 (2) of the Act, entrust the following affairs related to comprehensive management of housing-related information under Article 88 (1) of the Act to the Korea Real Estate Board: <Amended on Aug. 31, 2016; Oct. 22, 2019; Dec. 8, 2020; Oct. 14, 2021; Feb. 11, 2022> |
| 1. | Establishing and operating an information system related to the transactions of housing; |
| 2. | Establishing and operating an information system related to the supply of housing; |
| 3. | Conducting a survey on the trend of prices for housing and analyzing the housing market. |
| Article 92 (Monetary Rewards for Reporting Resale of Pre-completion Apartment Ownership) |
| (1) | Pursuant to Article 92 of the Act, a person who intends to report a person who resells or arranges to resell a pre-completion apartment ownership, etc., in violation of Article 64 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "illegal acts"), shall file a written report with the competent Mayor/Do Governor, appending materials attesting to the relevant illegal acts. |
| (2) | A Mayor/Do Governor in receipt of a report under paragraph (1) shall request the competent investigative agency for an investigation, and the investigative agency shall notify the Mayor/Do Governor of the results of such investigation (including the results of the final judgment, such as the imposition of penalty provisions pursuant to subparagraph 2 of Article 101 of the Act; hereinafter the same shall apply). |
| (3) | The Mayor/Do Governor shall notify the person who has reported the relevant illegal act of the results of the investigation conducted under paragraph (2). |
| (4) | A person who has reported an illegal act and received the notification referred to in paragraph (3) may apply for a payment of a monetary award to the relevant Mayor/Do Governor, by submitting a written application along with the following documents. In such cases, the Mayor/Do Governor shall pay the monetary award within 30 days from the date of the application in accordance with the criteria for payment: |
| 1. | A copy of the notification of investigation results referred to in paragraph (3); |
| Article 93 (Supervision of Project Entity) |
When the head of a local government has ordered a project entity, etc. to suspend his or her works; to make reinstatement; or to take other necessary measures pursuant to Article 94 of the Act, he or she shall immediately report such order to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
| Article 94 (Supervision of Association) |
When deemed necessary for supervision under Article 95 of the Act, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may demand the association to report the following matters: | 1. | Resolutions passed by the general meeting or by the board of directors; |
| 2. | Matters necessary for ascertaining the actual status of members; |
| 3. | Important matters relating to business affairs, such as the operating plan, etc. of the association; |
| 4. | Other necessary matters concerning the housing policy and the housing management. |
| Article 95 (Management of Personally Identifiable Information) |
Where it is inevitable for performing the following affairs, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (including persons to whom duties of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport have been delegated or entrusted pursuant to Article 90 or 91 of the Act), a Mayor/Do Governor, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (including persons to whom the relevant authority is delegated or entrusted), a project entity (including outsourcees of housing associations under Article 11-2 (1) of the Act or persons entrusted with the affairs related to receipt of subscriptions for housing and selection of residents), or the Korea Land and Housing Corporation may manage information including resident registration numbers, passport numbers, or alien registration numbers under subparagraph 1, 2 or 4 of Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act: <Amended on Jun. 2, 2017; Mar. 13, 2018; Jul. 24, 2020; Feb. 19, 2021; Jul. 6, 2021; Sep. 7, 2021> | 1. | Accepting registration for housing construction projects or housing site development projects under Article 4 (1) of the Act; |
| 2. | Verifying grounds for disqualification of registered project operators under Article 6 of the Act; |
| 3. | Verifying the grounds for disqualification of the promoters or executive officers of housing associations under Article 13 (1) of the Act; |
| 5-3. | Inspecting the actual status of residency in housing subject to the sales price ceiling system under Article 57-3 of the Act; |
| 6-2. | Affairs regarding explanations about whether a purchaser is involved in the disturbance of supply order under Article 65 (6) of the Act; |
| 7. | Verifying qualification of a housing association member under Article 21 (1); |
| 8. | Establishing and operating the housing information system provided for in Article 89 (1). |
| Article 96 (Review of Regulation) |
| (1) | The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall review the appropriateness of the following matters triennially, counting from each base date specified in the following (referring to the day before the base date of every third year) and shall take measures, such as making improvements: <Amended on Jun. 2, 2017> |
| 1. | Standards for executing housing construction works by registered project operators under Article 17: January 1, 2017; |
| 2. | Restrictions, etc. on executing housing construction works under Article 44: January 1, 2017; |
| 3. | Designating consulting engineers, assigning supervisors, etc. under Article 47: January 1, 2017; |
| 4. | Creating a mortgage without consent from the resident under Article 71: January 1, 2017; |
| 5. | Registration in additional notes, etc. under Article 72: January 1, 2017; |
| 6. | Issuing redeemable housing bonds under Articles 83 through 85: January 1, 2017. |
| (2) | The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall review the appropriateness of standards for personal attendance of association members for adopting any resolution at a general meeting pursuant to Article 20 (4) quinquennially, counting from January 1, 2017 (referring to the day before the base date of every fifth year) and shall take measures, such as making improvements. <Newly Inserted on Jun. 2, 2017> |
| Article 97 (Imposition of Administrative Fines) |
The criteria for imposing administrative fines under Article 106 of the Act shall be as specified in attached Table 5.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27444, Aug. 11, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on August 12, 2016.
Article 2 (Repeal of Other Statutes or Regulations)
Article 3 (Applicability to Auditing of Housing Association)
The amended provisions of Article 26 (1) 1 shall begin to apply to a housing association the establishment of which is first authorized pursuant to Article 11 (1) of the Act after this Decree enters into force. Article 4 (Applicability to Safety Inspections for Expansion Remodeling)
The amended provisions of Article 78 (3) and (4) shall begin to apply to a report on results of the safety inspection which is first submitted pursuant to Article 68 (1) of the Act after this Decree enters into force. Article 5 (Transitional Measures concerning Replacement, New Joining, etc. of Members of Local-Based or Workplace-Based Housing Association)
Article 6 (Transitional Measures concerning Removal of Non-Bearing Walls Subject to Imposition of Administrative Fines)
Article 7 Omitted.
Article 8 (Relationship to Other Statutes or Regulations)
A citation of the previous Enforcement Decree of the Housing Act or a provision thereof by any other statute or regulation as at the time this Decree enters into force shall be deemed a citation of this Decree or the corresponding provision thereof in lieu of the previous Enforcement Decree of the Housing Act or the previous provision thereof if such corresponding provision exists in this Decree.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27471, Aug. 31, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on September 1, 2016.
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27472, Aug. 31, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on September 1, 2016.
Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27473, Aug. 31, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on September 1, 2016.
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27602, Nov. 22, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Restriction Period of Resale)
The amended provisions of Article 73 (1) and attached Table 3 shall begin to apply to the first public notice of resident recruitment after November 3, 2016.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27860, Feb. 13, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Selection of Remodeling Project Contractors by Methods Other than Competitive Bidding)
Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 76 (1), methods of selecting a remodeling project contractor where a public notice of competitive bidding has been given on at least one occasion(s) before this Decree enters into force, shall be governed by the previous provisions.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28095, Jun. 2, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on June 3, 2017.
Article 2 (Applicability to Matters to Be Included in Bylaws of Association)
The amended provisions of Article 20 (2) 6-2 shall begin to apply to the case where an application for approval to establish a housing association (including approval to modify any matters approved; hereinafter the same shall apply) is filed pursuant to Article 11 (1) of the Act before this Decree enters into force and the approval to establish the housing association is obtained after this Decree enters into force. Article 3 (Applicability to Personal Attendance of Association Members When Adopting Any Resolution at General Meeting)
The amended provisions of Article 20 (4) shall begin to apply to the inaugural general meeting or a general meeting for adopting any resolution convened after this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28182, Jul. 11, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Period for Restriction of Resale)
The amended provisions of subparagraph 1 (c) of attached Table 3 shall begin to apply to a public notice of resident recruitment made on or after June 19, 2017.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28211, Jul. 26, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of the Presidential Decrees promulgated before this Decree enters into force, which have not yet entered into force, among the Presidential Decrees amended pursuant to Article 8 of the Addenda shall enter into force on the dates respective Presidential Decrees enter into force. Articles 2 through 8 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 28374, Oct. 17, 2017>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28418, Nov. 7, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of Article 73 and attached Table 3 shall enter into force on November 10, 2017. Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Period for Restriction of Resale)
Notwithstanding the amended provisions of attached Table 3, an application for approval for recruiting residents (referring to a public notice of resident recruitment, in cases of a project operator that falls under subparagraph 10 (a) or (b) of Article 2 of the Act) filed before the enforcement date prescribed in Article 1 of the Addenda shall be governed by the previous provisions.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28586, Jan. 16, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 18, 2018. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 8 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28628, Feb. 9, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on February 9, 2018.
Articles 2 through 17 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28686, Feb. 27, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on March 27, 2018. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 28699, Mar. 13, 2018>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28899, May 21, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Period during Which Resale Is Restricted)
The previous provisions shall apply where an application seeking approval for advertisements to attract buyers (referring to a public notice inviting prospective buyers in cases of a business entity falling under item (a) or (b) of subparagraph 10 of Article 2 of the Act) has been filed before this Decree enters into force, notwithstanding the amended provisions of subparagraphs 4 and 5 of attached Table 3.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28942, Jun. 5, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Extension of Safety Examination Period)
The amended proviso of Article 79 (2) shall begin to apply to the first safety examination to be requested under paragraph (1) or (2) of Article 69 of the Act after this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 29084, Aug. 7, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Period during Which Resale Is Restricted)
The previous provisions shall apply where an application seeking approval for advertisements to attract buyers (referring to a public notice inviting prospective buyers in cases of a business entity falling under item (a) or (b) of subparagraph 10 of Article 2 of the Act) has been filed before this Decree enters into force, notwithstanding the amended provisions of subparagraph 1 of attached Table 3.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 29269, Oct. 30, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on November 1, 2018.
Articles 2 through 11 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 29358, Dec. 11, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Period during Which Resale Is Restricted)
The previous provisions shall apply where an application seeking approval for advertisements to attract buyers (referring to a public notice inviting prospective buyers in cases of a business entity falling under item (a) or (b) of subparagraph 10 of Article 2 of the Act) has been filed before this Decree enters into force, notwithstanding the amended provisions of items (a) and (c) of subparagraph 4 of attached Table 3.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 29360, Dec. 11, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on December 13, 2018. (Proviso Omitted.)
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 29549, Feb. 12, 2019>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on February 15, 2019.
Article 2 (Applicability to Multi-Family Housing with Separate Living Quarters for Each Household)
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 29946, Jul. 2, 2019>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Roads by Which Housing Complexes Are Separated)
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 30146, Oct. 22, 2019>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of Article 58 and subparagraph 2 of attached Table 5 shall enter into force on October 24, 2019. Article 2 (Applicability to Qualifications of Members of Local-Based Housing Associations and Workplace-Based Housing Associations)
The amended provisions of Article 21 (1) 1 (c) and 2 (c) shall begin to apply to the acquisition of the status of a member of a housing association which has obtained authorization for establishment under Article 11 (1) of the Act (excluding where an application for joining the housing association has been filed before this Decree enters into force) after this Decree enters into force. Article 3 (Applicability to Reappointment of Members of Sales Price Examination Committee)
The amended provisions of Article 64 (3) shall also apply to the members of a sales price examination committee commissioned before this Decree enters into force and currently in office. In such cases, a member who is in office after at least twice of reappointment as at the time this Decree enters into force shall not be reappointed after the expiration of his or her term of office. Article 4 (Transitional Measures concerning Composition of Sales Price Examination Committee)
Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 64 (1) and (2), the previous provisions shall apply to the members of a sales price examination committee commissioned and currently in office pursuant to the previous Article 64 (1) before this Decree enters into force, until the expiration of their term of office.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 30178, Oct. 29, 2019>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Housing Subject to Sales Price Ceiling System )
Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 61 (2), the previous provisions shall apply to any of the following cases where an application for approval for recruiting residents is filed before nine months elapse from the enforcement date of this Decree: <Amended on Apr. 28, 2020> | 1. | A housing association established pursuant to Article 11 of the Act (excluding a housing remodeling association), which has obtained or applied for approval of a project plan under Article 15 of the Act before this Decree enters into force; |
Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Period for Restrictions on Resale of Housing)
Notwithstanding the amended provisions of subparagraph 4 of attached Table 3, the previous provisions shall apply where an application for approval for recruiting residents (referring to the public announcement of resident recruitment, in cases of a project operator under subparagraph 10 (a) or (b) of Article 2 of the Act) has been filed before this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 30337, Jan. 7, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 30524, Mar. 10, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Affairs of Consulting Engineers)
The amended provisions of Article 49 (1) 4 and 5 shall begin to apply to housing construction works for which a report on the commencement of the construction works is filed pursuant to Article 16 (2) of the Act after this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 30646, Apr. 28, 2020>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 30781, Jun. 11, 2020>
This Decree shall enter into force on June 11, 2020.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 30864, Jul. 24, 2020>
This Decree shall enter into force on July 24, 2020: Provided, That the amended provisions of Articles 24-5 through 24-7 shall enter into force on December 11, 2020.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 31033, Sep. 22, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Period for Restrictions on Resale)
Notwithstanding the amended provisions of subparagraphs 4 (b) (ii) and 5 (b) of attached Table 3, the previous provisions shall apply where an application for approval for recruiting residents (referring to the public announcement of resident recruitment, in cases of a project operator under subparagraph 10 (a) or (b) of Article 2 of the Act) has been filed before this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 31211, Dec. 1, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on December 10, 2020.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 31243, Dec. 8, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on December 10, 2020.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 31287, Dec. 22, 2020>
This Decree shall enter into force on January 24, 2021: Provided, That the amended provisions of Article 53-6 (7) shall enter into force on January 24, 2022.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 31380, Jan. 5, 2021>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 31468, Feb. 19, 2021>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on February 19, 2021.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Period for Restrictions on Resale of Housing)
Notwithstanding the amended provisions of subparagraph 4 of attached Table 3, the previous provisions shall apply where an application for approval for the recruitment of residents (referring to the public announcement of resident recruitment, in cases of a public housing project operator under Article 4 of the Special Act on Public Housing) has been filed before this Decree enters into force. Article 3 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 31878, Jul. 6, 2021>
This Decree shall enter into force on July 6, 2021.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 31972, Sep. 7, 2021>
This Decree shall enter into force on Sep. 10, 2021.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 31986, Sep. 14, 2021>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 32053, Oct. 14, 2021>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on October 14, 2021.
Article 2 (Applicability to Expansion of Scope of Public Housing Sites)
The amended provisions of Article 12-2 shall begin to apply to sites developed or created for the construction of multi-family housing through projects that have obtained approval or authorization for project plans or implementation plans with regard to the projects provided in the subparagraphs of that Article after this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 32223, Dec. 16, 2021>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 13, 2022. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 6 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 32318, Jan. 4, 2022>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 32411, Feb. 11, 2022>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of Articles 72-2 and 72-3, and attached Table 5 shall enter into force on February 11, 2022. Article 2 (Applicability to Small-Scale Housing)
The amended provisions of Article 10 (1) shall begin to apply to housing units for which applications for approval or permission referred to in the following subparagraphs are filed after this Decree enters into force: | 2. | An application for building permission under Article 11 of the Building Act (including where an application for deliberation by the Building Committee is filed under Article 4-2 (1) of that Act in order to apply for building permission). |
Article 3 Omitted.