Gyeonggi Province Expands Advisory Support for 'Long-Term Repair Plans' to Small-Scale Apartments and Rental Housing

Starting in July, Gyeonggi Province has expanded the eligibility for support in establishing long-term repair plans from apartment complexes with 300 or more households to include small-scale apartment buildings and rental housing with 30 or more households that have elevators installed.

A long-term repair plan is a comprehensive management strategy that determines when and how to repair or replace major facilities installed in the common areas of multi-family housing. It sets out the timing for repairs and the basis for calculating costs for shared facilities such as elevators, piping, roof waterproofing, and exterior wall maintenance. This plan serves as the standard for accumulating long-term repair reserves and for the ongoing maintenance and management of facilities.

If a long-term repair plan is poorly established, it becomes difficult to repair or replace facilities when needed. Insufficient accumulation of long-term repair reserves can increase the risk of facility deterioration and safety accidents. Furthermore, if the plan needs to be revised after residents have moved in, additional service fees may arise, leading to increased financial burdens on residents.

Through this expanded advisory service, Gyeonggi Province now provides free expert review of long-term repair plans prepared by project owners before applying for use inspection. The provincial multi-family housing management support advisory group, composed of private experts such as architects and engineers, examines whether any construction items are missing from the plan, the adequacy of facility quantity calculations, and the basis for construction cost estimations.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

In particular, the province plans to use its own standard forms to ensure that detailed statements of work and cost breakdowns for each construction item are thoroughly prepared. This approach is intended to clarify the status of facilities and the basis for calculating construction costs from the initial stage of the long-term repair plan, and to promote systematic accumulation of repair reserves and planned maintenance and replacement of facilities in the future.

The advisory process proceeds as follows: the project owner prepares the long-term repair plan and submits it to the city or county before applying for use inspection of the multi-family housing. The city or county then requests an advisory review from Gyeonggi Province, which notifies them of the expert review results. The project owner incorporates the advisory feedback to supplement the plan, and the management entity subsequently uses the revised long-term repair plan as the basis for accumulating repair reserves and carrying out maintenance and replacement of facilities.

Son Imsung, Director of Urban and Housing Affairs at Gyeonggi Province, stated, "A long-term repair plan is a key system for extending the lifespan of multi-family housing and protecting residents' assets by ensuring timely repair and replacement of major facilities. Through this support for establishing long-term repair plans for small-scale multi-family and rental housing, we will do our utmost to enhance residential safety and foster a culture of cooperative management in multi-family housing."

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