About 400 Attend Gyeonggi Province's On-site Briefing for Jeonse Fraud Victims
[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] About 400 people visited and received consultations over the two days of the 13th and 14th at an on-site briefing arranged by Gyeonggi Province to provide swift response guidance to the victims of the 'Suwon Jeong family jeonse fraud.'
According to Gyeonggi Province on the 15th, the province held two on-site briefings for jeonse fraud victims at the former Gyeonggi Provincial Government building located in Paldal-gu, at 6:30 p.m. on the 13th and 2 p.m. on the 14th, providing guidance on ▲procedures for filing jeonse fraud damage reports and determining eligibility for support ▲support for victims under the special act and Gyeonggi Province's damage support measures ▲procedures for auction and public sale, and also conducted individual consultations for each victim.
At the on-site briefing, the province introduced the operational status and usage methods of the Gyeonggi Province Jeonse Damage Support Center, relocation cost support (up to 1.5 million won) for residents of emergency support housing, and emergency living cost support (1 million won).
The province also explained the procedures for providing emergency housing using public rental housing for victims facing the risk of forced eviction.
Since March, Gyeonggi Province has operated the Gyeonggi Province Jeonse Damage Support Center, providing legal, financial, and housing consultation support as well as carrying out jeonse damage reporting and investigation tasks.
Subsequently, through an ordinance revision, the province has been pushing forward province-level support measures such as providing relocation costs (up to 1.5 million won) for residents of emergency support housing starting in August, while providing emergency housing using public rental housing to victims facing the risk of forced eviction.
In addition, the province is preparing a plan to provide emergency living costs (1 million won) to jeonse fraud victims by this December.
Also, for large-scale damaged properties such as officetels affected by jeonse fraud, since the absence of a management entity could cause problems with elevators or building management, the Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation has decided to prepare emergency management measures.
The two-day briefing was attended by Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor for Economic Affairs Yeom Tae-young, officials from the Gyeonggi Province Jeonse Damage Support Center, and legal consultation experts, who listened to the victims' accounts and discussed support measures together.
Gyeonggi Province is currently conducting a full-scale investigation of the properties affected by the Jeong family's jeonse fraud in cooperation with related agencies such as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Gyeonggi Province Fair Trade Special Judicial Police Unit has launched an investigation, intending to intensively examine suspected involvement of licensed real estate agents in the jeonse fraud.
Lee Gye-sam, head of Gyeonggi Province's Urban Housing Office, said, "We urgently held the briefing and individual consultations for the victims who are going through a very difficult time filled with pain and despair. Gyeonggi Province will actively seek practical ways to help and will make every effort to ensure the housing stability of the victims."
Meanwhile, to support victims, the Gyeonggi Province Jeonse Damage Support Center operates damage consultations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (excluding the lunch break from noon to 1 p.m.), and applications for the determination of jeonse fraud victim status under the 'special act' are being accepted from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For details, contact the Gyeonggi Province Jeonse Damage Support Center (031-242-2450).