Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to promote the stabilization of housing for the person with a disability, the aged, and other people disadvantaged in housing and the improvement of their standard of housing by providing for matters necessary to provide a safe and comfortable living environment to such people disadvantaged in housing.
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Aug. 28, 2015>
1. The term "small and medium entrepreneur" means:
(a) A person aged 65 years or older;
(b) A person with a disability defined in Article 2 (2) of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities;
(c) Any other persons prescribed by Presidential Decree;
2. The term "housing unit for a housing disadvantaged person" means a housing unit defined as follows:
(a) A privately-constructed rental housing unit defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Special Act on Private Rental Housing that is built for the purpose of leasing it to housing disadvantaged persons;
(b) A privately-constructed rental housing unit defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Special Act on Private Rental Housing or a buy-to-rent private housing unit defined in subparagraph 3 of the same Article that is renovated for the purpose of leasing it to housing disadvantaged persons;
(c) A public rental housing unit defined in subparagraph 1 (a) of Article 2 of the Special Act on Public Housing that corresponds to item (a) or (b);
(d) A housing unit in which a housing disadvantaged person resides and which has been renovated using a subsidy granted pursuant to Article 15 for the cost of such renovation.
Article 3(Duties of the State) #
The State and local governments shall endeavor to accomplish the following tasks for the stabilization of housing of housing disadvantaged persons and the improvement of their standard of housing:
1. A pleasant and safe living environment shall be provided to housing disadvantaged persons;
2. Housing units for housing disadvantaged persons shall be supplied smoothly and managed efficiently;
3. Information necessary for a pleasant and safe living environment shall be provided smoothly to housing disadvantaged persons, and convenience facilities specified in Article 9 shall be installed appropriately in housing units for housing disadvantaged persons.
Article 4(Relationship with other Acts) #
Except as otherwise provided for in this Act, the Housing Act, the Special Act on Private Rental Housing, and the Special Act on Public Housing shall apply to the construction, supply, and management of housing units for housing disadvantaged persons. <Amended on Jan. 14, 2014; Aug. 28, 2015>
Article 5(Formulation of Housing Support Plans) #
(1) The Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs shall formulate a plan to support housing disadvantaged persons regarding their housing and shall include the plan in a comprehensive housing plan formulated pursuant to Article 5 of the Framework Act on Residence. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jun. 22, 2015>
(2) The following matters shall be included in a housing support plan for housing disadvantaged persons under paragraph (1): <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
1. Objectives of, and the goals for, the housing support plan for housing disadvantaged persons;
2. Construction and supply of housing units for housing disadvantaged persons;
3. Subsidization of costs of renovating housing units for housing disadvantaged persons;
4. Other matters that the Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs deems necessary to stabilize housing for housing disadvantaged persons.
Article 6(Formulation of City/Do Housing Support Plans) #
(1) A Special Metropolitan City Mayor or a Metropolitan City Mayor, Special Self-Governing City Mayor, Do Governor, or Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as a "Mayor/Do Governor") shall formulate a City/Do housing support plan for housing disadvantaged persons in accordance with the relevant housing support plan for housing disadvantaged persons under Article 5 and shall include the plan in a City/Do comprehensive housing plan formulated pursuant to Article 6 of the Framework Act on Residence. <Amended on Jun. 22, 2015>
(2) A City/Do housing support plan for housing disadvantaged persons shall include the matters specified in the subparagraphs of Article 5 (2) and matters necessary to stabilize housing for housing disadvantaged persons, taking into consideration demographics, the standard of living, actual housing conditions, etc. in the area within jurisdiction of the competent local government.
Article 7(Survey on Actual Housing Condition) #
(1) The Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs or a Mayor/Do Governor may survey the actual housing condition of housing with respect to the following matters: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
1. The housing environment of housing disadvantaged persons;
2. Characteristics of households with a housing disadvantaged person;
3. Other matters specified by Presidential Decree in order to find out the actual housing status of housing disadvantaged persons.
(2) Any person who intends to conduct a survey on the actual housing conditions pursuant to paragraph (1) shall carry a certificate indicating his or her authority and a document describing matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, including the period, scope, and person in charge of the survey, relevant statutes and regulations, etc.; and present them to the persons concerned. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 19, 2016>
(3) Matters necessary for the interval of, and the procedure and method for, surveys on the actual housing status under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 19, 2016>
Article 8(Establishment of Minimum Standard of Housing for Housing Units for Housing Disadvantaged Persons) #
If the Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs deems it necessary to establish minimum standards for housing pursuant to Article 17 of the Framework Act on Residence, he or she may establish stricter standards for housing units for housing disadvantaged persons. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jun. 22, 2015>
Article 9(Establishment of Safety Standards for, and Convenience Facilities Installation Standards for, Housing Units for Housing Disadvantaged Persons) #
(1) The Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs shall establish and publicly notify the safety standards for, and the convenience facilities installation standards for, housing units for housing disadvantaged persons in order to provide a safe and convenient living environment to housing disadvantaged persons. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Apr. 23, 2019>
(2) Housing units specified in subparagraph 2 (a) through (c) of Article 2 shall satisfy the terms and conditions prescribed by Presidential Decree in the safety standards for, and the convenience facilities installation standards for, housing units for housing disadvantaged persons that are established and publicly notified pursuant to paragraph (1). <Amended on Apr. 23, 2019>
[Title Amended on Apr. 23, 2019]
Article 10(Mandatory Construction of Housing Units for Housing Disadvantaged Persons) #
(1) When the State, a local government, the Korea Land and Housing Corporation under the Korea Land and Housing Corporation Act, or a local-government-invested public corporation established for housing projects pursuant to Article 49 of the Local Public Enterprises Act (hereinafter referred to as "local public corporation") builds rental housing units specified by Presidential Decree among public rental housing units defined in subparagraph 1 (a) of Article 2 of the Special Act on Public Housing, it shall allocate some of such housing units to housing disadvantaged persons at a rate not lower than the rate prescribed by Presidential Decree, which shall be at least 3/100. <Amended on Jan. 6, 2015; Amended on Aug. 28, 2015>
(2) When an approval authority for a project plan prescribed in Article 15 of the Housing Act intends to approve a project plan pursuant to Article 15 of the Housing Act for a project for the construction of housing units for housing disadvantaged persons under paragraph (1), he or she shall examine whether the plan meets the following requirements and may give instructions to supplement relevant documents and take other necessary measures, if such requirements are not fully met: <Amended on Jan. 19, 2016; Apr. 23, 2019>
1. Whether the plan reflects the rate of mandatory construction of housing units for housing disadvantaged persons;
2. Whether the plan meets the safety standards and the convenience facilities installation standards under Article 9.
Article 11(Standards for Construction of Housing Units for Housing Disadvantaged Persons) #
If the Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs deems it necessary when he or she establishes housing standards pursuant to Article 35 of the Housing Act, he or she may establish stricter standards for the installation of facilities in housing units for housing disadvantaged persons under subparagraph 2 (a) of Article 2 and ancillary or welfare facilities. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 19, 2016>
Article 12(Subsidization of Leasing Business Entities for Housing Units for Housing Disadvantaged Persons) #
When a leasing business entity builds housing units for housing disadvantaged persons, the Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs may lend loans from the Housing and Urban Fund to such business entity for the cost of installing facilities that meet the safety standards and the convenience facilities installation standards under Article 9. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 6, 2015; Apr. 23, 2019>
Article 13(Terms and Conditions of Leasing Housing Units for Housing Disadvantaged Persons) #
(1) Terms and conditions of leasing housing units for housing disadvantaged persons under subparagraph 2 (a) through (c) of Article 2, such as the qualification for tenants and the method for selecting tenants, shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) If it is discovered that a tenant who resides in a rental housing unit for a housing disadvantaged person committed fraud or other misconduct to lease the housing unit, the relevant leasing business entity may cancel or terminate the relevant lease contract or refuse to renew the lease contract.
Article 14(Report on Current Status of Leasing) #
(1) When a leasing business entity for housing units for housing disadvantaged persons under subparagraph 2 (a) through (c) of Article 2 reports on a lease contract pursuant to Article 46 of the Special Act on Private Rental Housing or Article 49 (6) of the Special Act on Public Housing, it shall also report the following matters. The same shall also apply where it is intended to change any reported matter: <Amended on Aug. 28, 2015>
1. The current status of supply of housing units for housing disadvantaged persons;
2. The location and unit number of each housing unit for a housing disadvantaged person;
3. Requirements for convenience facilities in each housing unit for a housing disadvantaged person.
(2) Matters necessary for reporting under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.
Article 15(Subsidization for Cost of Remodeling Housing Units) #
(1) If any of the following persons files an application for a subsidy for the cost of remodeling a housing unit (including housing units for rent) so as to make it appropriate for action competence of a housing disadvantaged person, the State and local governments may provide a subsidy to such person for the cost of remodeling: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 6, 2015; Jan. 19, 2016>
1. A housing disadvantaged person;
2. The head of a household having a housing disadvantaged person as his or her household member;
3. A lessor who intends to renovate a housing unit for the purpose of leasing it to a person falling under subparagraph 1 or 2.
(2) The qualification for beneficiaries of support and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
Article 16(Obligation of Lessors Subsidized for Cost of Renovating Housing Units for Housing Disadvantaged Persons) #
When a lessor referred to in Article 15 (1) 3 renovates existing housing units to those for housing disadvantaged persons with a subsidy granted for the cost of renovating such housing units, the leasing business entity shall lease such housing units to housing disadvantaged persons and the heads of households to which a housing disadvantaged person resides for a period of up to five years, specified by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 19, 2016>
[Title Amended on Jan. 19, 2016]
Article 17(Establishment of Housing Support Centers) #
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may establish a housing support center for housing disadvantaged persons (hereinafter referred to as the "center") to conduct the following affairs: <Amended on Apr. 13, 2021>
1. Inspection of housing units to determine the eligibility for a subsidy for the cost of renovating housing units, examination of the appropriateness of renovation projects, and other affairs related to subsidization for renovating housing units;
2. Counseling on housing disadvantaged persons' housing problems and affairs related to assistance in daily-life management;
3. Surveys on the actual condition of housing units in which housing disadvantaged persons reside and their living environment;
4. Provision of information relevant to housing units for housing disadvantaged persons and other affairs specified by Presidential Decree.
(2) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may operate the center on an integrated basis with a housing welfare center established under Article 22 of the Framework Act on Residence. <Newly Inserted on Apr. 13, 2021>
(3) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may entrust the operation of the center to a person who meets the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as organization and human resources suitable for providing housing support business for housing-disadvantaged persons: Provided, That when intending to operate the center on an integrated basis pursuant to paragraph (2), the integrated operation of such center may be entrusted to the institution under Article 22 (2) of the Framework Act on Residence. <Amended on Apr. 13, 2021>
(4) Matters necessary for the standards, procedures, methods, etc. for entrustment under the main clause of paragraph (3) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; and those for the standards, procedures, methods, etc. for entrustment under the proviso of that paragraph shall be governed by Article 22 (2) of the Framework Act on Residence. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Apr. 13, 2021>
Article 18(Delegation and Entrustment of Authority) #
(1) The Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs may delegate part of his or her authority under this Act to a Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(2) The Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs or a Mayor/Do Governor may entrust a legal entity or organization with the authority to conduct a survey on the actual housing condition of housing disadvantaged persons pursuant to Article 7, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 19(Penalty Provisions) #
(1) Any person who acquires a housing unit for a housing disadvantaged person or aids and abets another person to acquire a housing unit for a housing disadvantaged person, by fraud or other improper means, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won. <Amended on Apr. 18, 2023>
(2) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won:
1. A person who leases a rental housing unit in violation of Article 13 (1);
2. A person who fails to report the current status of leasing, etc. pursuant to Article 14 or who makes a false representation in such report;
3. A person who leases a rental housing unit in violation of Article 16.
Article 20(Joint Penalty Provisions) #
If the representative of a legal entity or an agent, employee, or servant who works for a legal entity or an individual violates Article 19 in connection with the business of the legal entity or individual, not only shall such offender be punished accordingly, but the legal entity or individual also shall be punished by the fine prescribed in the relevant provisions: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where the legal entity or private individual has not neglected due care and supervision of the business to prevent such violation.
Article 21(Administrative Fines) #
(1) Any person who refuses, interferes with, or evades an inspection conducted by the Center shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding five million won.
(2) Administrative fines under paragraph (1) shall be imposed by the Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, a Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>