ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE FRAMEWORK ACT ON RESIDENCE

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Framework Act on Residence and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.

Article 2(Formulation of comprehensive housing plans) #

(1) Pursuant to the proviso of Article 5(6) of the Framework Act on Residence (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"), the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may omit a survey on residential conditions for the formulation and modification of a comprehensive housing plan (referring to a comprehensive housing plan under Article 5(1) of the Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) in any of the following cases:

1. Where he or she separately conducts a survey on residential conditions in relation to the formulation and modification of a comprehensive housing plan;

2. Where he or she intends to reflect the matters modified by the enactment, amendment, or repeal of other statutes;

3. Where he or she intends to correct miscalculation, misspelling, or omission or obvious errors equivalent thereto.

(2) The head of the relevant central administrative agency, the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, the Metropolitan City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Do Governor, and the Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor/Do Governor"), who have been requested to submit a plan under his or her jurisdiction pursuant to Article 5(7) of the Act, shall formulate a plan for policies and projects under his or her jurisdiction that needs to be reflected in the comprehensive housing plan of the following year and submit the plan to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport by December 31 each year.

(3) The plans under each jurisdiction under paragraph (2) shall include the following:

1. Current status of housing and housing sites;

2. A demand-supply plan of public housing sites for the following year;

3. A public housing supply plan for the following year;

4. A support plan for the improvement of management of multi-family housing;

5. A plan for the subsidization of housing policies;

6. An improvement project implementation plan, such as residential environment improvement projects, under the Act on the Improvement of Urban Areas and Residential Environments;

7. A plan for the improvement and remodeling of housing;

8. A support plan for the improvement of housing standards of low-income persons;

9. Other matters prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

(4) Where necessary for formulating a comprehensive housing plan, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may request the CEO of Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation established pursuant to Article 16 of the Housing and Urban Fund Act (hereinafter referred to as "Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation") to submit a housing financing plan for the following year.

(5) Where the head of a central administrative agency and the head of a public institution under Article 8(1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Housing and Urban Fund Act intend to construct housing or construct and supply housing for his or her employees, he or she shall prepare and submit a housing construction project plan to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport by December 31 of each year, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Article 3(Scope of comprehensive City/Do housing plans) #

(1) A 10-year comprehensive City/Do housing plan of the Special Metropolitan City, a relevant Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan Self-Governing City, Do, and a Special Self-Governing Province (hereinafter referred to as "City/Do") under Article 6(1) of the Act shall include the following matters:

1. Matters concerning basic objectives and basic directions;

2. Matters concerning Article 5(1)2 through 7 and 9 of the Act in relation to areas under the jurisdiction;

3. Matters concerning efforts to reduce the number of households below the minimum residential standards and the recommended residential standards under Articles 17 and 19 of the Act in relation to areas under the jurisdiction;

4. Other matters necessary for enhancing residential stability and housing welfare in the areas under the jurisdiction.

(2) An annual comprehensive City/Do housing plan under Article 6(1) of the Act shall include the following matters:

1. Matters concerning the implementation plan of the relevant year based on the 10-year comprehensive City/Do housing plan under paragraph (1);

2. Matters concerning the implementation plan of the City/Do in relation to matters prescribed in Article 2(3)2 and 3.

Article 4(Scope of and procedures for consultation on housing policies) #

(1) Where the head of a central administrative agency and the Mayor/Do Governor intends to take any of the following measures, he or she shall consult with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in advance pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Act:

1. Matters falling under the subparagraphs of Article 7(1) of the Act that have a significant impact on the formulation and implementation of comprehensive housing plans;

2. Matters that have a significant impact on the housing supply and demand system and price trends;

3. Other matters prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

(2) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, in receipt of a request for consultation under paragraph (1), shall reply within 30 days from the date of receipt of the request.

Article 5(Housing Policy Deliberative Committee) #

(1) "A vice minister-level public official of a related central administrative agency prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 8(3)1 of the Act means the following public officials: <Amended on Jul. 26, 2017; Oct. 1, 2025; Dec. 30, 2025>

1. The First Vice Minister of Finance and Economy;

2. Vice Minister of Education;

3. Vice Minister of the Interior and Safety;

4. Vice Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs;

5. The Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources;

6. Vice Minister of Health and Welfare;

7. The First Vice Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment;

8. Vice Minister of Employment and Labor;

9. Second Vice Minister of Government Policy Coordination;

10. Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission.

(2) The chairperson of the Housing Policy Deliberative Committee under Article 8 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") shall exercise general control over affairs of the Committee and represent the Committee, and convene and preside over meetings of the Committee.

(3) Where the chairperson is unable to perform his or her duties due to unavoidable causes, a member in the order of the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) shall act on behalf of the chairperson.

(4) Deleted. <Jun. 7, 2022>

(5) The Committee shall have 1 secretary to perform its affairs and the secretary shall be appointed by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, from among public officials of Grade III or higher belonging to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (including a public official who is a member of the Senior Executive Service).

Article 6(Exclusion, challenge, or refrainment of members) #

(1) If a member of the Committee (hereafter referred to as "member" in this Article and Article 7) falls under any of the following cases, he or she shall be excluded from the deliberation and resolution process in the Committee:

1. Where the member or the current or former spouse of the member becomes a party to the relevant agenda item (where a party is a corporation, an organization, etc., the executive officers thereof shall be included; hereafter in this subparagraph and subparagraph 2, the same shall apply) or is a joint right holder or a joint obligor with a party to the relevant agenda item;

2. Where the member is or was a relative of a party to the relevant agenda item;

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 the member or the corporation, organization, etc. to which the member belongs is or was an agent of a party to the relevant agenda item;

5. Where an enterprise, etc. for which a member serves or has served within the recent 3 years as an executive officer or employee gives counsel, conducts research, provides services (including subcontract), or conducts appraisal or inspection concerning the relevant item on agenda.

(2) If there exists any ground for which it would be impracticable to expect a fair deliberation and resolution from a member, a party to the relevant agenda item may file an application for challenge to such member with the Committee; and the Committee shall make a decision on such challenge by its resolution. In such cases, the member to whom the application for challenge is filed shall not participate in the resolution.

(3) A member who falls under the grounds for exclusion under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) shall voluntarily refrain from the deliberation and resolution process of the relevant agenda item.

Article 7(Dismissal of members) #

Where a commissioned member of the Committee falls under any of the following cases, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may dismiss such member from office:

1. Where he or she becomes incapable of performing his or her duties due to physical or mental disorder;

2. Where he or she conducts any irregularity in relation to his or her duties;

3. Where he or she is deemed unsuitable for a member due to his or her neglect of duties, loss of dignity, or any other reason;

4. Where he or she fails to refrain himself or herself despite falling under any of the subparagraphs of Article 6(1);

5. Where the member voluntarily expresses his or her intention that it is impracticable to perform his or her duties.

Article 8(Composition of working committee) #

(1) A working committee may be established in the Committee to operate the Committee efficiently and to deal with matters delegated by the Committee.

(2) The First Vice Minister of Economy and Finance shall be the chairperson of the working committee and the vice chairperson of the working committee shall be appointed by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, from among public officials of Grade III or higher belonging to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (including a public official who is a member of the Senior Executive Service).

(3) The members of the working committee shall be the following persons:

1. A person appointed by the head of the central administrative agency to which the members falling under the subparagraphs of Article 5(1) belong, from among public officials of Grade III or higher (including a public official who is a member of the Senior Executive Service);

2. A person commissioned by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, upon recommendation by the CEO of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation under the Korea Land and Housing Corporation Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Korea Land and Housing Corporation"), from among the executive officers and employees of the Corporation;

3. A person commissioned by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, upon recommendation by the CEO of the Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation, from among the executive officers and employees of the Corporation;

4. Not more than 2 other persons appointed by the head of the relevant central administrative agency from among public officials under his or her jurisdiction at the request of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

(4) A majority of the members of the working committee shall constitute a quorum and any resolution thereof shall require the concurring vote of a majority of those present. <Added on Jun. 7, 2022>

(5) Articles 5(2) and (3), 6, and 7 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the matters concerning the operation of meetings of the working committee and the exclusion, challenge, refrainment, and dismissal of members thereof. <Amended on Jun. 7, 2022>

Article 9(Cooperation from related agencies) #

(1) The Committee and the working committee may, if deemed necessary for deliberation, have the heads of relevant agencies or persons concerned attend to hear their opinions.

(2) Allowances, travel expenses, and other necessary expenses may be paid to the relevant public officials or experts who attend and speak at the meetings of the Committee and the working committee, within the budget; provided, such payment shall not be made where a public official in direct connection with the affairs under his or her jurisdiction attends a meeting of the Committee and the working committee.

Article 9-2(Minutes) #

The Committee and the working committee shall prepare and keep minutes including the matters in the following subparagraphs; provided, in cases of deliberation and decision made in writing pursuant to the proviso of Article 8(5) of the Act, preparation and keeping of minutes shall be substituted with keeping of deliberation letters.

1. Date, time, and venue of the meeting;

2. Attendees;

3. Matters subject to deliberation;

4. Summaries of statements by the attendees and decisions.

[This Article Added on Jun. 7, 2022]

Article 10(Detailed rules of operation) #

Except as otherwise provided in this Decree, matters necessary for operation of the Committee or the working committee shall be determined by the chairperson of the Committee or the chairperson of the working committee after deliberation and resolution of the Committee or the working committee.

Article 11(City/Do Housing Policy Deliberative Committee) #

(1) The City/Do Housing Policy Deliberative Committee under Article 9(1) (hereinafter referred to as the "City/Do Housing Policy Deliberative Committee") of the Act shall be composed of not more than 15 members including the chairperson.

(2) The Mayor/Do Governor shall be the chairperson.

(3) Members of the Committee, other than the chairperson, shall be appointed or commissioned by a Mayor/Do Governor, taking gender equality into consideration, from among the following persons:

1. Relevant public officials;

2. Persons who represent a class subject to housing policies on housing welfare, etc.;

3. Persons with a good knowledge of and experience in housing policies on housing welfare, etc.

(4) The City/Do Housing Policy Deliberative Committee shall deliberate on the following matters:

1. Formulation and alteration of comprehensive City/Do housing plans under Article 6 of the Act;

2. Designation, alteration, or cancellation of designation of housing site development zones under the Housing Site Development Promotion Act (excluding cases where approval from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is required pursuant to Article 3(2) of the same Act);

3. Important matters concerning the enactment and amendment of ordinances (limited to ordinances proposed by the Mayor/Do Governor) under the Act or this Decree;

4. Matters required to undergo deliberation by the City/Do Housing Policy Deliberative Committee under other statutes, regulations, or ordinances;

5. Other matters referred by the Mayor/Do Governor to the Committee for deliberation as important policies related to housing policies on housing welfare, etc. in areas under the jurisdiction and to housing construction, supply, and transactions.

(5) Matters concerning the qualification, appointment, commission, exclusion, challenge, refrainment, dismissal, term of office, etc. of the members of the City/Do Housing Policy Deliberative Committee, the composition of meetings, payment of allowances and travel expenses for members, etc., and other matters necessary for the operation of the City/Do Housing Policy Deliberative Committee shall be prescribed by ordinance of the relevant City/Do.

Article 12(Establishment of minimum residential standards) #

Minimum residential standards established and publicly announced by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport pursuant to Article 17 of the Act shall include the following matters:

1. Minimum residential area per household;

2. Number of rooms by use;

3. Standards for indispensable facilities, such as private kitchens and bathrooms;

4. The structure, performance, and environmental standards of housing, in consideration of safety, comfort, etc.

Article 13(Conducting of survey on residential conditions) #

(1) "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 20(1), with the exception of its subparagraphs, of the Act means any of the following matters:

1. Types, sizes, and types of occupancy of housing;

2. Structure, equipment, and performance of housing;

3. Satisfaction and preference for residential environments;

4. Housing prices and rents;

5. Plans for residential movement and housing purchase;

6. Household composition and income;

7. Demand and preference of public rental housing;

8. Current status of households that do not meet the minimum residential standards;

9. Other matters necessary for the formulation of housing policies.

(2) A survey on residential conditions under Article 20(1) of the Act shall be conducted by classifying it into a regular survey conducted annually and an occasional survey conducted when necessary, and in cases of regular surveys, survey questionnaires shall be notified to the Minister of Finance and Economy. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun shall designate and entrust any of the following institutions with the affairs of conducting a survey on residential conditions pursuant to Article 20(4) of the Act: <Amended on Aug. 31, 2016; Dec. 8, 2020>

1. The Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements established pursuant to the Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of Government-Funded Research Institutes;

2. The Korea Land and Housing Corporation;

3. The Korea Real Estate Board under the Korea Real Estate Board Act;

4. A local government-invested public corporation established under the Local Public Enterprises Act;

5. A local government-invested research institute established pursuant to the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Local Government-Invested Research Institutes.

(4) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun entrusts affairs pursuant to paragraph (3), he or she shall publicly notify such fact in the Official Gazette or official report.

Article 14(Housing welfare centers) #

(1) "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 22(1)3 of the Act means the following matters:

1. Provision of information related to the occupancy, operation, management, etc. of rental housing, etc.;

2. Support through linkage of institutions and organizations related to housing welfare;

3. Education and support for housing remodeling, etc.;

4. Publicity of housing welfare-related systems;

5. Other matters related to housing welfare.

(2) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall entrust the Korea Land and Housing Corporation with the establishment and operation of a housing welfare center pursuant to Article 22(2) of the Act.

(3) A Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (referring to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) may entrust the establishment and operation of a housing welfare center to the Korea Land and Housing Corporation or an institution prescribed by ordinance of the City/Do or Si/Gun/Gu (referring to an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) pursuant to Article 22(2) of the Act.

(4) Where the Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu entrusts affairs pursuant to paragraph (3), he or she shall publicly notify such fact in the Official Gazette or official report.

Article 15(Establishment and operation of housing welfare information system) #

(1) "Information system ... <omitted> ... prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 23(1) of the Act means the following information systems: <Amended on Aug. 11, 2016>

1. A rental housing information system under Article 20-7 of the Rental Housing Act;

2. An information system under Article 17 of the Housing Benefits Act;

3. An information system established pursuant to Article 89 of the Enforcement Decree of the Housing Act;

4. Other information systems established for the management and provision of housing welfare information.

(2) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may perform the following affairs in order to establish and operate a housing welfare information system pursuant to Article 23 of the Act:

1. Collection of information on housing welfare and establishment and management of database thereon;

2. Research and development concerning the establishment and operation of a housing welfare information system and technical assistance thereto;

3. Standardization of databases and establishment of compatible systems therefor to jointly utilize materials and information on housing welfare;

4. Connection and cooperation with agencies or organizations which hold information on housing welfare, and implementation of joint projects therewith;

5. Other matters necessary for establishment and operation of a housing welfare information system.

(3) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport intends to establish a housing welfare information system, he or she may request the head of a relevant central administrative agency, a local government, the Korea Land and Housing Corporation, the Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation, or a local government-invested public corporation to submit relevant information, statistics, etc. on rental housing collected and held thereby. In such cases, the head of the relevant agency shall comply therewith unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.

(4) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall provide the general public with the information established in the housing welfare information system through its website; provided, the matters falling under any of the following subparagraphs may not be disclosed:

Article 16(Nurturing of housing welfare experts and employment and deployment thereof) #

(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Mayors/Do Governors, and the heads of Sis/Guns/Gus shall provide the operating institutions and educational institutions for accredited private qualifications related to housing welfare (referring to the private qualifications related to housing welfare accredited pursuant to Article 19 of the Framework Act on Qualifications; hereinafter the same shall apply) with all or part of the following expenses pursuant to Article 24(2) of the Act:

1. Operating expenses of accredited private qualifications related to housing welfare;

2. Development expenses of educational programs of accredited private qualifications related to housing welfare;

3. Other expenses necessary for nurturing experts for housing welfare.

(2) "Housing welfare affairs prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 24(3) of the Act means the following:

1. Provision of housing benefits, such as housing surveys;

2. Operation and management of public rental housing, such as permanent rental housing complexes under the Rental Housing Act;

3. Survey on residential conditions on vulnerable social groups;

4. Counseling on housing problems for the low-income class and discovering persons eligible for housing welfare policies;

5. Establishment of a housing welfare network for local communities;

6. Other affairs requiring expertise in housing welfare.

Article 17(Managementof sensitive information and personally identifiable information) #

The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a Mayor/Do Governor, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (including persons to whom their authority is delegated or entrusted, where such authority is delegated or entrusted), and the head of a public institution may manage information on health under Article 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act or data which include resident registration numbers, passport numbers, driver's licenses numbers, or alien registration numbers under Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act, if it is inevitable for performing the following affairs:

1. Affairs concerning subsidization of housing expenses under Article 15 of the Act;

2. Affairs concerning subsidization for households below the minimum residential standards under Article 18(1) of the Act;

3. Affairs concerning conducting surveys on residential conditions under Article 20 of the Act;

4. Affairs concerning establishment and operation of a housing welfare information system under Article 23(1) of the Act;

5. Deleted. <Dec. 20, 2022>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 6, 2019]