Goheung-gun Takes Action to Renovate Long-Neglected Vacant Houses

Support of 1.5 Million Won Per Demolition Unit, Until March 1st

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo] Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gong Young-min) announced that it will promote the ‘2023 Vacant House Maintenance Project’ to create a pleasant living environment for residents and improve residential aesthetics.

The county will invest a total project cost of 150 million KRW to support demolition costs for vacant houses that have been left unused or unoccupied for more than one year among the old houses in the area.

Goheung-gun is promoting the "Vacant House Maintenance Project" to create a pleasant living environment and improve residential aesthetics.
Photo by Goheung-gun

This year, the plan is to maintain 100 detached houses and auxiliary buildings, and the demolition cost will be supported at 1.5 million KRW per building, which is 500,000 KRW more than last year. Buildings with slate roofs can be processed and supported in connection with the slate disposal support project.

Applicants wishing to maintain vacant houses must prepare related documents that can verify ownership of the vacant house and apply by the 14th of next month at the eup/myeon office (General Affairs Team) where the vacant house is located.

However, cases where the vacant house has been left for less than one year, ownership is unclear, or only part of the building (auxiliary building) on the residential site is demolished are excluded from the project.

A county official stated, “We will do our best to continuously demolish vacant houses that have been left unattended for a long time and harm the residential environment of natural villages, thereby creating a safe and pleasant living environment and improving the quality of life for residents.”

Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo hss79@asiae.co.kr