A checklist that single-person households can use to self-assess for safe living, from jeonse and monthly rent contracts to safety inspections around the home after moving, has been released.
Gyeonggi Province has published the ‘Single-Person Household Residential Safety Checklist,’ developed to prevent jeonse fraud targeting single-person households and to support safe residential living, on the province’s single-person household portal (www.gg.go.kr/1ingg).
The released checklist includes essential items to verify at each stage such as ▲before signing the jeonse or monthly rent contract ▲on the contract day ▲on the payment day, as well as precautions to take during the contract period.
Before signing the contract, it is necessary to check whether the real estate agent is registered, the convenience of transportation and the surrounding environment of the house to be rented, the appropriate market price, priority rights, and the building register. On the contract day, verify the landlord’s identity, recheck the rights on the full registry certificate, confirm whether the landlord has any tax arrears, carefully review the contract contents, and after signing, report the housing lease contract.
Housing Safety Checklist for Single-Person Households in Gyeonggi-do. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Government
After moving in, the checklist includes safety inspections of the residence, security of windows and front doors, and daily habits such as removing personal information when disposing of garbage, covering all necessary aspects for the residential safety of single-person households.
Additionally, Gyeonggi Province includes information on residential safety support projects it is promoting, such as the ‘Gyeonggi-do Safe Jeonse Project,’ as well as support programs for single-person households like hospital accompaniment services and financial safety education.
Useful websites for residential safety, including the Gyeonggi Real Estate Portal, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Actual Transaction Price Disclosure System, Internet Registry Office, and Sex Offender Notification e, are provided via QR codes to enhance accessibility.
Ahn Seung-man, Director of the Family Policy Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "We hope that the checklist developed this time will be of practical help for the safe living of single-person households," and added, "We will continue to do our best to support single-person households in the province so that they can live safely and comfortably."
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