A Study on the fines imposed for violations of the 「Multi-Family Housing Management Act」 : Focused on Seoul Metropolitan Area

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the status of administrative fines imposed for violations of the 「Multi-Family Housing Management Act」. This study used the audit performance of twenty six local governments in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi. The data was collected through request “Public Information Disclosure Portal”. The main findings of this study can be summarized as below. First, only 5% of apartments were audited. Second, the audit implementation rates and results differed by districts and periods. Third, although the reasons for receiving administrative action were generally similar, the results of the housing management audit varied. This study suggests the following measures: first, activating management guidance before imposing fines; second, establishing and operating a Deliberation Committee on Imposition of Fines for Multi-Family Housing Management by the government; and third, revising the criteria for fines in the 「Multi-Family Housing Management Act」 to conform with the「Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order」. In the absence of objective data on the audit of multi-family housing management, the information on audit results collected for this study is meaningful in and of itself.