[Background]
ㅇ (Background) Redevelopment and reconstruction projects are key methods for supplying housing in urban areas.

- To facilitate smooth project implementation, the government is promoting the expansion of public and trust-based project execution methods, in which public enterprises or trust companies act as professional developers, as part of efforts to enhance the expertise and transparency of redevelopment projects.

ㅇ (Need for Government Intervention) When public enterprises or trust companies participate in a project prior to being designated as the project implementer, it is necessary to ensure that the project method undergoes a public deliberation process involving residents.

[Regulation Details]
ㅇ To ensure residents are informed in advance of the key features (including pros, cons, and differences) of the cooperative, public, and trust-based project methods and the main terms of any proposed agreement, the regulation requires a resident briefing session to be held and stipulates that consent from at least 30% of residents must be obtained.

Reason for Amendment
- To promote housing supply in urban areas through the revitalization of redevelopment projects, the Urban and Residential Environment Improvement Act (Act No. 20549, promulgated on December 3, 2024, and effective June 4, 2025) has been amended to improve the reconstruction safety inspection system and to introduce and expand the use of electronic methods for consent to association establishment, general meetings, and other procedures. Accordingly, this amendment seeks to stipulate the delegated matters and necessary provisions for implementation, such as detailed rules for operating the reconstruction inspection system.

Main Contents

a. In consideration of the comprehensive nature of reconstruction safety inspections, which evaluate residential environments, facility deterioration, etc., the term is revised from “safety inspection” to “reconstruction inspection” (Articles 2, 10, 11, etc. of the draft).
b. Following the abolition of the on-site inspection procedure in the reconstruction inspection process under the Act, the related provisions in the Presidential Decree are also deleted (Article 10 of the draft).
c. The authority of metropolitan mayors to request a review of reconstruction inspection adequacy results is adjusted to a request for reconsideration of the reconstruction inspection report (Article 11 of the draft).
d. In cities that are not major metropolitan areas and where no basic plan has been established, areas that meet the requirements for drafting a maintenance plan are allowed to request such drafting (Article 11-2 of the draft).
e. Prior to the designation of a public or trust-based project operator, a resident information session must be held, and consent from at least 30% of landowners must be obtained (new Article 20-2).
f. Allows the formation of a promotion committee even before the designation of a maintenance zone, with zone boundaries defined as areas for which a district unit plan has been established for the purpose of implementing a maintenance project (Article 25 of the draft).
g. Permits required consents for project implementation such as committee formation and association establishment to be obtained electronically, provided the method is verified by the mayor, county governor, etc. (Article 34 of the draft).
h. When obtaining consent from landowners for plan requests, proposals, or committee formation, the regulation specifies that the purpose and assumed implications of the consent must be included, and that withdrawal of consent is restricted until an application for approval or permit is submitted (new Article 34-2).
i. Establishes procedures for holding online general meetings, including identity verification under the Digital Signature Act and related laws, ensuring opportunities for participants to express opinions, and advance notice of online meetings (Article 41-2 of the draft).
j. To allow the exercise of voting rights by electronic means during general meetings, the method of voting must be communicated when the meeting is convened, along with identity verification procedures under the Digital Signature Act and related laws (Article 42 of the draft).