Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide for detailed matters delegated pursuant to the Housing Act and the Enforcement Decree of the said Act and basic matters regarding the Seoul Metropolitan Government's policies on housing to contribute to the stabilization of dwelling conditions of citizens and the improvement of the quality of housing.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009]

Article 2 (Definitions) Terms used in this Ordinance shall be defined as follows:
1. "Quality of housing" means standards for the quality and conditions of housing for each family;
2. "Housing standards" mean housing conditions classified according to the number of members of each family and the type of each household;
3. "Quality of residential environment" means the level of harmony between the inside and outside of each residential house and the natural environment around the house for desirable dwelling;
4. "Public housing unit" means a residential house built or supplied by the central Government, a local government, or a public corporation;
5. "Disabled person" means a person defined in Article 2 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities;
6. "Aged person" means a person who is 65 years of age or older;
7. "Well-designed public housing project" means a public housing project that meets the review standards prescribed by the Building Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Government under Article 4 of the Building Act in order to create a high-quality housing culture and improve the urban view;
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009]

Article 3 (Metropolitan Government's Responsibilities) (1) The Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Metropolitan Government") shall endeavor to secure the minimum quality of housing and create a comfortable residential environment so that citizens can have a dwelling worthy of human dignity. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009>
(2) The Metropolitan Government shall endeavor to improve the quality of the residential environment and supply well-designed residential houses. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009>
(3) The Metropolitan Government shall endeavor to secure financial resources for implementing its housing policies. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009>
(4) The Metropolitan Government shall endeavor to have capabilities for the survey, research, and analysis of data necessary to implement its housing policies and establish an organization necessary for such capabilities. <Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4953, Mar. 2, 2010>

Article 4 (Citizens' Efforts, etc.) (1) A citizen or a housing business entity shall endeavor to build a residential house in compliance with the housing standards under Article 5-2 of the Housing Act.
(2) A housing business entity shall cooperate with the Metropolitan Government actively in the housing policies implemented by the Metropolitan Government in order to improve citizens' dwelling, provide housing welfare, and improve the urban view.
(3) The Metropolitan Government, citizens, and housing business entities shall endeavor to develop each area according to the nature of each area so that the style and size of each housing unit can meet the following requirements:
1. To secure the size of a housing unit suitable for the number of members of each household;
2. To ensure safety against disasters;
3. To prepare facilities and functions necessary for health and hygiene;
4. To consider the safety of aged or disabled persons and convenience in their use, in the case of housing units for dwelling by aged or disabled persons.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009]

Article 5 (Comprehensive Housing Plan) (1) The Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor") shall establish and implement a comprehensive housing plan of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as "Comprehensive Housing Plan") for the comprehensive and systematic implementation of policies pursuant to Article 8 of the Housing Act.
(2) The Mayor shall divide the comprehensive housing plan into annual plans and a plan for ten years and shall establish an annual plan by the end of February of each year, based on a ten-year plan.
(3) When the Mayor intends to establish a comprehensive housing plan for ten years or revise any important matter in the plan, he/she shall collect opinions thereon from the head of each autonomous Gu, housing business entities, citizens, etc. and shall bring the plan to the Seoul Metropolitan Government Committee for the Deliberation on Housing Policies for deliberation.
(4) When the head of an autonomous Gu intends to establish a housing plan for the area within his/her remit in order to improve citizens' housing conditions, the Mayor may provide administrative assistance as may be necessary therefor.
(5) When the Mayor intends to establish the comprehensive housing plan, he/she may request the head of each autonomous Gu in advance to submit a plan for each area, which shall contain matters stated under Article 8 (2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Housing Act, and may reflect such plans in the comprehensive housing plan. In such cases, the head of each autonomous Gu shall comply with the request to submit a plan for each area, unless there is any exceptional circumstance.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009]

Article 5-2 (Housing Fact-Finding Survey) (1) The Mayor may conduct a survey on the matters under Article 5 (1) of the Housing Act and Article 6 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the said Act and the following matters, subject to prior approval from the Commissioner of the Korea National Statistical Office:
1. The rate of resettlement of residents after the completion of an improvement project under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Act on the Maintenance and Improvement of Urban Areas and Dwelling Conditions for Residents;
2. Prices for the sale and lease (lease on a deposit basis and lease on a monthly rent basis) of residential houses;
3. Single-member families and households with an aged or disabled person;
4. Other matters that the Mayor considers necessary in connection with the implementation of housing policies.
(2) The housing fact-finding surveys that the Mayor may conduct pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be classified into periodic surveys and occasional surveys, while a periodic survey shall be conducted simultaneously with the censuses of population and housing, which are designated as designated statistics pursuant to Article 17 of the Statistics Act, and an occasional survey may be conducted by specifying items subject to the survey, whenever the Mayor considers it particularly necessary.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4953, Mar. 2, 2010]

Article 6 (Supply of Public Housing Units and Subsidization of Housing Cost, etc.) (1) The Mayor shall endeavor to supply public housing units in order to stabilize dwelling conditions for the aged, the disabled and other citizens and improve the quality of housing.
(2) If the Mayor considers it necessary for families who do not reside in any public housing unit, but fail to meet the minimum housing standards, he/she may provide such families with loans or subsidies from part of the Social Welfare Fund of the Seoul Metropolitan Government pursuant to Article 5-3 of the Housing Act in order for them to meet the minimum housing standards.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009]

Article 7 (Assistance in Private Rental Housing Projects) (1) The Mayor shall endeavor to implement housing policies for the effective supply of housing units, including assistance in the construction of private rental housing projects, in order to stabilize dwelling conditions of citizens.
(2) The Mayor may partially grant subsidies from the Social Welfare Fund to a business entity that builds private rental housing units with an appropriate residential environment.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009]

Article 7-2 (Ratio of Rental Housing Units in Housing Construction Projects, etc.) The "ratio specified by Ordinance of a City/Do" in Article 42-16 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Housing Act means 50 percent.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009]

Article 8 (Development of Residential Environment) The Metropolitan Government, citizens, and housing business entities shall endeavor to develop housing units and the environment around such housing units in compliance with the following requirements:
1. To secure the right to sunshine and parking space appropriate for each housing unit;
2. To secure roads around each area;
3. To prepare countermeasures for minimizing vibration, noise, bad odor, and pollution around each area;
4. To secure good neighborhood facilities;
5. To secure proper green areas and the space for children's play, etc.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009]

Article 8-2 (Supply of Well-Designed Public Housing Units) Where well-designed public housing units are built, the cost additionally required therefor may be recognized as an additional construction cost under Article 38-2 of the Housing Act and subparagraph 10 of Table 1 attached to the Rule on the Calculation of Sale Prices of Public Housing Units, etc., subject to prior review by the Committee for the Examination of Sale Prices.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4754, Mar. 18, 2009; Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009; Ordinance No. 4859, Sep. 29, 2009]

Article 9 (Assistance in Improvement of Residential Environment) The Mayor may assist housing business entities, housing-related organizations, or similar organizations in conducting surveys, research, and campaigns in order to improve housing conditions and the residential environment.

Article 10 (Committee for Deliberation on Housing Policies) (1) The Mayor shall establish the Committee for the Deliberation on Housing Policies of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") in order to have the Committee deliberate on the matters under Article 115 (4) of the Enforcement Decree of the Housing Act.
(2) The Committee shall be comprised of not more than 15 members, including one chairperson and one vice chairperson. The chairperson shall represent the Committee and have overall control over the business affairs of the Committee, while the vice chairperson shall assist the chairperson and shall act on behalf of the chairperson, if the chairperson is unable to perform his/her duties.
(3) The Mayor shall serve as the chairperson, and the second Vice Mayor for Administrative Affairs shall serve as the vice chairperson, while committee members shall be appointed or commissioned by the Mayor from among the following persons:
1. Not more than three public officials in Grade III or higher, who are appointed by the Mayor;
2. Not more than three Members of the Seoul Metropolitan Council;
3. Persons who have good knowledge and experience in the area of housing or urban planning.
(4) The term of office for each committee member shall be two years but this term may be renewed consecutively: Provided, That the term of office for a public official appointed as a committee member shall be the period of service in his/her position.
(5) The Committee shall have one secretary to carry out its administrative affairs, and the Director of the Housing Policy Division shall serve as the secretary.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009]

Article 11 (Meetings) (1) Meetings of the Committee shall be divided into annual meetings and special meetings, which shall be convened by the committee chairperson.
(2) An annual meeting shall be held once a year, and a special meeting shall be held whenever not less than one-third of committee members demand it or the committee chairperson considers it necessary.
(3) A meeting shall be duly formed with the attendance of a majority of incumbent members, and a resolution shall be adopted by the affirmative voting of a majority of the committee members present at the meeting.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009]

Article 12 (Allowances, etc.) Committee members who attend a meeting may be reimbursed for allowances, travel expenses, and other expenses within budget limits: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to cases where a public official who serves as a committee member attends a meeting in direct connection with his/her duties.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009]

Article 13 (Detailed Operating Rules) Except as otherwise provided for in this Ordinance, necessary matters regarding the operation of the Committee shall be determined by the committee chairperson, subject to resolution by the Committee.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009]

ADDENDA <Ordinance No. 4418, Jul. 19, 2006>
(1) (Enforcement Date)
This Ordinance shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
(2) Omitted.
(3) (Transitional Measure concerning Basic Housing Plans)
Basic housing plan in force under previous provisions when this Ordinance enters into force shall be deemed the comprehensive housing plan under this Ordinance.
ADDENDA <Ordinance No. 4616, Apr. 3, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Ordinance shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Ordinance No. 4754, Mar. 18, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Ordinance shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Ordinance No. 4793, May 28, 2009>
This Ordinance shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Ordinance No. 4859, Sep. 29, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Ordinance shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Ordinance No. 4953, Mar. 2, 2010>
This Ordinance shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.