Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Ordinance is to contribute to improving the quality of lives of tenants in permanent rental housing in Seoul Metropolitan City by improving their living conditions and providing them with social welfare services.

Article 2 (Definitions) The terms used in this Ordinance shall be defined as follows:
1. The term "permanent rental housing" means rental housing built with financial support from the State or a local government or from the National Housing Fund under Article 60 of the Housing Act, for the purpose of permanent rental under the Rental Housing Act;
2. The term "project owner" means the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (including a person who conducts the duties for the management of permanent rental housing through entrustment)　which builds, supplies, and manages permanent rental housing under the Korea Land and Housing Corporation Act; and a local government-invested public corporation established to implement a housing project under Article 49 of the Local Public Enterprises Act;
3. The term "welfare service facility" means a facility for welfare services as prescribed in subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Act on the Support for Improving the Quality of Lives of Tenants in Long-Term Public Rental Housing.

Article 3 (Basic Directions) The basic direction-setting for the implementation of, and support for, a project under this Ordinance shall be as follows:
1. Realizing housing welfare;
2. Facilitating the self-sufficiency of tenants in permanent rental housing (hereinafter referred to as "tenants");
3. Building sound local communities based on mutual consideration and coexistence.

Article 4 (Responsibilities) (1) The Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor") and a project owner shall implement policies for efficient administrative and financial support in order to improve the quality of lives of tenants.
(2) Tenants shall endeavor to build a pleasant complex environment in cooperation with a project owner.

Article 5 (Establishment of Plans) (1) In order to systematically support improving the quality of lives of tenants, the Mayor shall formulate and execute a basic plan for improving the quality of lives of tenants of permanent rental housing (hereinafter referred to as "basic plan"), which shall include the following matters:
1. Basic direction-setting for support for tenants;
2. Actual conditions of the residence of, and welfare support for, tenants;
3. Improvement of the environment for welfare service facilities, as well as social and economic conditions;
4. Housing welfare support for tenants;
5. Support system for efficiently providing support;
6. Evaluation of projects for improving the quality of lives of tenants;
7. Other matters necessary to improve the quality of lives of tenants.
(2) Every year, the Mayor shall endeavor to formulate and execute an implementation plan based on a basic plan prescribed in paragraph (1) and in cooperation with project owners.
(3) The Mayor shall conduct a fact-finding survey to formulate a basic plan under paragraph (1).
(4) The costs incurred in implementing a project under a basic plan shall be borne by the entity in charge of the relevant duties under related statutes and regulations.

Article 6 (Support for Facility Enhancement) In order to improve the quality of lives of tenants, the Mayor may support the following projects, within the budget, in consultation with a project owner:
1. Barrier-free projects for improving convenient movement of the elderly, the weak, people with disabilities, etc.;
2. Projects for the maintenance, repair, and functional improvement of dilapidated facilities or public facilities;
3. Other projects deemed necessary by the Mayor for facility enhancement.

Article 7 (Support of Common Electricity Bills, etc.) The Mayor may support the following projects, within budgetary limits:
1. Total amount of electricity bills for outdoor security lighting (including street lights within a complex) and commonly-used indoor facilities, including stairs, elevators, etc. (underground water reservoirs, septic tanks, and central heating);
2. Part of the maintenance fees imposed according to the income level of tenants and seasonal changes.

Article 8 (Enhancement of Financial Means) The Mayor may support the following projects to strengthen the financial means of tenants and to facilitate their self-sufficiency capacity:
1. Provision of employment information, vocational consultation, and the development and operation of vocational education and training programs to promote employment;
2. Development of social work opportunities, including the operation of common workshops to create jobs, etc.;
3. Counseling for financial recovery in relation to such issues as debt, bankruptcy, etc.;
4. Other projects necessary to facilitate self-sufficiency.

Article 9 (Enhancement of Health and Welfare Services) (1) The Mayor shall establish a cooperative system with health and welfare service agencies, in order to improve the health of tenants.
(2) The Mayor may support the following projects in order to promote the health of tenants:
1. Counseling and education for people with mental disorders, alcoholics, suicide prevention, etc. and the development of support programs;
2. Operation of support programs through social welfare centers, etc.;
3. Establishment of facilities and equipment to improve health;
4. Care services for tenants in need of protection, including the placement of visiting professional counsellors.
(3) The Mayor shall closely cooperate with project owners to look after and protect the household of a lone senior citizen and the elderly with dementia.

Article 10 (Support for Healthy Growth of Children) The Mayor may support the following projects to promote the healthy growth of child tenants:
1. Child care services;
2. Support for self-motivation for learning and learning conditions, and vocational guidance and counseling;
3. Promotion of sponsorship relationship with corporations, organizations, etc. for children from broken families including households headed by a child;
4. Other projects for supporting the healthy growth of children.

Article 11 (Support of Cultural and Sports Activities) The Mayor may provide support for projects necessary to promote the cultural and physical activities of tenants and for the installation, improvement, etc. of facilities within in a complex which are open to residents in nearby areas.

Article 12 (Promotion of Tenant Communities) The Mayor and project owners may support the following projects in order to promote a communal spirit among tenants and to facilitate communication among them:
1. Residents' autonomous activities, including the operation of meetings of tenant representatives;
2. Development and operation of programs to promote communities;
3. Securing space to promote communities;
4. Creation of a community environment for mutual consideration and coexistence.

Article 13 (Cooperation with Project Owners) The Mayor shall consult and cooperate with project owners as he/she conducts projects for improving the quality of lives of tenants.

Article 14 (Utilization of Private Resources) The Mayor shall endeavor to actively utilize private resources so as to efficiently conduct projects for improving the quality of lives of tenants.

Article 15 (Entrustment of Duties) The Mayor may entrust parts of projects for improving the quality of lives of tenants, to related institutions or organizations in accordance with the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on the Entrustment of Administrative Affairs to the Private Sector.

Article 16 (Establishment and Operation of Council) (1) A private expert council (hereinafter referred to as the "Council") may be established under the jurisdiction of the Mayor to deliberate and render advice on projects for improving the quality of lives of tenants.
(2) Detailed matters concerning the establishment and operation of the Council under paragraph (1), shall be determined by Rule of the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Article 17 (Enforcement Rule) Necessary matters concerning the enforcement of this Ordinance shall be prescribe by rule.

ADDENDA
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Ordinance shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Repeal of Other Ordinance)
The Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance of Special Support on Permanent Rental Housing are hereby repealed.
Article 3 (Transitional Measures)
Any support provided under the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance of Special Support on Permanent Rental Housing as at the time this Ordinance enters into force, shall be deemed provided pursuant to this Ordinance.