<Anchor> There



is a'social housing' among rental housing in Seoul.

Since 2015, more than 2,400 households have been supplied by private companies building houses on land prepared by Seoul and renting them at low prices to the vulnerable.

But this time, we are building the first so-called'pet social housing' for those who have dogs.

This is also aimed at stabilizing housing for low-income families, and there is controversy over the eligibility to move in.



This is an exclusive report by Lee Ho-Geon.



<Reporter> It



is a social housing building in Jangan-dong, Seoul.



There are 12 studios in a five-story building, all of which have a unique structure.



[On-site construction worker: (What are you building here?) Studio.

People who live with dogs.

Dog lovers.]



Some windows are installed on the floor for dogs.



[Constructor of construction company: (dog) It can be frustrating, so if you are alone, look out the window.]



There is a dog playroom on the first floor of the building and a dog playground on the fourth floor.



Starting next month, we plan to lease it at 80% of the local market price to those who have dogs among the low-income residential vulnerable groups.



However, the evaluation criteria for selecting residents make you tilt your head.



A maximum of 10 points are assigned for how low the tenant's income is out of a 30-point scale, while 20 points are given for dogs.



If you raise 2 or more, you will receive 10 points, and up to 10 points depending on the number of years raised.



Criticism has emerged as to whether it deviates from the basic purpose of public lease for low-income people.



[Seoul City official: That's exactly fixed, the house should do that. There was a regulation or not...

.

We will support or consult on how to manage the rental operation and proceed with care.] The



discussion process with neighbors has been omitted.



[My mother/neighboring residents:'It is a family of single-parent children, a rental housing for the elderly living alone.' We knew only that.]



Residents are concerned

not only

with the noise but also with the kindergarten children attached to the pet house.



[Mr. Aunt / Neighbor: (here) He has a lot of children.

First of all, safety is the first concern, and those in the immediate vicinity are now noisy and hygiene issues.] As



residents' opposition overlapped with the controversy over occupancy screening, the city of Seoul and construction companies announced that they would remove the items related to dogs from the qualification requirements.



Instead, it was pointed out that the tenants were limited to those in the pet-related industry, which is also contrary to the purpose of public lease.



(Video editing: Soyoung Lee, VJ: Hyungjin Kim)