Lee Hwi-jae’s partner in floor noise controversy … A bill passed by a Democrat

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Coupled with the fact that comedian couple Lee Hwi-jae is known to have a floor noise dispute with their neighbors in the lower house, the Democratic Party introduced a bill to introduce a punitive damages compensation system. and suspension of business for illegal construction companies in order to avoid conflicts between floor noise.

Democratic Party lawmaker Yang Kyung-sook announced on the 17th that he had proposed amendments to the housing law. Current law stipulates standards for the structure and facilities of homes, such as facility design, floor impact sound-blocking structure, and structural strength of homes built and supplied by commercial entities. Consequently, although floor thickness building standards were tightened beginning in 2005, Congressman Yang maintains that the ongoing conflict between floor noises between neighbors due to failed apartment house construction is emerging as a social problem .

Civil complaints related to interfloor noise increased 61% last year as outdoor activities decreased and indoor living time increased due to the impact of Corona 19. According to the ‘Status of civil complaints received by floor noise over the past five years’, which Congressman Yang submitted from the Ministry of Environment’s Korea Environment Corporation, the number of interfloor noise complaints was 42,250 last year, 61% more than the previous year (26,257).

The amendment proposed by both legislators requires performance evaluation of the apartment building floor impact sound blocking structure prior to inspection of the apartment building’s use. In addition, in addition to the supervisor’s work, the law stipulated the confirmation that a product was recognized with the degree of floor impact sound performance, and the penal provisions were enforced if the supervisor intentionally violated the work.

However, it is not clear whether the amendment will be legalized. This is because it is not easy to reveal the intent of the home construction contractor that is already under applicable laws, and recent interfloor noise disputes are often affected by the special circumstances caused by Corona 19. In addition It was not clear if the actual noise between floors was caused by illegal construction.

However, Representative Yang argued that “a strong commercial suspension, a punitive damage compensation system, and the strengthening of supervisory work for immoral business owners who have harmed tenants will solve the problem of noise between floors and contribute to the compliance of the business entity with performance standards “. did.

Reporter Mi-Hyun Cho [email protected]

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