Park Joo-min, a Democratic Party lawmaker, raised the rent by more than 9% just before the passage of the’Three Lease Act’ in July of last year, lowering the controversial apartment rent and renewing the contract. On the 4th, a representative from Park’s side said, “Yesterday (3rd), we signed a new contract to lower the monthly rent by about 9%,” and said, “It is a dimension to humbly accept public opinion criticism.”
Park Ju-min and Democratic Party member. Central photo
Earlier, on July 3, last year, Congressman Park paid a new tenant a deposit of 100 million won and a monthly rent of 1.85 million won for his own apartment in Sindang-dong, Seoul (84.95㎡). Immediately before, the tenant received a deposit of 300 million won and a monthly rent of 1 million won. At that time, the rent increase rate based on the conversion rate to jeon-to-month (4%) was 9.17%. It is much higher than the upper limit (5%) of the Housing Lease Protection Act passed by Representative Park, and criticism has been poured out as’Narrow Nambul’.
On this day, Democratic Party lawmaker Song Young-gil disclosed the fact that Park’s rent was lowered on his Facebook page and said, “Accepting the criticism and responding with practice rather than clarification. It’s like Park Joo-min.” “I believe he will go on the path of a’Democratic Party politician’ with the heart of walking on the blade again with this incident. Be strong, Park Joo-min”.
I bowed my head, but… Every time I clarify
On the 31st of last month, shortly after the incident was announced, Congressman Park posted three apologies on Facebook: “I’m sorry,” “I’m all faulted, whether I did well or not,” and “I neglected to set the rent.” On the next day, on the 1st, Seoul Mayor Park Young-seon also put down the post of digital headquarter of public relations camp. However, in the political world, the words “Narrow Nambul End Plate” (Won Hee-ryong, Jeju Governor) and “Oh Dae-soo (let’s take care of it today)” (Kang Min-jin, CEO of the Youth Justice Party) continued to criticize.
A post posted by Democrat Park Ju-min on Facebook on the 31st of last month. Facebook capture
His apology was also on the cutting board. Regarding Congressman Park’s clarification that “I found out that the contract was signed only about 200,000 won per month lower than the market price,” former lawmaker Tae-seop Geum said, “No one made a compelling claim to Park that the contract should have been signed at a significantly lower amount than the market price. It was criticized as a typical same document answer.” Even pro-female broadcaster Kim Eo-jun said, “Because Congressman Park himself is the proponent of the lease law, he has no choice but to receive this accusation” (“Kim Eo-jun’s News Factory” on the 1st).
Criticism has also been raised that it is contrary to what he said in the past in the clarification that “because it is a new contract, it is not subject to the rent to cheonsei ratio under the Housing Lease Act.” He said on a radio in June last year, “I also rent a house, but I don’t really understand that many people think that the landlord must have the right to increase the rent by changing the tenant.”
Because the moral standards are different?
The controversy over the three lease laws has already emerged as a key issue in the 4·7 re-election. It was revealed that not only Congressman Park, who initiated the Housing Lease Act, but also former Blue House policy chief Kim Sang-jo, who led the real estate legislation in July last year, raised the rent for apartments owned by 14.1% just before the law passed.
Rep. Park made no position on this day. However, Rep. Song, who first revealed the fact of the renewal of the contract, said, “The moral standards required by the Democratic Party and the people’s strength are clearly different.” It makes me more angry.”
A post posted by Democratic Party lawmaker Song Young-gil on Facebook on the 4th. Facebook capture
As a result, the opposition party’s backlash broke out, saying, “The Democratic Party did it wrong, and a bad habit that caused the people’s troubles came out again.” In a commentary on the day, deputy spokesman Park Ki-nyeong of the National Forces Commander pointed out, “It’s ridiculous to see that I recently reduced my monthly rent and renewed the contract. did.
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