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  • Housing provided by schools are typically one room apartments, or ‘One–Room’, as they are fittingly called. Sizes may vary from location to location. Each school will receive a budget of 400,000 won a month to spend on GET housing. As such, your schools will try and find the best one room within that price range. Of course depending on where you live, it is important to note that most housing within that price range is older and so may not fit your ideals on housing.

GET’s Housing Responsibility

  • GET’s are responsible for paying for utilities. Fees may vary from location to location and season to season. Expect to pay around 20–40,000 won a month(May be more, may be less).You can pay by taking your Utilities bill to a bank or by using a bank ATM.

    *Please pay utilities on time. Late payments will reflect badly upon your school as they are the ones who have provided you with the housing and are ultimately responsible for you.

Housing Cleanliness

  • It is common practice not to clean up upon vacating an apartment. This is essentially the landlords responsibility, as it is their property. As such, although it may be bothersome to enter a dirty one-room upon arrival in Korea, if your landlord has not extended you the courtesy of cleaning up, then it becomes your responsibility.
  • You may opt to hire a cleaning service, of course prices vary, but typically range around ˜\60,000 for one-rooms.

Furniture

  • Under the provisions of article 12 section 5. ‘…the employer shall provide basic furniture.’ This section is intentionally vague, as the idea of full-option housing differs from place to place. For example, some places offer a western style bed, while others do not provide a bed. The variations are so great, the GOE had to change the wording to “basic furniture” to allow for all cases.

Broken Furniture

  • Before you arrive in Korea, your school should have sent someone to take a look at your apartment and take notes on its condition. If however, you enter your apartment and see broken furniture, notify your co-teacher. Your school should receive a budget for replacing broken furniture within the first month.

Commonly Asked Questions

  • ‘Mold! I want to move!’ : Korean weather is very humid, especially during the summer months,so mold problems are quite common. We realize this can be a health hazard however, as it is a common problem, you may not be allowed to move apartments due to it. The best advice would be, don’t let it get out of control before taking action.
  • Things to combat this problem
    • Firstly, tell your landlord about the problem. Again, as it is their property, they should help you to take care of it.
    • Dehumidifier
    • Air Purifier
    • 물먹는하마(“Mool⁃Muk⁃Neun Ha⁃Ma”Literally translated to ‘Water drinking Hippo’): Can be purchased in almost any store, usually found in the detergent isle, and it has a picture of a hippo on it. It sucks out the moisture in the air, so you can strategically place these in small areas such as your closet to reduce the moisture in your room, and thus preventing/slowing mold growth.
  • ‘I want to find my own apartment, can I just take the 400,000 won stipend?’ :
    ‘Yes. It can only be done at contract renewal time. You must notify your school that you wish to receive housing stipend at the start of the new contract or at the signing of the new contract.’

    Also keep in mind that a schools budget for GET housing is around \400,000 a month. If circumstances arise where you opt to find your own housing, schools cannot pay for the deposit. They are only liable for the \400,000 won limit provided to them.

  • ‘Unknown Extra fees’: As the GOE is not responsible for your housing, you will have to ask your schools administration office and/or landlord to inquire about fee’s and or other issues. Keep in mind, your co-teachers are also not responsible for your housing, so please do not get upset with them if you experience housing issues.