Residents of the 104th building at Samdo Royal Mansion in Geoje face an estimated cost of at least 9 billion won to repair both their damaged apartment and the artificial slope behind it. The landslide during heavy rain killed one man and seriously injured two others, while the building was later classified as safety grade E after major lower-level wall damage was found.
Officials have proposed structural reinforcement and a return to the building, but displaced residents are seeking relocation, compensation, and continued housing support because repairs would not erase the fear and trauma caused by the disaster. Of the buildingโs 60 households, 50 households, or 117 people, remain displaced as residents press the city and province to reconsider the recovery plan.