Benhil apartment expensive: Fire victims<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Up to yesterday, only 192 of the 360 families
\neligible for new homes in the Benhil II apartment complex.<\/p>\n
The Benhil II apartment complex has 614 units, 360 of which
\nhave been reserved for registered fire victims.<\/p>\n
An administrative staffer at the Bendungan Hilir subdistrict
\noffice, who asked to remain anonymous, said it was uncertain what
\nwould happen to the unclaimed units since ownership opportunities
\nare not open to the public.<\/p>\n
Many residents earlier complained about the high price of the
\napartment units. They said they sold their rights because they
\ncould not afford the down payment and monthly installments.<\/p>\n
The subdistrict source said that no such violations have been
\ndetected.<\/p>\n
"Even if it is so, there is no way for us to know quickly,"
\nthe source added.<\/p>\n
In 1994, fire razed the Central Jakarta area, leaving some 465
\nfamilies homeless. The government pacified fire victims who
\nwanted to rebuild their homes by promising them priority to
\napartment units as well as subsidizing their parkways.<\/p>\n
Each unit costs between Rp 35 million and Rp 40 million
\ndepending on the floor on which it is located -- the higher the
\ncheaper.<\/p>\n
Fire victims are required to pay only between Rp 10 million
\nand Rp 15 million in installments over a period of up to 20
\nyears.<\/p>\n
Sartimin, a former community neighborhood chief who was
\npreparing to move into an apartment building yesterday, told The
\nJakarta Post that he had paid a down payment of Rp 6.7 million
\nlast year and will pay the rest over 20 years.<\/p>\n
The Benhil II apartment complex, which has three blocks of 10-
\nstory apartment buildings, was built on a 1.2 hectare plot of
\nland.<\/p>\n
Type-21, the cheapest of the low cost units in the city's
\napartment buildings consists of one room, a bathroom and a
\nbalcony.<\/p>\n
The Benhil II apartment complex will be dedicated by the
\ngovernor of Jakarta on May 31. (14)<\/p>",
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