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8. Restoration of Condominium |
Of the 70 heavily damaged condominium buildings in Kobe, where much of the earthquake damage was sustained, 12 were repaired (as of April 1998, here and throughout), 54 were to be reconstructed, and the remaining 4 are either under consideration or will not be rebuilt.
Construction has already started on 51 of the 54 listed for reconstruction, and 30 of these are complete. There are many issues to resolve in reconstructing apartment buildings including the demolition and removal of damaged structures, dealing with the legal procedures involved in divided property ownership such as making the decision to rebuild, raising funds to rebuild, complying with the current Building Standard Law, and choosing a project coordinator. These make it much more difficult to rebuild an condominium building than to rebuild a single-family home.
Because it considers the reconstruction of condominium buildings to be one of the highest priority in achieving housing recovery, the City of Kobe has been providing various kinds of assistance for these projects since immediately after the earthquake.
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