House DP Rp0 Used As Indekost, DKI Regional Secretary: Report!

DKI Jakarta Regional Secretary (Sekda) Joko Agus Setyono (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - Circulating a marketing video of the house DP Rp0 Nuansa Pondok Kelapa (Klaapa Village) in East Jakarta which was rented into a boarding house by its owner. This video was shared on social media. The video shows the condition of the DP Rp0 housing unit of the Samawa 1 bedroom tower starting from the living room, kitchen, bathroom, balcony, to bedroom. The owner of this unit also offers boarding fees with various available facilities, ranging from refrigerators, kitchen sets, to views of the Pondok Kelapa area, East Jakarta from the top of the building. However, this video keeps the unit address a secret. The video only includes a statement "recommendation for cheap apartment rentals in East Jakarta" with a free environmental management contribution (IPL) offer. Responding to this, DKI Jakarta Regional Secretary (Sekda) Joko Agus Setyono admitted that he only knew about the rental of a DP Rp0 housing unit. He asked residents to report to the DKI Provincial Government. "Oh yes?!" Joko said when met at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, June 21. Following up, Joko admitted that his staff would directly check the truth of the rental of the DP Rp0 housing unit. "Because we got the report, we will check it later," he said. As is known, the house of DP Rp0 located in Pondok Kelapa, East Jakarta was inaugurated by the former Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan in August 2019.

Candidates for homeownership of IDR 0 need to meet a number of administrative requirements before they can inhabit it. Among them are the DKI Jakarta ID cards, do not yet have a house, have a maximum income of IDR 14.8 million, to meet the credit requirements from banks. The DKI Provincial Government strictly prohibits owners who rent or trade the IDR 0 DP housing unit. Then, there are sanctions for those who violate the regulation, namely the revocation of credit subsidies and are asked to leave their homes.