DKI Provincial Government Evaluates Vehicle Ownership Rules In Rusunawa

Air photos of the construction of the Simple Rental Flats (Rusunawa) Pulojahe in East Jakarta, Thursday (25/8/2022). BETWEEN PHOTOS/Fakhri Hermansyah/wsj/aa

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) evaluates the rules for vehicle ownership for residents of simple rented flats (rusunawa) in response to reports of a number of residents who own private cars or motorbikes.

"We evaluate who has the car? We are in the process through friends from the head of the UPRS (Sustain House Management Unit)," said Acting Head of the DKI Jakarta Public Housing and Settlement Area Agency Retno Sulistiyaningrum as reported by ANTARA, Friday, July 14.

Retno mentioned that there are two categories of residents of the flats. First, the general public who register and verify their feasibility to live in the flats. So, this general public is definitely not allowed to have a car.

Then secondly, residents are programmed or those affected by eviction or control. This resident is a priority to be accommodated in the flats.

"Now on time, he (a resident affected by the control) must be accommodated first. Want to have a car or not," said Retno.

Through this evaluation, Retno hopes that the general public who work as a taxi driver can still rent and live in flats from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government.

According to Retno's view, the taxionline driver is likely to have a low income, even though he has a car.

"Now there are GrabCars, GoCar and others. Of course they have cars. Now that is a problem related to cars. We are still evaluating," said Retno.

If in the monitoring process it is found that there are residents who have a car, it will carry out the process of imposing sanctions in stages.

"There are stages such as there is a warning, the warning stage, then it is issued," said Retno.

Likewise with the Rupiah Zero DP program, said Retno, his party will tighten supervision of each house of the program so as not to be rented out by the owner.

His party will check the electricity and water meter in each unit. If a unit is found with information that the meter does not increase, then it is certain that the residence is not occupied.

"Previously, we have added the examination once every six months to three months for review," said Retno.

Previously, Retno revealed that there were residents living in the flats but had cars and ships. Retno said he would control it.

Another obstacle is that residents have ID cards outside DKI and do not have NPWP. Then there are residents who earn more than the Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP), even though the rusunawad program is intended for residents who can't afford it.