Natural Disaster Private Property Damage Report — 10-Day Reporting Period and Required Documents

Procedure

1. 1. Take photos before restoration

   Before starting to clean up or repair, photograph the overall view, the damaged parts and the flood water level from several directions. If restoration has already begun, collect photos of the restoration process and receipts for construction and purchase costs.

2. 2. Check the reporting period — 10 days from the end date of the disaster

   The reporting period is, in principle, within 10 days from the date the disaster ended. The local government announces the end date of the disaster, so check both the notices and the text messages from the city, county or district (si/gun/gu) office for your address.

3. 3. Fill in the report item by item

   Enter, item by item, the place of damage, how it occurred, the type of facility, the form of damage, the area and quantity, and whether it has been restored and at what cost. Each type of damage, such as housing, farmland, crops, greenhouses, livestock sheds, fishing boats and aquaculture facilities, is entered separately.

4. 4. Local government verification after filing

   Submit the report to the city, county or district (si/gun/gu) office or the eup, myeon or dong community service center, or file it through 'Private Property Damage Report' on National Safety 24. Online, the report is treated as filed only when the final submission step is completed. The official in charge then checks the site and decides whether support will be provided.

Required documents

• Private property damage report form
• Photos of the damage (overall view, damaged parts and flood water level before restoration)
• If already restored: photos of the restoration process and receipts for construction and purchase costs
• Identification and a copy of the bankbook for the account to receive the support payment
• Agricultural, livestock or fishery damage: materials on facilities and livelihood, such as agricultural business entity registration (if applicable)
• Aquaculture facility damage (excluding seaweed): reports of stocking, shipment and sale of fish, shellfish and fishery seeds, sales slips and seed purchase documents (support is provided only where the stocking and shipment reports were filed before the disaster)

Fees

There is no fee for the damage report itself. In the industry, fees for drafting the report and a statement of circumstances generally run from tens of thousands of won to several hundred thousand won and vary depending on the number of damage items and the volume of materials to be organized. We will advise after reviewing the damage in a consultation.

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Legal basis and review date

• Regulations on Standards, etc. for Bearing Costs of Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery, Article 9
• Regulations on Standards, etc. for Bearing Costs of Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery, Article 8
• Guidelines for Natural Disaster Investigation and Recovery Planning, Article 3

Checked against the statutes on 2026-09-30

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• In principle, report within 10 days from the end date of the disaster. If there was an unavoidable reason such as a long trip, you can report within 10 days from the date that reason ended, and the city, county or district (si/gun/gu) sometimes extends the reporting period, so inquire first even if the deadline has passed.
• Take photos first, before cleaning up or repairing.

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