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Only One Renewal in Three Used Korea's Statutory Renewal Right — We Counted 7,719 Filings
The statute cannot tell you how often the right is used. The rental filing data can, because it carries the answer as a field.
Korean Broker Fees — the Rule Says "Determined by Mutual Agreement"
The rates are ceilings, not list prices. And taking more than the ceiling is not an administrative fine but a criminal offence.
Jeonse vs Monthly Rent — the Numbers the Law Actually Fixes
The conversion cap is the lower of 10% a year and the base rate plus 2 points. At a 2.75% base rate in August 2026, that is 4.75%.
Avoiding Jeonse Fraud 2026 — Register, Fixed Date, Deposit Guarantee
We opened the Housing Lease Protection Act: “0:00 the day after” is nowhere in it, and the test is delivery of the house plus resident registration — both.
Tenant Rights in Korea — Opposing Power, Priority Repayment, Renewal
The small-deposit thresholds this article had long left open are now filled from the Decree. In Seoul deposits up to ₩165m qualify and ₩55m comes first — but where several tenants share a building, that sum is divided proportionally.
Rent Turns on 1.2 Billion, Jeonse on 300 Million — Two Different Provisions
For a two-home owner the jeonse threshold is ₩1.2 billion, not ₩300 million. The Act sets only a floor and delegates the figure; the Decree puts it at ₩1.2 billion — a provision inserted only last year.