[Chuncheon Attorney Successful Legal Advisory Case] Chuncheon Attorney Provides Legal Advisory on Hotel Accounting Audit Rules and Uncovers Unlawful Conduct by the Outsourced Operator

The client in this case was a hotel management body, and because the entity responsible for management differed by unit under various statutes, disruptions arose in the management body's work.

The client asked the Chuncheon attorney to define the scope of the hotel management body's work and related matters. In addition, because the hotel's outsourced operator had failed to disclose information on the accumulation and use of the long-term repair reserve fund even after receiving the manager's request for disclosure, the client also requested legal advisory on this issue.

The client, who had been unable to properly exercise their rights after being appointed as the management body, needed prompt assistance. The Daeryun Chuncheon attorney immediately reviewed the relevant statutes and analyzed Supreme Court precedents to confirm the client's status and authority.

According to precedent, once a management body is appointed and management begins, the seller who had previously managed the property loses all rights under the Act on Ownership and Management of Condominium Buildings and related statutes. Having confirmed the client's rights on this basis, the Chuncheon attorney prepared a legal advisory opinion and delivered it to the client.

However, the outsourced operator was still refusing the client's request and was not submitting the materials. The client, who needed an explanation regarding various materials such as the long-term repair reserve fund, was then able to formally demand the materials by presenting the Chuncheon attorney's legal advisory opinion.

Through detailed consultation with the client, Daeryun Law Firm assembled a team of three or more specialists with extensive experience in cases involving accounting audit rules and long-term repair reserve funds.

The Daeryun Chuncheon attorney reconfirmed the management body's rights through analysis of precedent and other materials. On this basis, the client was able to demand from the outsourced operator the records of the hotel's long-term repair reserve fund usage and its accounting details.

■ Supreme Court precedent stated that a management body may demand the necessary materials from the relevant party immediately upon being granted its rights.

■ Pursuant to the management body's rights, it could request various materials related to the hotel's operation from the outsourced operator.