Jeonse Fraud Report Assistance Case | Full Return for a Jeonse Deposit Recovery Litigation Client

The client who decided to report jeonse fraud had concluded a lease contract for a house 2 years earlier.

As the contract expiration date approached, the client, who learned that a neighboring resident had registered a lease right, worried that the client might not be able to recover the jeonse deposit.

Accordingly, the client notified the lessor of the contract expiration, but the lessor only repeated that he had no money.

In the end, the client faced the risk of not being able to recover the jeonse deposit.

The client, who decided to report jeonse fraud, came to a real estate attorney and requested assistance in order to recover the deposit.

In order to protect a jeonse deposit, you must acquire opposing power and the right to preferential reimbursement under Article 3 of the Housing Lease Protection Act.

To acquire opposing power and the right to preferential reimbursement, the following conditions are required.

Once these conditions are completed, the effect takes place from the following day.

If such an opposing power and priority right of reimbursement were not acquired, an application for housing lease registration may be made.

The effects of housing lease registration are as follows.

If a housing unit for which lease registration has been completed is subsequently leased, priority reimbursement of a small-sum deposit cannot be received.

The real estate attorney argued that the client had clearly given notice of the intention to terminate the contract.

Upon learning of the neighbor's registration of the right of lease, the client sent the lessor a content-certified mail giving notice of the termination of the contract.

Based on this, it was possible to prove that the client had clearly expressed the intention to terminate the contract.

The real estate attorney argued that there was a legitimate reason to claim the deposit in advance, before the expiration of the contract.

The attorney submitted, as evidence, the lessor's reply stating that the deposit could not be returned even after the expiration of the contract.

Accordingly, it was possible to emphasize that the lawsuit was intended to promptly exercise rights after the expiration date of the contract.

The real estate attorney argued that the lessors were not fulfilling their obligations.

Citing relevant precedents, the attorney emphasized that the lessor has an obligation to return the deposit.

Through this, it was possible to assert that the return of the deposit is the lessor's obligation and that it must be performed.

This was the account of a client who, unable to recover the jeonse deposit, resolved to report jeonse fraud and was able to succeed in recovering the full amount of the deposit with the assistance of a real estate attorney.

Various legal means are available for claiming a deposit, but the procedures and required documents can be demanding, so it may be difficult to prepare alone.

Accordingly, to respond to a lawsuit, it is important to prepare after receiving legal advice from a specialized attorney.

At Daeryun Law Firm, from the consultation stage, we clearly identify the client's case and form the optimal attorneys for each case to work toward the prompt resolution of the case.

If you have been unable to recover your deposit, before reporting jeonse fraud, please request assistance from a real estate attorney through a 🔗legal consultation appointment.