Seoul City Publishes New Comic Guidebook on Lease Law

A new comic guidebook on the Lease Protection Act published by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 31st that it has published a comic guidebook to help understand the revised Housing Lease Protection Act (Jeonwolse rent ceiling system, contract renewal request right system).

The newly published guidebook selects 15 topics focusing on frequently asked questions from citizens after the implementation of the revised law, covering essential points that tenants and landlords must know, presented in a Q&A and explanatory format.

In particular, to make the difficult legal content understandable from the citizens' perspective, the core points of the legal amendments for each topic are illustrated in a 4-panel comic format for easy reading. More detailed content includes related legal provisions and key explanations for each topic, press releases and explanatory materials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Justice, as well as actual consultation cases.

Additionally, the guidebook contains various useful information for citizens, such as major cases of housing lease consultations and dispute mediation, the full text of the revised Housing Lease Protection Act, contact information for lease consultations and inquiry agencies, and details about the Seoul Jeonwolse Deposit Support Center and housing lease dispute mediation system.

The guidebook can be downloaded for free from the Seoul Metropolitan Government website and the Seoul Housing Portal.

Kim Seongbo, Head of the Housing and Architecture Headquarters of Seoul City, said, “Although there was confusion between tenants and landlords regarding interpretations of the main contents after the new lease law was implemented, we are overcoming it with citizens' understanding and cooperation. Seoul City will continue to strive to stabilize the Jeonwolse market through active public promotion whenever laws and systems change.”

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