Deposit Protection and Fixed Date Stamp Checklist
A guide to protecting your jeonse/monthly-rent deposit by verifying the property registry, handover of the home, resident registration / residence reporting, the fixed date stamp (확정일자), priority repayment rights, and the lease registration order using official sources.
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A guide to protecting your jeonse/monthly-rent deposit by verifying the property registry, handover of the home, resident registration / residence reporting, the fixed date stamp (확정일자), priority repayment rights, and the lease registration order using official sources.
- How far this is checked
- Partly verified — confirm the details with the official sources below before you act.
Sources
Task
Housing contract
Visa
All visas
Program
General
Region
Nationwide
Direct AI answers: disabled. Deposit protection depends on the address, occupancy, reporting, fixed date stamp, senior rights, and auction/public-sale procedures.
Key Summary
To protect your deposit, the contract alone may not be enough. Before signing, check the rights relationships using the certified copy of the property register (등기사항증명서), and after moving in, confirm the handover of the home, your resident registration or, for foreigners, the residence-related reporting, the fixed date stamp (확정일자), and whether you are subject to jeonse/monthly-rent reporting (전월세신고).
Under the Housing Lease Protection Act (주택임대차보호법), the requirements and order of opposing power (대항력) and priority repayment rights (우선변제권) are important. The app does not claim that the fixed date stamp alone makes you safe, does not guarantee recovery of your deposit, and does not assert that identity-verification documents are a single fixed item.
Check Before Signing
| Item to check | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Certified copy of the property register (등기사항증명서) | Confirm senior rights such as the owner, mortgage liens (근저당), provisional seizures (가압류), provisional dispositions (가처분), and lease rights (임차권). |
| Address, building, and unit number | If the contract, the actual front-door marking, and the registry differ, problems may arise with the protection requirements. |
| The other party to the contract | Confirm whether they are the owner on the registry or a person with lawful authority to act on their behalf. |
| Deposit payment account | Confirm that the account holder matches the other party to the contract, and keep a record of the transfer. |
| Whether a fixed date stamp / reporting is possible | Check in advance the community service center (주민센터), registry office (등기소), online routes, and the foreigner residence-reporting route. |
What to Check After Moving In
- Record whether you have actually received handover of the home and moved in.
- Check with the competent authority whether you are subject to a resident registration move-in report (전입신고), or, if you are a foreigner, what reporting is needed such as a report of change of place of residence.
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