Opposing power (daehangnyeok)

A tenant who has taken possession of the home and completed resident registration (the move-in report) can assert the lease against third parties, such as a new owner, from the next day (Housing Lease Protection Act, Art. 3(1)).

For a registered foreigner, alien registration and the change-of-residence report count as resident registration and the move-in report for this purpose (Immigration Act, Art. 88-2(2)).

Legal basis

Housing Lease Protection Act (주택임대차보호법), Art. 3(1)

Common questions

Q. Does opposing power start on the day I move in?

A. No. It starts from the day after you have both taken possession and completed the registration (Art. 3(1)).