Renewal request right

A tenant who requests renewal between 6 months and 2 months before the lease ends cannot be refused unless the landlord has one of the legal grounds, such as rent arrears reaching two months’ rent or the landlord or their parents or children moving in (Housing Lease Protection Act, Art. 6-3).

The right can be used once, and the renewed lease runs 2 years on the same terms, with rent and deposit increases limited to 5% (Art. 6-3(3), Art. 7(2)).

Legal basis

Housing Lease Protection Act (주택임대차보호법), Art. 6-3