Following the 2022–2023 chonse-fraud crisis, additional tenant-protection rules were implemented from July 2024 — strengthened landlord disclosure, mandatory deposit-insurance for high-value chonse contracts, and improved Hi Korea-linked verification for non-Korean tenants. Practical effect: more documentation friction at lease signing, but better deposit security.
Tenant-protection updates affecting non-Korean residents using the chonse rental system.
Primary: Korea Ministry of Justice ↗
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