Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
Jeonbuk Launches Rental Contract Advice Service to Help Prevent Fraud
Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province in South Korea is launching a rental contract advice service from Nov.
24 to help prevent rental fraud.
Licensed real estate agents will offer one-to-one consultations in person or by phone.
They will explain how to check property records, building documents and earlier claims against a home, such as mortgages.
The advice will also cover fraud prevention and steps such as registering a move-in and securing a fixed date for the lease.
Consultations will take place twice a month on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 2 p.m.
at the provincial government office, and people can book through the province's website or housing department.
The service aims to help renters spot risks before signing a lease.
Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province will offer rental contract advice to help prevent jeonse fraud and support safer housing contracts.
Professional licensed real estate agents will provide one-to-one in-person or phone consultations from November 24.
They will explain how to check a property's management and risk factors and what to consider when signing a rental contract.
The service will cover property records, prior claims such as mortgages, fraud prevention and steps including residence registration and paying a deposit.
Appointments can be made through the provincial website or its housing and construction department.
- Who
- Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province is operating the service, with advice from professional licensed real estate agents.
- What
- A rental contract advice service offering guidance to help prevent jeonse fraud and support safer contracts.
- When
- It starts November 24, 2026. Consultations are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 2 p.m.
- Where
- At the Hope Legal Counseling Room in the Jeonbuk provincial government building, or by phone.
- Why
- To prevent jeonse fraud and help people make safer rental contracts.
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Jeonbuk announced the rental contract advice service.
The service is scheduled to begin.
Consultations are scheduled at the provincial government building's Hope Legal Counseling Room.
- Service start
- November 24, 2026
- Consultation schedule
- Second and fourth Tuesdays at 2 p.m.
- Consultation location
- Hope Legal Counseling Room, Jeonbuk provincial government building
- Appointment options
- Jeonbuk provincial website or Housing and Construction Department, 063-280-2026
- Advice provider
- Professional licensed real estate agents
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What people are saying
Carefully checking a home's rights relationships and risk factors before a rental contract is the first step to preventing jeonse fraud.