A tenant whose lease has ended without the deposit being returned can apply for an imchagwon deunggi myeongnyeong (lease registration order). With one landlord, one tenant and one property, the filing cost is 43,400 won.
Filing a jeonipsingo (resident registration move-in report) does not protect a tenant that same day — the effect begins at 00:00 the next day. If a mortgage is registered in that gap, the bank ranks first. Includes the arithmetic behind Seoul's 55 million won priority payout.
If your Korean lease ended but the deposit was not returned, a court leasehold registration order preserves your priority rights so you can move out safely.
In a Korean lease, the power to protect your deposit begins at midnight the day after your move-in report. Here is when opposing power, priority, and minimum priority repayment take effect — and how a same-day bank mortgage flips the order.