Landlords selling apartments without tenant's consent...The Supreme Court said, "There is no responsibility for the broker's deposit."

The landlord, who sold the apartment without the tenant's consent and returned the deposit instead, filed a lawsuit against a licensed real estate agent, etc., but

It has been determined that the landlord, who has not verified the legal content, should be responsible for the deposit.

The Supreme Court ruled that the landlord, identified only by his surname Sohn, lost the plaintiff in a lawsuit against a licensed real estate agent and the Korea Association of Certified Real Estate Agents.

The court explained that it is difficult to say that a real estate agent is obligated to investigate or confirm the legal nature of the debt acquisition when brokering real estate.

Son sold an apartment in Jung-gu, Ulsan for 280 million won in May 2020,
At the time of
, the corporate tenant paid a deposit of 200 million won and was using it, but the debt was handed over to the buyer without consent.

After that, when the buyer did not return the deposit, the insurance company returned the deposit to the corporate tenant, and the insurance company won after filing a reimbursement lawsuit against Son.