Korea Commercial Key Money Recovery Damages Calculator

Estimate Korean commercial lease key-money recovery damages, statutory cap, tax effect, protection eligibility, and limitation date.

Commercial Key Money Recovery Inputs

Damage cap

₩50,000,000

Market premium

₩58,000,000

Net after tax

₩45,600,000

Eligibility

Eligible

Premium Components

Facility premium
₩12,000,000
Operating premium
₩36,000,000
Location premium
₩10,000,000
Estimated tax
₩4,400,000

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What Is the Korea Commercial Key Money Recovery Damages Calculator?

This calculator estimates damages when a Korean commercial landlord interferes with a tenant recovering key money from a new tenant.

The English calculator reuses the Korean commercial key-money damages function. It preserves the direct or estimated premium method, facility premium, operating premium, location premium, new tenant premium, obstruction type, statutory exclusions, justified reasons, tenant referral, protection period, tax estimate, and statute-expiry calculation.

Important Note

Commercial key-money claims often fail on exclusions or proof. Confirm whether the premises are excluded, whether the tenant introduced a new tenant, and whether the landlord action occurred within the statutory protection window.

Legal Framework

IssueKorean source standardCalculator effect
Obstruction conductCommercial Building Lease Protection Act Article 10-4 categoriesAt least one obstruction type supports the claim basis
Protection window6 months before lease end to lease end in the source modelOutside-window facts reduce or defeat eligibility
Statute period3 years in the source constantsBuilds statute-expiry date from termination date
Damage capLesser of new-tenant premium and market premiumCaps recoverable key-money damages

Premium Valuation

  • Direct mode uses an entered market premium, such as appraisal or agreed market figure.
  • Estimate mode combines facility residual value, monthly operating profit capitalized over 6 to 36 months, and location premium.
  • The default capitalization period is 12 months, and the default facility residual rate is 50 percent in the Korean source constants.
  • Estimated tax applies other-income necessary expense and income/local tax assumptions to show net recovery planning.

Evidence Package

Prepare the existing lease, termination timeline, new tenant introduction records, premium agreement, landlord refusal messages, market rent comparison, appraisal, facility investment receipts, and profit statements.

If the landlord claims a justified refusal reason, the claim should address arrears, illegal sublease, demolition, safety issues, or other statutory defenses directly.

FAQ

Can the tenant recover every won of expected key money?

Not always. The Korean model applies a statutory cap based on the lesser of the new tenant premium and the market premium.

Why does the calculator ask about exclusions?

Certain premises or circumstances can remove key-money protection entirely, so damages should not be estimated without checking exclusions.

Legal Use Notice

This English page translates and adapts the Korean calculator content for Korea-based estimates. The interactive calculator reuses the same Korean pure calculation function as the Korean page, so the numerical result is aligned with the Korean service. It is an estimation tool, not legal advice for a specific dispute.