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Commercial Building Lease Protection Act — Article 11 (Right of claim for increase or decrease of rent)

상가건물 임대차보호법 제11조

(1) Where rent or security deposit has become insufficient due to taxes, public imposts, other increase or decrease in the burden on such leasehold building or fluctuations in economic conditions caused by a Class 1 infectious disease, etc. defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, interested parties may claim an increase or decrease in the future rent or security deposit. However, in cases of an increase, it shall not exceed the rate set according to the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Sep. 29, 2020>

(2) No claim for increase under paragraph (1) shall be made within one year after the lease contract or agreed increase in rent, etc. is made.

(3) Where a lessor claims an increase in rent, etc. under paragraph (1) after the rent, etc. have been decreased due to fluctuations in economic conditions caused by a Class 1 infectious disease defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, the proviso of paragraph (1) shall not apply until the increased rent, etc. amount to the rent, etc. that are not decreased. <Added on Sep. 29, 2020>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 30, 2009]

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