(1) This Act shall apply to the lease (including cases where the main part of the leasehold property is used for business purposes) of commercial buildings (referring to buildings subject to business registration under Article 3(1)); provided, in cases of lease the amount of security deposit for which exceeds that prescribed by Presidential Decree following deliberation by the Commercial Building Lease Committee established under Article 14-2, this shall not apply. <Amended on Jul. 31, 2020>
(2) The amount of security deposit under the proviso of paragraph (1) shall be prescribed according to area-based classifications in consideration of the economic circumstances in the relevant areas, scale of the leasehold property, etc., and the amount obtained by multiplying the rental value by the rate prescribed by Presidential Decree in consideration of interest rates charged on loans, etc. of banks under the Banking Act shall be included therein where rent in addition to security deposit exists. <Amended on May 17, 2010>
(3) Notwithstanding the proviso of paragraph (1), Article 3, paragraphs (1) and (2) and the main clause of paragraph (3) of Article 10, Articles 10-2 through 10-9, and Articles 11-2 and 19 shall also apply to the lease exceeding the amount of security deposit provided in the proviso of paragraph (1). <Added on Aug. 13, 2013; May 13, 2015; Sep. 29, 2020; Jan. 4, 2022>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 30, 2009]