(1) To deliberate on and mediate disputes arising in relation to the lease of commercial buildings subject to the application of this Act, a commercial building dispute conciliation committee (hereinafter referred to as "conciliation committee") shall be established in each branch of the Korea Legal Aid Corporation established under Article 8 of the Legal Aid Act, each branch office or office of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation established under the Korea Land and Housing Corporation Act, and branch office or office of the Korea Appraisal Board established under the Korea Appraisal Board Act, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. The Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, the Special Self-Governing City, a Do or the Special Self-Governing Province may establish a conciliation committee, taking the actual conditions of the relevant local government into consideration. <Amended on Jul. 31, 2020>
(2) Conciliation committees shall deliberate on and mediate the following matters:
1. Disputes over increase or decrease in rents or deposits;
2. Disputes over the lease period;
3. Disputes over the return of deposits or of possession of leased commercial buildings;
4. Disputes over the duty to maintain and repair leased houses;
5. Disputes over premiums;
6. Other disputes prescribed by Presidential Decree in relation to the lease of commercial buildings.
(3) In order to manage the administrative affairs of a conciliation committee, a secretariat shall be established under the conciliation committee, and the organizational structure and human resources of the secretariat and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(4) No person in charge of the affairs of a conciliation committee at the secretariat shall concurrently engage in the affairs relating to any position other than the affairs of the secretariat of a housing lease conciliation committee under Article 14 of the Housing Lease Protection Act.[This Article Added on Oct. 16, 2018]