Statutory Forms —
Hostels, Tourism Business, Leases

A collection of the statutory forms most often needed in hostel permitting and rental practice. All are published on the Korean Law Information Center, and each is annotated with when it is used. The forms themselves are in Korean. Before filing, confirm the current version and any additional documents with the competent authority.

Tourism business — hostels and urban homestay

• Tourism business plan approval applicationTourism Promotion Act Enforcement Rule, Form 25To apply to the tourism division for business plan approval before registering a hostel.Related: Hostel part 4 · Business plan approval → HWP ↓
• Business plan change approval applicationTourism Promotion Act Enforcement Rule, Form 26To change the approved plan’s area, room count or other principal content.Related: Hostel part 4 · Business plan approval → HWP ↓
• Tourism business registration applicationTourism Promotion Act Enforcement Rule, Form 1To register a hostel as a tourism business after construction, and to register urban homestay.Related: Hostel part 6 · Gosiwon and urban homestay → HWP ↓

Private rental housing — registered rental operators

The forms below are the statutory forms for private rental housing let by a registered rental operator. Where commercial or office space is leased to run a hostel, or a home is leased to operate urban homestay, an ordinary lease is normally used instead — with the intended use (hostel or urban homestay) and the owner's cooperation with permitting written into the agreement.

• Standard lease agreementSpecial Act on Private Rental Housing Enforcement Rule, Form 24The statutory lease used by a registered rental operator letting private rental housing. HWP ↓
• Lease notification and change notificationSpecial Act on Private Rental Housing Enforcement Rule, Form 21For a registered rental operator to notify a lease or a change to one. HWP ↓
• Tenant consent to partial deposit guaranteeSpecial Act on Private Rental Housing Enforcement Rule, Form 25To obtain tenant consent where only part of the deposit is covered by guarantee. HWP ↓
• Tenant consent to no deposit guaranteeSpecial Act on Private Rental Housing Enforcement Rule, Form 25-2To obtain tenant consent where no guarantee is taken out because the deposit is at or below the priority repayment amount. HWP ↓

Source: Korean Law Information Center — Tourism Promotion Act Enforcement Rule Forms 1, 25 and 26; Special Act on Private Rental Housing Enforcement Rule Forms 21, 24, 25 and 25-2. Forms may change as the underlying legislation is amended.