A. On August 11, 2012, the Plaintiff leased from Defendant B a building listed in the separate sheet (hereinafter “instant building”) from Defendant B, with the lease deposit of KRW 25,00,000,00 and the lease term of KRW 26,00 from August 26, 2012 to August 25, 2014 (hereinafter “instant lease”). Defendant C is a licensed real estate agent who arranged the instant lease agreement.

B. On August 11, 2012, the Plaintiff paid Defendant B KRW 2,500,000 as the instant lease deposit, and KRW 22,500,000 as of August 26, 2012, respectively.

C. The Plaintiff and Defendant B did not notify each other of the refusal to renew the lease of this case by August 25, 2014, and the Plaintiff is currently residing in the building of this case.

D, the owner of the building site of this case, filed a lawsuit against the Plaintiff on May 2016, and the Plaintiff demanded the termination of the lease of this case to Defendant B, and on August 24, 2016, Defendant B drafted a written confirmation to refund the lease deposit of this case to the Plaintiff by September 30, 2016.

E. On November 30, 2016, Defendant B returned KRW 1,000,000 out of the instant lease deposit to the Plaintiff.

[Ground of recognition] Facts without dispute, Gap evidence Nos. 1, 3, and 4, the purport of the whole pleadings

2. According to the facts of the above recognition as to the claim against Defendant B, the lease of this case was terminated by the agreement between the Plaintiff and Defendant B.

As such, Defendant B is obligated to return the remainder of the lease deposit amount of KRW 24,000,000 (=25,000,000 - 1,000,000) to the Plaintiff simultaneously with the delivery of the instant building from the Plaintiff.

3. Determination as to the claim against Defendant C

A. The Plaintiff asserted that Defendant C, while mediating the instant lease agreement, infringed the Plaintiff’s right to self-determination by violating the duty of explanation and intermediary as to the object of brokerage, and therefore, the Plaintiff is obligated to pay the Plaintiff’s mental suffering in money.

B. Determination 1-Nos. 2 and 4-