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1. The Defendant’s damages amounting to KRW 22,515,500 and 5% per annum from May 10, 2018 to March 20, 2019.
Reasons
1. Basic facts
A. On April 25, 2013, the Plaintiff leased 33 square meters of the retail store of the first floor among the building of the building of the building of the building of the building of the building of the building of the building of the building of the building of the building of the Seoul-gu (hereinafter “instant store”) by the period of lease on April 24, 2015. On April 25, 2015, the Plaintiff concluded a lease agreement with the Defendant regarding the instant store of the instant building of the instant case by setting the lease term as KRW 3 million from April 25, 2015 to April 25, 2018 (hereinafter “instant lease agreement”).
Based on the above lease relationship, the Plaintiff, while occupying and using the instant store, engaged in retail business, such as clothes, with the trade name “D”.
B. The terms and conditions of the instant lease agreement stipulate that “at any time upon the expiration of the term” and “at any time, preferential negotiating rights shall be granted at the time of re-locating after repair.”
C. On February 13, 2018, the Defendant concluded a contract for acquisition and transfer of the right to transfer the instant store in KRW 55 million to E prior to the expiration of the instant lease agreement.
However, the plaintiff refused to enter into a new lease agreement with E, and thus the contract for the acquisition and transfer of the above rights was rescinded.
Appraiser F assessed the premium of the instant store as KRW 45,031,000 on April 25, 2018, which was the expiration date of the lease term under the instant lease agreement.
[Ground of recognition] A without dispute, entry of Gap evidence 1 to 6, appraiser F's appraisal result, the purport of the whole pleadings
2. Occurrence of liability for damages;
A. According to the above facts, barring any special circumstance, it is reasonable to view that the defendant refused to enter into a lease agreement with E that the defendant would become a new lessee arranged by the defendant without justifiable grounds, and the defendant obstructed the plaintiff from receiving the premium from the new lessee, and thus, the Commercial Building Lease Protection Act is applicable.