Accommodation registration & reporting
General Lodging Business Report Procedure — Checking Building Use, Educational Environment Protection Zones and Fire Safety
A general lodging business can operate only after a business report is filed with the competent city, county or district (si/gun/gu) office under the Public Health Control Act. Before reporting, first check whether the use in the building register is a lodging facility, whether the site falls within an educational environment protection zone, and whether fire-fighting equipment is installed in each guest room. If the report covers part of a condominium building, documents proving the right to use the business facilities, a liability insurance policy for the common areas and similar documents are submitted together.
Procedure
- Notification Difficulty Low
You submit the statutory report form and required documents. Once the documents are in order the report is accepted; for some reports the authority checks the contents before accepting it.
We maintain the scope of the existing facility outline form of the general lodging business report, and for residential lodging businesses with cooking facilities with separate requirements for cooking facilities, number of rooms, and usage rights, we prepare and submit reporting documents for the corresponding type. Preliminary applications, deferred management, and change of use of residential lodging facilities with cooking facilities are handled separately.
Scope & fee
- General lodging business notification and fill-in facility outline
- We prepare and submit a business report and fill-in type facility outline for 1 general lodging business. Deliberation on exclusion from relative protection areas, change of use of buildings, securing separate rights for complex buildings, and construction are separate.
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- Providing living and lodging business business reports, facilities and usage rights data
- We will prepare a business report for 1 living accommodation business that meets the room number and facility requirements of the current jurisdictional ordinance. We will review approximately 30 pages of completed facility, drawing, ownership and usage rights, training, inspection, and insurance materials, and prepare and submit a report, facility/equipment overview, and delegation documents. Recruitment of owners, general meeting, preparation of license agreement, design, construction, inspection, actual lodging operation, and on-site visit are separate.
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1. Determine whether it is a new report or a succession
When taking over an existing lodging establishment, first see whether it can be handled as a succession to the business operator's status. As in a case where an individual takes over a hotel that was run by a corporation, the documents are determined only after you establish whether it is a succession or a new report.
2. Check the building use and location
Check that the use in the building register is a lodging facility. If the site falls within an educational environment protection zone near a school, deliberation by the office of education may be required, so check before reporting.
3. Fire and safety inspection
Inspect whether fire-fighting facilities required by fire-related laws are in place, and check whether the business is subject to an electrical safety inspection and a completion inspection of liquefied petroleum gas facilities. A lodging business must take out disaster liability insurance regardless of the floor area of the business premises, so prepare to take it out within 30 days from the date the business report is completed.
4. Sanitation education and business report
After completing sanitation education for business operators, submit the business report form and the facility documents to the sanitation department of the competent city, county or district (si/gun/gu) office. When the report is received, a business report certificate is issued, and if the facilities need to be checked, an on-site check is carried out within 30 days after issuance.
Required documents
- Business report form (Enforcement Rule of the Public Health Control Act, Form No. 1)
- Outline of business facilities and equipment
- Certificate of completion of sanitation education
- Building register
- When reporting part of a condominium building: documents proving the right to use the business facilities, and a liability insurance policy for the common areas (or a notarized document on liability for damages)
- Certificate of completion inspection of liquefied petroleum gas facilities (if subject to a completion inspection; the official in charge checks it through shared use of administrative information)
- Electrical safety inspection confirmation certificate (if subject to an electrical safety inspection; the official in charge checks it through shared use of administrative information)
Fees
According to the Government24 civil petition guide, there is no fee for a lodging business report. Before receiving the business report certificate, you report and pay the registration license tax (license portion) under the Local Tax Act, and its class is set by the total floor area of the building (Class 1 for 1,500㎡ or more, Class 2 for 1,000㎡ or more but less than 1,500㎡, Class 3 for 500㎡ or more but less than 1,000㎡, and Class 4 otherwise). Our office fee starts from the amount shown above and may vary depending on educational environment protection zone deliberation and whether there is a business succession; we will give you an exact quote after reviewing your documents.
Legal basis and review date
- Public Health Control Act, Article 3
- Public Health Control Act, Article 3-2
- Public Health Control Act, Article 17
- Enforcement Rule of the Public Health Control Act, Article 3
- Educational Environment Protection Act, Article 9
- Public Health Control Act, Article 20
- Enforcement Rule of the Public Health Control Act, Article 3-2
- Enforcement Rule of the Public Health Control Act, Article 23
- Educational Environment Protection Act, Article 8
- Educational Environment Protection Act, Article 10
- Enforcement Decree of the Educational Environment Protection Act, Article 14
- Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety, Article 84-6
- Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety, attached Table 3
- Local Tax Act, Article 35
- Enforcement Decree of the Local Tax Act, attached Table 1
Check these first
- Before signing a lease or takeover contract, first check the building use and whether the site falls within an educational environment protection zone.
- The report may be delayed if fire-fighting equipment is not installed in each guest room.
Frequently asked questions
If I take over a motel, do I need to file a new business report?
What should I check first before a lodging business report?
Can I run a lodging business near a school?
What else is needed to run a lodging business in a leased building?
Contact us
Hwang Yunsang Administrative Office in Songdo, Incheon prepares and submits administrative documents and explains the procedure. If your situation is similar, send us a message.
📍 2697, 26F POSCO Tower-Songdo, 165 Convensia-daero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea · 📞 010-3374-2687 · 🌐 hwangadmin.com
This guide is general information based on public sources. Requirements, documents and deadlines differ by case and by the competent agency, so please confirm them before you proceed.