The People′s Coalition for Land Justice had told the press on May 21 that
after LeeSsang had purchased a building in Sinsa-dong in May 2012, it
had told a man who owned a restaurant in the building without prior
notice that it would not extend its renting contract with the man,
practically forcing the restaurant out of the building.
With these claims, many came to believe that LeeSsang had been abusing its power as the owner of the building to evict powerless shop owners.
Gil, however, countered that "it is not true that LeeSsang forcefully refused to extend the contract."
He said it was true that Gil and Gary had purchased under both of their names a building in May 2012, and said, "Though we got a 3.6 billion won debt, we took it to fulfill a bigger dream we had."
"The building became LeeSsang′s in May 2012, and we decided to enter the building in August. Suddenly, around June, a man who had been renting a space appeared at our home and told my mother, who had been alone, that he would not be leaving the building. My mother was very surprised at the sudden visit and so were we," he added.
He then said, "Through a representative, we told the man that we would not extend his contract with the building once his first contract expires, and attempted to decide on proper compensation out of responsibility. The renter, however, demanded 300 million won, and our representative told him that was too much. The renter went on to say, like he was aiming to ruin our image, that he would ′put up a placard or something′, and added that he would ′continue to run [the restaurant]′ as he would not leave no matter what. How do you think we would have been able to meet peacefully in such an emotional situation?"
Gil continued, "If we had been abusing our power, our actions would have come to light in court. He is not eligible for renter protection under the law. What could we have done? Now we′ve become greedy people based on the renter′s claims."
Despite coming to harm, Gil said LeeSsang will not be taking any legal measures against the man.
"We′re not thinking of bringing charges of slander or defamation against him. We just wanted to let more people know of the truth because many facts have been twisted around," he finished.
With these claims, many came to believe that LeeSsang had been abusing its power as the owner of the building to evict powerless shop owners.
Gil, however, countered that "it is not true that LeeSsang forcefully refused to extend the contract."
He said it was true that Gil and Gary had purchased under both of their names a building in May 2012, and said, "Though we got a 3.6 billion won debt, we took it to fulfill a bigger dream we had."
"The building became LeeSsang′s in May 2012, and we decided to enter the building in August. Suddenly, around June, a man who had been renting a space appeared at our home and told my mother, who had been alone, that he would not be leaving the building. My mother was very surprised at the sudden visit and so were we," he added.
He then said, "Through a representative, we told the man that we would not extend his contract with the building once his first contract expires, and attempted to decide on proper compensation out of responsibility. The renter, however, demanded 300 million won, and our representative told him that was too much. The renter went on to say, like he was aiming to ruin our image, that he would ′put up a placard or something′, and added that he would ′continue to run [the restaurant]′ as he would not leave no matter what. How do you think we would have been able to meet peacefully in such an emotional situation?"
Gil continued, "If we had been abusing our power, our actions would have come to light in court. He is not eligible for renter protection under the law. What could we have done? Now we′ve become greedy people based on the renter′s claims."
Despite coming to harm, Gil said LeeSsang will not be taking any legal measures against the man.
"We′re not thinking of bringing charges of slander or defamation against him. We just wanted to let more people know of the truth because many facts have been twisted around," he finished.
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