What is proof of contents?
Let’s find out why a content certification is sent and what effect a content certification has.
We will also teach you how to write a proof of contents and how to send a proof of contents.
Many of you may have heard of the term proof of contents.
What is proof of content?
If you search on Naver, you will find that proof of contents is “documenting changes in gains and losses, such as the performance of bonds or obligations between individuals and each other.”
To explain this simply, you can understand it as giving advance notice that “I will proceed with resolving the issue legally with you.”
However, the problem is that if you only send this notification to the other party, later when you try to resolve it legally, the other party says that it is something I do not know about and that it did not receive such certification of contents. From the perspective of the party who sent the certification of contents, it proves that it sent the certification of contents. You should.
Therefore, proof of contents uses an organization such as the post office to prove that I have sent you information that I am proceeding legally.
In other words, the post office can prove that I sent the content certification by acting as a witness to the content certification.
Do you understand?
So what is the legal effect of proof of contents?
Assuming that, as shown at the top, the rental period has ended but the deposit has not been returned, and a certificate of contents has been sent that says, “If the landlord does not return the rental deposit within one month of receiving this certificate, all legal actions will be taken, both civil and criminal.” Will the landlord have an obligation to return the deposit within one month?
If the landlord does not return the deposit within one month, can the tenant enforce enforcement?
To conclude, compulsory execution cannot be carried out.
As explained above, proof of contents is sent to indicate that legal proceedings will be initiated, but does not mean that legal proceedings have been completed.
In other words, it puts psychological pressure on the landlord to start legal proceedings.
Therefore, it does not have any legal effect on the lessor who has received the certificate of contents.
It is up to the landlord how he or she reacts to receiving a certificate of contents.
You can ignore it, you can make excuses, you can return the deposit, you can ask for more time… Whatever action you take is up to the landlord.
Then why are we sending a certificate of content that has no legal effect?
Going through litigation procedures for not only lease relationships but also other debt relationships will cost a lot of time and money.
That’s why we give you one last chance by sending a proof of contents before going through a lawsuit that takes such a long time and costs money.
This is why there are many cases in which disputes are actually resolved through proof of contents before litigation.
Now, let’s learn how to write a proof of contents.
There is no special format for filling out the proof of contents, so you can fill it out freely.
Although the content certification can be prepared by a lawyer or paralegal, it is also sufficient to be prepared by an individual.
Above is an example of writing a proof of contents.
Basically, you just need to record the title, recipient, and sender, accurately write the reason for sending the content certification, and affix the date and signature.
If you find it difficult to write a proof of contents, you can download the file related to the proof of contents below. If you need it, you can download and use it.
Certificate of contents (real estate contract).hwp
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Certificate of content (request for clarity).hwp
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Certificate of contents (reminder letter).hwp
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Contents certificate (basic).hwp
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Certificate of contents (deposit return).hwp
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Once you have filled out the proof of contents, all that remains is to send it.
Sending a proof of contents is not difficult.
First of all, if there is only one recipient, three copies of the content certification are required.
The reason is that you need to keep one message for the recipient, one message for the sender, and one message for the post office.
In other words, you can think of it as recipient + 2 messages. If there are 2 recipients, 4 messages are needed, if there are 3 recipients, 5 messages are needed, and so on.
If you take the completed certificate of contents to the post office and say that you have come to send the certificate of contents, the post office staff will take care of stamping it, attaching a sticker, returning one copy to the sender, keeping one copy for the recipient, and keeping one copy at the post office.
You can think that the reason the post office keeps it is to prove that it was sent.
However, the content certification stored at the post office means that the content certification has been sent, not that the recipient has received it.
Therefore, it is recommended to apply for a “Proof of Delivery” showing that the contents have been delivered to the recipient.
However, even though you applied for a certificate of delivery and sent it correctly at the post office, there may be cases where registration is not received due to the circumstances of the recipient. In this case, you must utilize the “Public Notice of Intent Delivery” system.
In other words, if I sent a proof of intent to the other party but did not receive it due to the other party’s circumstances (intentionally, moving or for other reasons), if I “deliver the declaration of intent by public notice” to the court with jurisdiction over the other party’s final address, the court in charge will determine that the application is legal. A decision is made, and after the 14-day posting period has passed, the other party is deemed to have received the content certification, whether or not it has been received.
In this lesson, we learned what a content certification is, the validity of a content certification, how to fill it out, how to send a content certification, what to do if you do not receive a content certification, and even a free download of a content certification form.
Certification of contents can be done before legal proceedings and is one of the methods for resolving disputes by putting psychological pressure on the other party.
Thanks for reading.