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Directive disclosure naming Sｍｉｌｅ

Sｍｉｌｅ (Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act)

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Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business ActHyogo PrefectureGovernment disclosure28 July 2021

Action type

Directive

Law

Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act

Authority

Hyogo Prefecture

Action date

28 July 2021

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Report ID: RB-EN-ENFORCEMENT-TAKKEN-GYOHO-SMIL-202608101141
Generated at: 10 August 2026 at 20:41
Record URL: https://regbase.jp/en/enforcement/takken-gyoho-smile-20210728

1. Review Summary

Disclosure name	Sｍｉｌｅ	Corporate Number	Not stated in the disclosure
Enforcement record	1 record	Other confirmed records for this company	Outside this report's scope
Action date	28 July 2021	Authority	Hyogo Prefecture
Law	Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act	Action type	Directive
Source status	Preserved public-source archive recorded

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2. Published Information

Published name	Sｍｉｌｅ

3. Enforcement Record

Target name in disclosure	Sｍｉｌｅ
Authority	Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県)
Law / action type	Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act / Directive
Action / announcement date	Action: 28 July 2021 / Announcement: 25 April 2026
English summary	In a residential building lease transaction, Smile did not include the penalty clause for short-term cancellation specified in the lease agreement in the important matter explanation document. This violation contravenes Article 35, Paragraph 1, Item 9 of the Real Estate Business Act and falls under Article 65, Paragraph 1 of the same law. The action was taken by Hyogo Prefecture on July 28, 2021.
Original Japanese text	居住用建物賃貸借契約の取引において、賃貸借契約書の特約事項に定められた短期の解約に伴う「違約金」について、重要事項説明書に記載しなかった。このことは、法第35条第１項第９号に違反しており、法第65条第１項に該当する
Official source	https://www.mlit.go.jp/nega-inf/cgi-bin/search.cgi?jigyoubunya=takuti&EID=search&no=150
Source archive	https://kiroku.today/a/3b75670ea4ijkgxq
Extraction / evidence timestamps	Extracted: 17 July 2026 at 17:28 / Evidence checked: 17 July 2026 at 17:28 / Archive captured: 13 July 2026 at 10:36

4. Business Location and Permit Details

Business location address	兵庫県神戸市
Legal articles	宅地建物取引業法第65条第１項
Action period	－
Overview page	https://www.mlit.go.jp/nega-inf/cgi-bin/search.cgi?jigyoubunya=takuti&EID=search&no=150

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Reviewer Notes

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Additional notes

□ Official source URL or archived source was checked.
□ Corporate Number, address, or other identifiers were reviewed to avoid confusing similarly named entities.
□ This document is understood as a public-record evidence file, not a credit decision or legal opinion.

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Action summary

Company: SｍｉｌｅJapanese only
Original: Sｍｉｌｅ
Governing law: Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act
宅地建物取引業法
Action type: Directive
指示
Action date: 28 July 2021
Issuing authority: Hyogo Prefecture
兵庫県
Industry context: 宅建業者

Violation

Machine-translated summary — verify against original

In a residential building lease transaction, Smile did not include the penalty clause for short-term cancellation specified in the lease agreement in the important matter explanation document. This violation contravenes Article 35, Paragraph 1, Item 9 of the Real Estate Business Act and falls under Article 65, Paragraph 1 of the same law. The action was taken by Hyogo Prefecture on July 28, 2021.

Show original Japanese text

居住用建物賃貸借契約の取引において、賃貸借契約書の特約事項に定められた短期の解約に伴う「違約金」について、重要事項説明書に記載しなかった。このことは、法第35条第１項第９号に違反しており、法第65条第１項に該当する

Business location and permit details

Business location address: 兵庫県神戸市
Legal articles: 宅地建物取引業法第65条第１項
Action period: －
Overview page: https://www.mlit.go.jp/nega-inf/cgi-bin/search.cgi?jigyoubunya=takuti&EID=search&no=150

These fields are extracted from the original Japanese disclosure or linked overview pages when available.

Compliance context

Medium

A regulator issued a directive requiring specified action.

Real-estate transaction law covering licensed real-estate brokers and related transaction duties.

Verify the required action and whether the company has disclosed remediation or completion.

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Evidence pack

Original Hyogo Prefecture source (Japanese)Open preserved source and evidence pack

Extracted at: 2026-07-17T08:28:16.66+00:00
Evidence checked: 2026-07-17T08:28:16.66+00:00
Archive captured: 2026-07-13T01:36:24.489528+00:00

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