Enforcement record

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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Public-source and preservation status

Publishing authority: Hyogo Prefecture
Official source URL: Recorded by RegBase
Entity match: Not confirmed; shown under the published name
Kiroku preservation: Completed archive verified; Captured: Jul 13, 2026, 10:36 AM JST

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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

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Compliance context

Medium

A regulator issued a directive requiring specified action.

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

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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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    "translatedAt": "2026-07-10T09:50:51.271+00:00",
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    "generatedAt": "2026-09-24T13:12:19.798Z"
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  "limitations": [
    "RegBase aggregates public Japanese government disclosures and does not provide a credit opinion.",
    "English summaries are provided for reference. The original Japanese source is authoritative.",
    "Possible or unresolved entity matches should be manually verified before use in a decision."
  ]
}

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