Trainer Yang Chi-seung, who gained popularity by working with actors Seong-hoon and Kim Woo-bin, revealed his feelings about being a victim of a lease fraud and facing the closure of his gym.
On the 21st, a video titled 'I lost in the end. Please be careful, everyone' was released on the YouTube channel 'Pyo Young-ho TV,' run by comedian Pyo Young-ho.
In the video, Pyo Young-ho visited Yang Chi-seung. Yang Chi-seung had previously opened a gym in a certain location in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, through a friend's introduction, but after three years of operation, he received an eviction order from the Gangnam District Office, rather than from the landlord with whom he had a lease agreement. It turns out that the building was established under a 20-year lease agreement with the Gangnam District Office, which the landlord had concealed while entering into a lease agreement with tenants such as Yang Chi-seung. Subsequently, it was reported that Yang Chi-seung took out a loan against his dwellings to prepare 400 million won in lease deposit for the gym, evoking sympathy.
Yang Chi-seung went to trial but ultimately lost, saying, 'The violations of the duty to inform are clearly accurate, yet when I said I was unfairly treated, the judge even said, “It would be unfair even if I were Mr. Yang Chi-seung.” However, he also said that there is no choice but to comply with the eviction order.'
Yang Chi-seung, who confirmed that the building was owned by the district office at the time of the lease agreement, stated, 'When I asked the responsible official whether I could sign the contract, he said it was fine. Other shop owners also thought it would be safer because it was a district office building, so we signed the contract, but suddenly, after four years, we received an eviction order.' He expressed his frustration, saying, 'They said it was fine to sign, so why did they tell me to move out? Then they said, “That was then, and now it's time to leave.” They didn't mention this at the time of the contract.'
Yang Chi-seung faced even more difficulties during this process due to double payments. He said, 'The fraudster, Mr. A, did not pay the rent I submitted to the district office. So the office seized Mr. A's bank account and then billed me for rent again, demanding double payment. I legally had to pay this, and afterward, I had to fight this legally as well.'
Yang Chi-seung reported losses of about 500 million won due to the deposit fraud and double payments, stating, 'I lost at least over 1 billion won. I struggled for a long time to work hard and barely borrowed money to open the gym, but it all ended in an instant.' He was choked up. Nevertheless, Yang Chi-seung, who is in the process of refunding payments to gym members, explained, 'Currently, I have completed refunds of about 20 million won, and there are several tens of millions of won in refund amounts remaining.'
Some members supporting Yang Chi-seung stated they would wait for a refund until he opens another gym elsewhere. However, Yang Chi-seung noted, 'I can't guarantee anything, so I told them to receive a refund first and we can talk later.'
Yang Chi-seung said, 'I started everything from nothing until now, and if I have to start again, I will. I expressed many tears of gratitude for all the support and encouragement I received, and I promise to show you my comeback.'
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