Enter a Korean bill label to see its English meaning, charge type, what it usually refers to, and what to check next.
Quick Korean-label lookup
If the entered wording is only a possible alias rather than a strong match, the decoder shows Possible match — check the bill context.
Do not turn a weak label match into a legal classification.
Common management-fee labels
| Korean label | English meaning | What it generally refers to | Charge type | What to check next | Important note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 일반관리비 | General management fee | Administrative and management-office operating costs such as staff, office expenses, and related overhead | Common management fee | Compare with the bill’s management-fee section and any nearby subtotal | Printed grouping can vary by building or billing vendor |
| 청소비 | Cleaning fee | Costs directly related to cleaning common areas | Common management fee | Check the bill’s service/common-area section | Staffing or outsourcing details are building-specific |
| 경비비 | Security / guard service fee | Costs directly related to security or guard services | Common management fee | Check the management-fee section | The label alone does not show staffing level or service scope |
| 소독비 | Disinfection / pest-control fee | Costs related to disinfection or pest-control work | Common management fee | Check bill grouping and nearby service notes | Frequency and work scope vary |
| 승강기유지비 | Elevator maintenance fee | Costs for maintaining elevators | Common management fee | Check whether elevator electricity appears separately | Elevator electricity is not necessarily part of this item |
| 지능형 홈네트워크 설비 유지비 | Home-network system maintenance fee | Costs for maintaining shared intelligent home-network equipment, where applicable | Common management fee | Check whether the building uses this equipment | Not every building will show this item the same way |
| 난방비 | Heating charge | Heating-related cost | Conditional / system-dependent | Check usage, meter, or nearby heating fields if shown | Treatment can differ by heating method and reporting structure |
| 급탕비 | Hot-water charge | Hot-water-related cost | Conditional / system-dependent | Check usage or heating sections | Treatment can differ by system |
| 수선유지비 | Routine repair and maintenance fee | Routine/common-area maintenance and inspection costs outside the long-term repair plan | Common management fee | Compare with any separate 장기수선충당금 line | Do not confuse this with the long-term repair reserve |
| 위탁관리수수료 | Property-management service fee | Fee paid to a contracted housing-management company when management is outsourced | Common management fee | Check how the bill groups outsourced management | Applies where outsourced management is used |
Usage-based and pass-through charges
| Korean label | English meaning | What it generally refers to | Charge type | What to check next | Important note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 전기료 / 전기요금 | Electricity charge | Electricity usage billed through management | Usage-based / pass-through | Check usage, meter data, and whether common electricity is separate | Bill structure varies |
| 수도료 / 수도요금 | Water charge | Water usage billed through management | Usage-based / pass-through | Check usage or meter information | Bill structure varies |
| 가스사용료 | Gas charge | Gas usage collected through management on behalf of the provider | Usage-based / pass-through | Check usage and provider/billing information | Not every building collects gas this way |
| 난방비 / 급탕비 | Heating / hot-water charge | Can appear as usage-related charges depending on the system | Conditional / system-dependent | Check usage, meter, and bill section | Do not force one universal charge type |
Do not assume every utility is always included in the management-fee bill.
Separately collected reserve and special charges
장기수선충당금 — Long-term repair reserve
This is a reserve for major planned repair or replacement of common facilities.
It is separately collected from the main statutory monthly management-fee categories.
Charge type: Separately collected reserve
What to check next
- whether the bill shows this as a separate line
- your lease or occupancy arrangement if you are a tenant
- the management office if you need a payment confirmation
- current legal guidance before deciding what reimbursement action applies
Under the covered statutory framework, the long-term repair reserve is an owner-side responsibility. If a user or occupant paid it on the owner’s behalf, current law provides for reimbursement by the owner, and the management entity must issue a payment confirmation on request.
This explains the general rule, but it does not automatically resolve a landlord-versus-tenant dispute from the line item alone.
Other separately collected charges
If a label is not one of the supported categories, return:
Building-specific / unsupported
Then check the nearby bill description, management-office notice, or building-specific documentation.
Bill-status words you may see
| Korean label | English meaning | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| 관리비 합계 | Management-fee total | Confirm whether this is a subtotal or the final amount due |
| 납부금액 | Amount to pay / payment amount | Check whether this is the final payable amount |
| 청구금액 | Billed amount / amount charged | Compare with the bill’s final total and any unpaid balance |
| 당월 | Current month / current period | Check what period the bill is showing |
| 전월 | Previous month / previous period | Compare only if the bill shows comparable periods |
| 미납 | Unpaid amount | Check whether it has been added to the current total |
| 체납 | Overdue / delinquent balance | Check the bill’s own calculation and any building-specific late charge |
| 납기일 | Due date | Use the printed date on this bill |
| 납부기한 | Payment deadline | Use the printed deadline on this bill |
Do not hard-code one nationwide due date or late-fee formula.
What should I look at first?
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Amount due / total shown on this bill
Find the bill’s own final payable total or total-charge field. -
Due date
Look for 납기일 or 납부기한. -
Unpaid or overdue balance
Look for 미납, 체납, 전월미납, or similar wording if the total is unexpectedly high. -
Large month-to-month change
Compare current and previous periods only if the bill actually shows comparable periods or usage. -
Usage-based items
Check electricity, water, gas, heating, hot water, and meter or usage information where shown. -
Separately collected reserve or special items
Check 장기수선충당금 and other separately collected charges instead of folding them into ordinary management fees.
K-apt: useful for comparison, not a copy of your household bill
K-apt is a useful official next step for checking apartment-complex management-fee data.
It can help you:
- look up complex-level management-fee information
- compare complexes
- view regional or item-level averages
But K-apt public data are not your individual household bill.
Household-specific assessment details are not the same thing as public complex-level disclosure.
Coverage also varies by complex size and management status. Do not assume that every apartment, villa, or small multi-family building appears in K-apt.
Does this apply to villas and officetels?
Not automatically.
Under current housing law, multi-family housing (공동주택) includes:
- apartments
- row houses (연립주택)
- multiplex houses (다세대주택)
But K-apt applicability can still depend on size and management status.
Officetels are classified as 준주택, not 공동주택, so the same statutory management-fee structure should not automatically be applied to every officetel bill.
If the housing type or management regime is unclear, treat the result as context rather than a legal conclusion.
If the label is not found
If the Korean wording on your bill does not exactly match a supported label:
- copy the full Korean label
- check nearby section headings or notes
- look for an obvious alias or abbreviation
- if the match is uncertain, treat it as Possible match — check bill context
- ask the management office if the charge still cannot be identified
The decoder is designed to move from:
Korean bill label → English meaning → charge type → what to check next
without assuming that every Korean building uses the same bill template or that one decoded label automatically decides who legally owes the money.