Rental Housing Market Development and Regulation Act Article 19

Rental housing service businesses shall apply to the competent authorities in municipalities or counties (cities) for permits and complete corporation registration within three months of acquiring the permit; otherwise, the competent authority will revoke the permit.Rental housing service businesses cannot start operation before: depositing a guarantee bond of operation within six months of completing corporation registration, employing rental housing managers, joining the local trade association where the business has registered, filing relevant proof and documents to the competent authorities in municipalities or counties (cities) to register as rental housing service businesses, and receiving the registration certificate. The competent authorities in municipalities or counties (cities) shall revoke the permits if registration is not completed by the prescribed time, and notify the competent authorities of corporation registration to remove the business from the registry.In the case where a rental housing service business has set up a separate business branch, operation cannot begin before depositing a guarantee bond of operation, employing rental housing managers, filing relevant proof and documents to the competent authorities in municipalities or counties (cities) to register the branch, and receiving the registration certificate.The amount of guarantee bond of operation referred to in the first two Paragraphs shall be calculated based on the number of branches and the operation scale.If rental housing service businesses and their branches fail to commence business operation within six months of receiving permits or have discontinued their operation for over six months, the competent authorities in municipalities or counties (cities) shall remove them from the registry and revoke their registration certificates, unless the rental housing service businesses and their branches have filed for discontinuity registration pursuant to legal procedures.If rental housing service businesses and all of their branches have their registration certificates revoked and have been removed from the registry, the competent authorities in municipalities or counties (cities) shall revoke their permits and notify the competent authorities responsible for corporation registration to remove the business from the registry.RHMB and RHSB should jointly, but not separately, form trade associations.
中文原文 租賃住宅市場發展及管理條例第19條
經營租賃住宅服務業者,應向直轄市、縣(市)主管機關申請許可,並於許可後三個月內辦妥公司登記;屆期未辦妥公司登記者,由直轄市、縣(市)主管機關廢止其許可。
租賃住宅服務業應於完成公司登記後六個月內繳存營業保證金、置租賃住宅管理人員及加入登記所在地之同業公會,檢附有關證明文件向直轄市、縣(市)主管機關申請租賃住宅服務業登記並領得登記證後,始得營業;屆期未辦妥登記者,由直轄市、縣(市)主管機關廢止其許可,並通知公司登記主管機關廢止其登記。
租賃住宅服務業分設營業處所者,應於繳存營業保證金及置租賃住宅管理人員後,向直轄市、縣(市)主管機關申請分設營業處所登記並領得登記證,始得營業。
前二項營業保證金繳存金額,依租賃住宅服務業營業處所數及經營規模計算。
租賃住宅服務業或其分設營業處所於領得登記證後逾六個月未開始營業或自行停止營業連續六個月以上者,由直轄市、縣(市)主管機關廢止其登記並註銷其登記證。
但依法辦理停業登記者,不在此限。
租賃住宅服務業及其分設營業處所之登記均經廢止並註銷其登記證者,由直轄市、縣(市)主管機關廢止其許可,並通知公司登記主管機關廢止其登記。
代管業及包租業組織商業團體,應以租賃住宅服務商業之業別為之,不得依其業務性質分別組織。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.