However, a court decision regarding the preservation of the status of the first head priest which states that is he able to occupy Shufuku-ji Temple for as long as he lives means that no sect activities may be conducted at Shufuku-ji Temple unless he were to leave for any reason.
ただし裁判所の初代住職の地位保全の決定によって、初代住職の存命中は修福寺を占有することは認められているため、何らかの理由で退去しない限りは日蓮正宗は修福寺においては宗教活動をすることはできない状態である。