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M Housing/Moving PDF
To live in Japan
Moving into rental housing for the first time
Moving out
1
Housing
1-1 About Japanese housing
(1) Owned housing
(2) Public subsidized housing
(3) Private rental housing
(4) Size and layout of the housing
(5) Description of floors
(6) Town associations/neighborhood associations
2
Owned housing
2-1 How to purchase/procedures
2-2 Requirements for building houses
3
Public subsidized housing
3-1 Types of housing
3-2 Eligibility
3-3 Offering for rent
3-4 Application procedures
4
Private rental housing
4-1 How to find/rent a house (a room)
(1) How to find
(2) How to rent
4-2 Upon renting
(1) Process of renting housing
(2) Do’s and don’ts for renting
(3) Advice for renting
4-3 At a real-estate agent
4-4 Checklist for desirable property
4-5 Items to confirm on the contract
4-6 Contract renewal/termination
(1) Contract renewal (renewal procedure)
(2) Upon termination (termination notice)
5
Moving in
5-1 Moving in for the first time
(1) Receiving a key
(2) Application for electricity, gas, water
(3) Room cleaning
(4) Providing daily necessities
(5) Greetings after moving in
(6) Alien registration
5-2 General rules for daily life
(1) How to dispose of garbage
(2) How to use the kitchen
(3) Notes on noise created by everyday living
(4) How to use bathrooms/toilets
(5) How to use balconies
(6) How to use common spaces
(7) How to use parking lots for bicycles/cars
6
Moving out
6-1 Preparation for moving
(1) Notification to the landlord
(2) Different options for moving
(3) Cancellation of electricity, gas, water
6-2 Moving
(1) Removal of belongings
(2) Bulk garbage
(3) Returning the key
(4) Address change
7
Terminology for housing
Real-estate agents (
fudosan-ya
)
Housing rent (
yachin
)
Management fees/common area fees (
kanri-hi, kyoeki-hi
)
Deposits (
shikikin
)
Key money (
reikin
)
Agent fees (
chukai tesu-ryo
)
Non-life insurance premiums (
songai hoken-ryo
)
Contract renewal fees (
keiyaku koshin-ryo
)
Joint guarantor or cosigner (
rentai hosho-nin
)
Town associations/neighborhood associations (
chonai-kai, jichi-kai
)
Housemates (
dokyo-sha
)
