| Rent |
Money to be paid to rent a room. |
| Advance rent |
Rent to be paid in advance |
| Deposit |
A security payment made to the owner/landlord when renting a room. |
| Key money |
The money is paid to a landlord before moving in from the tenant.
This money is nonrefundable. |
| Guarantee deposit |
Money to be paid as a proof that a tenant is responsible for keeping a room clean. |
| Contract renewal service fee |
Commission to be paid when renewing a contract. |
| Intermediate agent |
A company which intermediate between those who wish to rent a room and those who wish to let a room and take a necessary procedure for a contract |
| Real-estate company |
A company which sells and lets buildings and properties |
| Agent fee |
A remuneration to be paid to an intermediary agent when a decision on a room to rent was made. |
| Explanatory note of important matters |
An explanation given by a real-estate company to clients and parties involved regarding important matters concerning the contract. In short, it is called Jusetsu.E/td>
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| Real estate transaction specialist |
A personnel charged with sale, rent, replacement agent service and intermediary service of properties and buildings. |
| Rental contract document |
A written document stating various rules exchanged between a lesser and lessee |
| Lesser |
Landlord, owner. |
| Lessee |
Those who rent rooms or houses |
| co-signer |
A person who agrees to be liable for a person renting a room |
| Certificate of registered seal impression |
A document issued by a city mayor, etc., which proves authenticity of the impression of the registered seal. |
| Per-diem rent |
Amount of rent calculated on a pro-rate basis |
| Common-area service charge |
Fee to be paid for shared space of apartments, etc., such as stairs, corridors, outdoor light, rubbish disposal, etc. |
| Service charge |
Cost for maintenance of shared space of apartments, allocated to each room on a monthly basis. |
| Neighborhood association fee |
Operation fee for neighborhood |
| Property management company |
A company entrusted to provide maintenance and management service of condominiums and buildings. |
| Fire insurance premium |
Charges to be paid so that damages of buildings caused by fire can be restored by insurance. |
| Home contents insurance premium |
Charges to be paid so that repair charges, etc., of damages to PCs, desks, clothes and other personal effects caused by fire can be covered by insurance.
* All international students are to join an insurance called International Student Housing General Compensation Plan.EIn order to have APU become a guarantee, students are required to join this insurance. |
| Notification of termination of contract |
Document to be submitted when terminating a rental contract of an apartment. |
| Emergency contact |
Names and phone numbers of individuals who can respond to calls at the time of emergency. |
