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Explains schedule management when moving out and into a new rental apartment simultaneously. From cancellation notice deadlines to timing of new apartment applications, structuring your moving timeline, and methods to avoid double rent—a rental real estate professional provides practical step-by-step guidance in detail.
This guide explains how to effectively request repairs from your management company when water leaks, equipment failures, or roof leaks occur in your rental home. Learn what to communicate and how to communicate it, how to keep records, how to think about cost responsibility, and what to do if your management company is slow to respond—all explained in detail by rental property professionals.
A comprehensive list of documents required for rental apartment applications, with detailed explanations of how to obtain each document—including income proof, employment certification, resident registration, and seal certificate—along with validity periods and important notes. Includes a preparation checklist to prevent application delays due to missing or incomplete documents.
Explanation of risks you should know when asked to be a joint guarantor for a rental contract. We provide detailed expert insights into the differences between joint guarantors and simple guarantors, the actual scope of legal responsibility you'll bear, matters to confirm before accepting, and appropriate ways to decline when asked.
Explains the common obstacles seniors face when renting—including approval barriers, guarantor issues, and contractual considerations. Also introduces available programs: the housing safety net system, premium rental housing for seniors, and monitored housing services.
Compare rental guarantor companies serving foreign residents (GTN, Casa, Nihon Safety, Zenhoren, and more) across multilingual support, approval criteria, guarantee fees, and available languages. Real estate experts explain visa-status-specific approval strategies and how to leverage guarantor companies to pass rental screening.
Explaining the impact that mandatory "reasonable accommodation" for private businesses since 2024 has had on the rental market. From how to find wheelchair-accessible properties, negotiating housing modifications at move-in, the legal basis for original-condition restoration exemptions, the safety-net housing program, to housing modification cost subsidies for intensive home care users—a real estate specialist provides detailed guidance on the systems supporting people with disabilities in rental housing.
Explores the practical implementation of restoration to original condition rules codified in the Civil Code amendment that took effect in April 2020. Thoroughly covers the relationship with MLIT guidelines, cost categories commonly disputed in case law, and best practices for using move-in inspection checklists.
A comprehensive guide for students living on their own for the first time upon entering university or vocational school. We explain how to choose a property, estimate your rent budget, and understand guarantor requirements. Here's everything you need to know for a successful apartment hunt.
A thorough explanation of procedures necessary for rental move-out — cancellation notice deadlines and methods, rules for restoration to original condition scope and cost responsibility, security deposit refund procedures, and key points to note during move-out inspection. A rental real estate professional introduces all the steps.
A comprehensive guide to negotiating rental rates successfully. Real estate professionals share strategies, including optimal timing, effective language, essential preparation materials, and practical negotiation scripts.
For foreign nationals searching for rental properties in Japan. We provide practical guidance on selecting English-speaking real estate agencies and important points to watch for when signing a lease.
