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Housing
City
Housing/Prefectural Housing
- In order to live in the public housing, one must
apply during the specific periods of time. This specific applicable
period of time and legal terms and conditions for the application
are listed in the city newsletter.
- During these periods, applications can be made
at the City Hall Architectural Section (934-2843) for city housing,
and the Yamaguchi Prefectural Housing Office (933-3880) for perfectural
housing .
- Proof of income and Alien Registration Card are
required when applying.
- In case of a large number of applicants, residents
may be chosen by lottery. An applicant's financial situation must
be met with the conditions of the application. Therefore it may
not be possible to obtain housing immediately.
Private Housing
- When looking for private housing, it is better
to go to a real-estate agent to find some property to suit your
needs. Be sure to inspect the property before renting.
- It is better to decide the size, number of rooms,
desired location, and budget before going to look at property.
- Most apartments and houses in Yamaguchi have
electricity, gas, water services and toilet facilities, but it
is necessary to confirm whether or not there is a bath.
- In Japan, the size of rooms are measured by tatami
mat units. The size of one tatami mat is approximately 1.8 ~0.9
meters.
- After legal terms and conditions of the contract
have been agreed between a landlord and tenant, contract can be
signed at any time.
Housing Contract
- After having found suitable housing, it is necessary
to sign a contract.
- When signing a contract for a house or apartment,
the amount of 5 `6 times of monthly rent in cash must be paid
in advance. The amount includes different types of fees.
- Security Deposit: Usually equivalent
to 2 `3 times of monthly rent, and it is held as security for
the rent.@Upon termination of the contract, payment for any damage
occurred during the time of residency will be subtracted from
the deposit, and the remainder will be returned to the tenant.
- Key Money: Usually one month rent, and
it will be paid for the owner of the property.@It will not be
able to return to the tenant upon termination of the contract.
- Fee for the real estate: It will be paid
to the real-estate agent, and fee will be usually equivalent to
one month rent. This fee will not be able to return to the tenant
upon termination of the contract.
- First Month Rent: In general, payment
of the preceding month must be paid by the end of the current
month.
*In addition, a letter of guarantee by a sponsor
is also required when signing a contract.
sAverage rent in Yamaguchit
Apartment @ 30,000`@70,000 yen@ par month
House @@@@ 50,000` 100,000 yen@par month
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