Accommodation in Osaka Vol.3

When you have found the room you like on the Internet, advertisement etc, you might need to visit a real estate agent and look around some rooms.  After you decide the place to move in, you need to put some pay an initial deposit (tetsuke-kin) to officially reserve that room for you for a while.

Please be aware that if you decided to not take that room the tetsuke-kin will not be returned to you, but once your contract has been completed, it will become a part of the Key money.
 
To preparing documents and money to rent the place, you will need the following things.

 
Documents:

1. IDs (Alien registration certificate, Passport copy, etc)

2. Proof of earning (Copy of monthly salary statement, Annual income certificate, etc)

3. Seal "Hanko"or"Inkan"

4. Seal certificate "Inkanshomei" issued by the local ward office

5. A guarantor "Hosho-nin"

6. Guarantor's income certificate

7. Guarantor's seal certificate

 

Some owners require you to join a guaranty company (Hosho gaisha) instead of having a guarantor. In that case, you need to pay some fees to the guaranty company.

 
The initial fee will be around 6 months' worth of rent.

1. Shiki-kin - Refundable Deposit (approx. 1-3 months' rent, but can be higher)

2. Rei-kin - Not refundable (approx. 0-3 months' rent, but can be higher)

3. Chukaitesu-ryo - Realtor's fee usually 1 months rent plus consumption tax (5% as of June 13, 2013)

4. Kasaihoken-ryo - Fire insurance (2 year's worth, equal to approx. 20,000 yen)

5. Maeyachin - Rent pay in advance

6. Kyoeki-hi - Maintenance Fee

7. Miscellaneous - Areal community fee, Car parking fee, Bicycle parking fee, etc


Depend on the place you may be required to pay more or less than the above.