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Glossary of Terms for Renting and Buying Apartments in Japan
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Agent Fee (Cyukaitesuryo)
1.For sale Agents can receive the commission from a seller or a buyer.The maximum of the commission is below.
Price of Property: under 2,000,000.JPY ¥Æ— 5%
Between 2,000,000.JPY to 4,000,000.JPY ¥Æ—4%+ 20,000.JPY
Over 4,000,000.JPY ¥Æ— 6% + 60,000.JPY
Example: Buying House with Land for 10,000,000.JPY
10,000,000.JPY¥Æ—3%+ 60,000.JPY= 360,000.JPY+Tax
One agent can receive up to 720,000.JPY in total from a seller and buyer.
2.For rent 1.05 times 1 month rent, including tax(0.5%)
Auto Lock (Auto Lock)
System that automatically locks joint door in housing complex in apartment house etc. Those who move can release the lock by the card key and the password number.
ALC
It is a type of concrete that is light-weighted and contains bubbles inside. It is good for insulation and heatproof, and used mainly for walls outside the building and partition for rooms.
Apartment (Apart)
The building construction is the one in wooden or the light gauge steel structure in condominiums of one story or two stories generally in Japan.
Application (Moshikomisyo)
(Moshikomisyo) When the client found a favorable property, this application (Moshikomisyo) needs to be submitted to the owner(lessor) to express the will to borrow.
The application is handed to the Real Estate Agent first, then the agent passes it to the owner. It is a first step of the contract business.
Applicant Check (Nyukyo Shinsa)
Applicant's content is examined according to the letting and hiring application form. There is an owner who uses the enquiry agency and the data bank though the statement check method is various, too.
There is no problem usually if the company overview, the company copy, the certificate of a seal impression, ID card, the resident's card, and the income proof, etc. can be confirmed.
You have to pass the statement check to be able to move into the property.
Attic (Yaneurabeya)
It is a loft space between the roof and the ceiling for multipurpose usage, for example storage.
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Bathroom - Western or Japanese (western style bath and Japanese style bath)
The bath of the western style is in the modular bath etc. , that the bathtub combined with the rest room. The Japanese style means the one that
the bathtub and the rest room are in a separate room.
BS Broadcasting Satellite
Antenna received by using broadcast satellite on geostationary orbit.
Broad Band
High Speed Connection of the Internet at velocity (optical fiber and ADSL, etc.)
B Flet's
Name of broadband optical communication line of NTT.
Barrier Free
Remove the part that becomes a barrier (barrier) in Handy cap people and the senior citizen's, etc. living and secure finger and width that concretely loses
the difference of the indoor floor, sets up the handrail in the passage and the stairs, and is enough.
Balcony
Balcony without roof that projects from the outside wall of unit of the second floor
or more outside and is made (It substitutes for the roof if there is a similar
balcony in the upper floor.
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Closet
The one chiefly made as storage space of clothes in storage warehouse of making putting.
Company Contract (Kaisya Keiyaku)
The hirer of the lease contract is a company corporation, and it will contract in the company. (It is said the corporate contract.)
CATV (Cable Television)
Abbreviation of cable television. There is no disorder of the image due to the electric wave trouble etc. for the cable TV
broadcasting and clearing. The Internet business is developed by using the cable recently and it is becoming a leading business.
Because the transmission speed is faster than the net with the line, and the rate doesn't hang, either off-line work is also unnecessary.
CS (communications satellite)
Antenna received by using communications satellite (CS) on geostationary orbit. It is necessary to note it because there is a channel
not seen when jointly receiving it in the apartment house etc. either. Typical is SKYPerfecTV!.
Customer Agent (Kyakuzuke Agent)
Agent who stands on hirer's side(trader).
Cancellation Notice (Kaiyaku Tuchi)
Document that lessee gives lessor to cancel the lease contract, or sometime lessor to the lessee. From lessee to the lessor ,
generally needs advanced notice of 1 to 2 months from the day you wish to move out. From the lessor to the lessee,
advanced notice of 6months is required.
Certificate verifying the registered seal (Incan shomei)
A certificate of your seal from your word office, and the company seal is from the Legal Affairs Bureaus.
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Deposit (Shikikin)
It is a security deposit that lessee gives lessor at contract. It is refundable and basically no interest.
When moving out, the deposit is used for repairing the damages that lessee made to the house. In general, it is a guarantee for lessee in case of rent dept.
(Hoshokin) In the metropolitan area, it is same as the deposit in what the debtor chiefly pays the lessor when the lease of the article (office and store, etc.)
for the business is contracted as the shade of meaning. The form of guarantee money is often taken for Kansai area in the leasehold property for the residence.
(When evacuating it, it is basically restored to a similar deposit. )
Depreciation Fee (Shokyakuhi)
It is a non-refundable money and deducted from some of the Deposit. The amount of the Depreciation must be notified to the lessee on contract.
It is sometimes required as another condition that depends on the property, especially for commercial properties like offices, shops and restaurants.
Usually described as 1 to 2 months of rent or 10 to 20% of the Deposit fee.
Den
Recently, DEN is what also in Japan began to increase. "Study" is the nearest when explaining in a familiar word. However, DEN is used as a room
to enjoy not the room only to read the book but the hobby. The slide door is placed next to living room and it is installed usually.
Delivery Box (Takuhai Box)
It is usually set beside the main entrance, to keep delivered packages while your absence. The packages are kept temporarily until you pick them up,
and it is one of the services depending on the property.
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Entrance
It is the main door in large-scale, integrated house in apartment house etc.
Exclusive Properties (SenninBukken)
It is a type of transaction between the owner and the agent. The owner asks the single agent to exclusively mediate the property.
For mediation among several agents is called ordinal properties (Ippan Bukken) .
Earthquake-Proof Planning Permission (Taishin Kenchiku Kijun)
Building Standard Law and the construction order of new earthquake-proof were revised in 1981. "Strength" and "Stickiness"
are demanded as an element of earthquake-proof. Steel make is excellent in "Stickiness", and R.C is excellent in
"Strength".The stickiness of the steel flame expands by about 25% until cutting.
Exterior
The outside in building like outdoor and externals, etc.Hazcama and the outdoor construction thing are contained.
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Floor Area (Senyu menseki)
The area of the exclusive part that you own/rent inside of the apartment unit, it doesn't contain the part outside of walls such as balconies and verandas.
1m2 = 0.3025tsubo = 10.7636sqf
Flooring Floor
Lined that uses wood in Western-style room etc. The one that other materials were used with grained Totono might be indicated.
The board material is used as a material of the floor.
Floor Area Ratio (Yosekiritu)
The ratio of the total area of the building against the lot area. Rate (total of floor space of each floor) in architectural
area in building to lot area. Ratio of building volume to lot = architectural area/lot area *100 (The upper bound of ratio
of building volume to lot is provided depending on the type in the use district and the width etc. of a front road.
Furnished Apartment (Kagutuki Apartment)
Room that can be lent with furniture such as sofas and beds usually necessary for daily life set from start indoors. There is an apartment for
rent prepared for tablewares, towels besides usual kitchen equipment, and a small consumer electronic, the television, and audio in the inside.
Floor Plan (Zumen)
The one to write room arrangement of property.
Floor Heating (Yuka Danbo)
Heating system that heats floor side by warm water and electricity
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Guarantor (Rentai Hosyonin)
Guarantee from usual guarantee that makes guarantor's responsibility heavy It needs it without fail at the personal contract. Moreover,
I want to look for the person of an adequate content also because of a target individual of guarantor content (income etc.) for the moving examination.
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House Insurance (Jyutaku Sogo Hoken)
The fire insurance of multiplication by the article chiefly. The one to insure household goods insurance. There are a lot of multiplication throwing
away of insurance in the contract for two years usually. There is the one that the earth quake insurance adhered recently, too.
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Inertia
The interior of the building (parts other than the building frame construction of the structure and equipment, etc.), the
internal compositions matched to user's purpose, and the equipment such as furniture, the painting sculptures, and illuminators are said.
IH Cooking Heater Electric Magnetic
Inducement heating machine for cooking.
Internet Connection (ADSL, CATV Fiber Optic and etc.)
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Jyo (Jyo)
1Jyo is one Tatami Mat The half of 1Tubo (3.3m2) = 1.65 m2
Jyuyojikousetumei
In Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Law, when the bargain in the housing lot and the building is done, it
is necessary to explain matters of weight about the article and dealings beforehand. It is provided that the registered
real estate transaction manager explains by the law. Dealings chief person's sign and stamp is necessary for the important matter manual.
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Key Money (Reikin)
It is one of the conditions of a lease contract. It is money that the lessee pays the lessor as a reward when contracting. Money that the lessee generally pays the landlord
in the custom as remuneration in the lease though there is a difference by the region. two or one month(s) is required. Also you can find an apartment without key money.
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LDK (Abbreviation meaning L = living D= dining K= kitchen)
Loft
I want to do a part of the room to two layer type, and it is space in the part, and it often uses it as not only storage
but also a residence space. An original mind wants to raise the ceiling in the house as for the loft, to do a part of the
room to two layer type, and to point at the part space though is an attic for the barn.
Land Ratio for Building (Kenpei Ritu)
Ratio of architectural area buildable compared with lot area. The rate of an architectural area (It is a floor space in the first
floor part usually) to the lot area. Architectural building coverage = area/lot area *100%
Lessor (Chintainin)
Lessor of lease
Lessee (Chinshakunin)
Lessee of lease
Licensed Broker (Takuchi Tatemono Torihikisyuninsha)
Person who passes registered real estate transaction manager examination, receives the governor's registration, and receives delivery of registered
real estate transaction manager proof. When contracting, it is necessary to deliver the explanation of matters of weight and the article manual.
Limited Term Lease Contract (Teikitatemono Chintaisyakukeiyaku)
Contract that duration of policy is provided when contracting, and letting and hiring ends at expiry of term (Depend on Leased Land and House Lease
Law Article 38 clause 2. ) The lessor often limits the period. When the house where it doesn't live for a certain period by the transfer etc.
is leased, it is effective. There are four a lot of years of three years of two years etc. and is the one of ten years for the period, too.
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Management Fee (Kanrihi, Kyoekihi)
Costs in inside and outside of building for maintenance, including fee of common facilities to manager etc.
Maisonnette
The one room that divides into two upper and lower layers is connected on the indoor stairs, it makes to dwelling in one
household, and with three-dimensional residence space.
MB (Meter box)
The one that meters such as electricity, gas, and water service are stored by mark that takes initial of meter box
Mansion
In general, the structure is a building of a ferroconcrete make and an iron frame ferroconcrete make by the third floor or more.
Moving Inspection
Agent's salesman and those who move leave record the damage part etc. to confirm the room in the article contracted on the
day when the lease contract start begins, and so as not to become a problem when evacuating it.
Management Properties (Kanribukken)
Managed article of getting of land agent from owner for maintenance feeManage the article under moving usually.
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Owner Agent (Is an agent on lessor side)
One Room (one room)
Unlike 1K, there are no doors or partition between the living room and kitchen. "1K".
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PS=Pipe Space
Is storage that various piping is stored by the mark that takes the initial in the pipe space.
Personal Contract (Kojin Keiyaku)
Contract to borrow privately. The cosigner is needed usually.
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Reneawl Fee (Koshinryo)
It is fee that you have to pay when renewing a contract. Generally in Kanto area, the amount of the fee is one month of the renewed rent.
Restoration Expenses (Genjyokaifukuhi)
It says bringing the cost of the current recovery construction and the cleaning that lies restored of the damage etc. done when evacuating it together.
RC
Ferroconcrete of abbreviation of Reinforced Concrete It reinforces in power to pull and strong concrete is reinforced to power
to compress with a strong reinforced concrete. Excellent strength is demonstrated, and it is used a lot by the convex layer construction.
Roof Balcony Balcony such as apartment houses using roof part in downstairs roomThere is wide space compared with a general balcony.
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Structure of the building (Kenchiku Kozo) RC make (ferroconcrete make), S make (iron frame make), and SRC make (iron frame ferroconcrete make), etc.
SRC
Iron frame ferroconcrete make of abbreviation of steel reinforce concrete
Serviced Apartment
Apartment where all equipment of hotel form etc. is in orderThe housemaid service and the laundry service, etc. attach. A point
different from the apartment with furniture is safe in a short term of each month, too.
Skyperfec TV
The typical one of antenna received by using communications satellite (CS) on geostationary orbit.
System Kitchen
Equip with the kitchen where the sink, the stove range hood, and the counter, etc. are combined.
Security System (Sogo Keibi Hosho)
Secom and ALSOK are typical. The intruder's intrusion is prevented by installing the sensor in the glass and the doorway. The rental
of the moon is generated though there are purchase and a lease.
Service Room
The room in an architectural, standard method is a closet not admitted.
Superficies (Chijyoken)
Right to use land that others own. One of the Lease right. The right to borrow the land as it is set by the contract with the
landowner, and the landowner's approval doesn't exist can be transferred, and be subleased.
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Tsubo
One tsubo is about 3.3m2. A half of one Jyo.
Two by Four (2*4" industrial methods)
Industrial method of wooden architecture that arose in North AmericaThe formal nomenclature in Japan is a frame wall industrial method.
Because the section used the wood of two inch * four inches, the name was named. Obtain strength of the entire structure about the maximum feature
because plywood for the structure is nailed to the frame united by wood. It is excellent in a wooden industrial method that
supports it in the wall from a past industrial method to earthquake resistance and fireproof by the use of the material in 2X4 inch section.
Tokyo Rule (Chintaifunso Boshi Jyorei)
The one that defrayal when evacuating it and special contract when moving were provided to prevent lessor and hirer's fights
when evacuating it in ordinance of Tokyo constructed in October, 2004 when contracting beforehand.
Town House
The every door touches land in the ream building type house in the low layer, and it has a common garden.
Terrace
Balcony of making known that turns from dining and living to garden that can be used as extension of the indoor life.
Terrace House
The every door touches land, and has a special garden in the ream building type house in the low layer.
Title (Shoyuken) (proprietary rights)
Tax for Sale
(Zeikin) Annual Fixed Asset Tax (Kotei Shisanzei) Annual City Tax (Tochikeikakuzei), Purchase Tax (Syutokuzei) Registration Licence tax (Torokumenkyozei)
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Utilities
The light and the fuel are indicated, and the electric rate, gas bill money, and the water service fee are done.
Unit Bath
Bathroom such as plastic with high waterproof property where floor, wall, and ceiling, etc. were on earth builtIt is written "UB" in the floor plan.
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Walking Distanse (0 minutes ..on foot.)
The time such as waiting for the signal at time that 80 meters were calculated to the destination as one minute is not included.
Washlet (TOTO)
However, the thing of the toilet seat of which sale and the warm water go out. Washlet is in TOTO brand item. It drinks and a similar product of
the other companies is called generically though it is Akina name of articles. Washlet It is likely to call. Shower Toilet It calls.
Walking in Closet
Storage warehouse sent in walking. Clothes can be considerably stored. There are a lot of situations though it is attached to the master suite etc.
Wooden House (Mokuzo)
The one to make the main part concerning structural power from wood. There are a conventional construction method and a wood frame construction, etc.
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