Rental policy

We own and operate the majority of the apartment buildings listed on our website. We are not a typical Japanese rental agency. This allows us to offer much better rental terms to our tenants. For example, we do not require the payment of key money, and there are no agent fees.

You can communicate with us in English. Many of our staff are bilingual, and have lived overseas. We also have several foreign employees working in our leasing department. We would be happy to communicate with you in English, Japanese, Chinese or Estonian. All of our rental agreements have been translated into English.

All of our units are private apartments with their own kitchens and bathrooms.

You can rent any of our apartments either furnished or unfurnished. As a rule, the rents shown on our webpages are for unfurnished apartments. If you prefer, we can furnish the apartment with a television, washing machine, bed/mattress, curtains, microwave oven/toaster, dining table and chairs for a small additional monthly charge (1,000 – 2,000 Yen per item). To return rented furniture before end of the lease term we charge a removal fee per item, check with managers for  more information.

Most of our apartments have internet connection capability. Some buildings are equipped with fiber optic/broad band capability, while other buildings utilize ADSL.

Utilities are not included in long term rent. Utility charges depend on usage, and are the responsibility of the tenant. We assist tenants in making the arrangements with the utility providers (gas, water, electricity, internet access.)

We also arrange apartment viewings at your convenience. We are happy to show you the apartment you are interested in, assuming that the previous tenant has vacated.

The initial payment consists of first month's rent, a security deposit equal to one month's rent, and 15,000 yen for a casualty insurance policy (2-year coverage.)

The security deposit is equal to one month’s rent and refundable upon the end of the lease term, provided there are no outstanding liabilities. In most cases we do not require tenants to supply a guarantor. We do ask that applicants supply us with a reference so that we can confirm employment or other relevant information. If our prospect is a student or self-employed, we ask for a security deposit equivalent to two month's rent, the deposit is refundable.

Our shortest apartment rental period is typically one month. For short term stay you may find our weekly and motnhly apartment ofers at www.tokyo-weekly-hotel.com and http://www.tokyorent.com/monthly.shtml. If you know in advance the length of your stay, you may sign a contract for long term apartment for an additional monthly charge as follows: 3-6 month contract for 15,000 Yen additional monthly rent, 6-9 months 10,000 Yen addition, 9-12 months 5,000 Yen addition. The security deposit is then refundable if you stay until the end of the lease agreement. For long term agreements the security deposit is refunded after 12 months have passed (25% is refunded if 9-12 months have passed).

If you need to cancel the rental agreement early, we ask that you provide us with written notice at least one month in advance. Security deposits are refundable based on the rental period after deducting any charges for apartment damage repairs.

To sign the contract you should have official picture identification such as a passport with a valid Japanese visa and an alien registration card (gaikokujin toroku-sho.)

You can reserve the apartment from overseas before arriving in Japan. We frequently have tenants reserve apartments by wiring a deposit prior to their arrival in Japan. The security deposit can be paid by bank transfer, credit card (PayPal) or in cash in our office.

Our house rules:

I - Rent Payment

(1) The rent must always be paid by the end of the previous month to the account provided to the tenant upon signing the lease agreement.

(2) In the event the rent has not been paid by the due date in full and sufficient amount, a penalty is calculated as stipulated in the lease contract and is payable simultaneously with the rent.

(3) The tenant must inform Tokyo Rent K.K. immediately in case of a change of information such as visa status, phone numbers, employer’s phone number and/or address. 

 

At the tenant's expense	at the landlord's expense
Professional cleaning of the room upon moving out, which must be done even though the apartment may appear clean.	Anything broken due to age. Usually, when something breaks when it is 10 years old or more, it is considered to be due to age, and is the landlord's responsibility.
Anything broken or damaged by the tenant, either on purpose or by accident Examples: scratches on the floor, wallpaper yellowed by smoke, etc.	Stains or damage from natural causes. This applies to tatami or fusuma (Japanese paper doors) yellowed by sunlight.
	Damage to the building which occurs outside the tenant's apartment.
Excessive wear and tear	Natural wear and tear

 

Reference fee: We are always happy to express our gratitude to our tenants when you endorse our professionalism by introducing us to your friends in their apartment search. We are adding to our range of availabilities continuously for short and long term rent throughout Tokyo. The information about our current availabilities is continuously updated on the web sites that we operate, which are as follows. When your friend signs a new lease agreement with us, we are very pleased to reward you in the amount of the half a month’s rent (capped at 50,000 yen). Often, our clients receive this type of referral remuneration several times. 

Office location: Our primary office is located in central Tokyo, very close to both the Yurakacho line (Kojimachi station) and the Hanzomon line (Hanzomon station). If you would like to visit our office in person, please let us know in advance, and one of our staff will meet you at the local subway station to guide you to our office.

Tokyo Rent K.K.

MT Building 3F, 3-19 Hayabusa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0092

Phone: 03-3265-6363   Fax: 03-3265-6306

Website: http://www.tokyorent.com