J&F Plaza-CONTRACT PAGE 1.

4. Contract Info 1
1. Preparing For Your Move
Gaikokujin Toroku (Alien Resistration) Inkan Toroku (Seal Registration) Money (For moving expenses) All documents necessary to complete the rental contract
2. Gaikokujin Toroku (Alien Resistration)
The Certificate of Alien Registration is only issued after you are settled, so of course you should not be expected to have it if you have just arrived in Japan. If you have just arrived, and would like to move to your own house but have no certificate, consult your real estate agent. The agent may accept your Certificate of Alien Registration after your move. The certificate is issued at each city's municipal office.
The following details the procedure to aquire an Alien Registration certificate.. 1. Place of Application Apply at your ( city/ku/cho government office [yakusho] ) 2.Term of Application You are required to apply within 90 days of your entry into Japan. 3. Issue of the Certificate of Alien Registration. The purpose of the Alien Registration Certificate is to register certain personal details (your job/visa type/address/etc.) with the government of the city/town in which you reside. In order to get your certificate you must report these details to your local city office. 4. Time required to issue a Certificate of Alien Registration. It usually takes about 2 to 3 weeks after registration until the card is issued. 5. Changes or corrections of information previously registered When any of the information on your card becomes outdated, you are required to return to the city office to report the change. You will not need to apply for a new card, the corrections will be written on the back of your old one. 6.Valid period The valid period of a Certificate of Alien Registration is stated on the certificate itself as "RENEW WITH IN 30 DAYS OF...". Usually the certificate must be renewed every 5 years. However, a permanent resident/special permanent resident must renew it every 7 years, and in the case that the valid period of a visa is under a year, the certificate must be renewed every year.
3. Inkan Toroku (Seal Registration)
Japanese place more value on an inkan (seal) of an individual than they do on a signature. In case some places refuse to acknowledge your signature, you should have an Inkan.
The Certificate of Seal is a document to prove that your seal is registered.
The following is the procedure to register your Seal.
	1. Apply to the city/ku/cho government office where you live. 2. Fill in the necessary forms and produce your seal and ID (such as your Certificate of Alien Registration). 3. If an applicant is an alternate, a warrant and a seal of the alternate are required.
The following is the type of seal that can be registered.
	A seal which stays in a square whose side is more than 8mm and not more than 25mm. A seal made of a material which doesn't change easily. A seal which has the same name as the name in Resident Card. Only family Name or first name is OK. A seal which has no occupation, title, or any pattern on it.
It is common to order a seal from a seal shop. You can register only one seal. Also, if your registered seal is stolen or lost, you need to submit the 「Inkan Toroku Haishi Moshikomisho (Application form for seal registration disuse)」 to your local government office to avoid any problems if the stolen seal is misused.
The Inkan Toroku Shomeisho (Certificate of Seal Registration) is issued by local government offices. To apply for it, fill in an application form and submit it with your Seal Registration Document (Card), which is issued when seal registration. Usually, you don't need to take your registered seal to the office. However if the Seal Registration Document is not a card, a registered seal is required.
4. Money
Moving is very expensive in Japan, with the equivalent of five or six months' rent needed up-front. You should begin to set this money aside as early as possible.
The fees required when your sign a contract: item outline REIKIN (Present-Money) Usually, you'll need to pay the equivalent of 2 months rent, but occasionally, you can find 1 month or no-reikin apartments. SHIKIKIN (Deposit) Mostly, you'll need to pay the equivalent of 2 months rent. However, it depends on the apartment. When you check out, repair fees and/or cleaning fees for your room will be deducted from the shikikin. The money left over will be refunded. CHUKAITESUURYO (Agent Fee) The fee paid to the real estate agent for finding the apartment, usually equivalent to 1 month's rent. MAEYACHIN (Rent In Advance) Since you are supposed to pay your rent in advance, the rent for the first month (from the move-in date to the last day of the month) will be required when you sign the contract. If the first month is under a month, you will be charged a daily rate. KASAIHOKEN (Fire Insurance) You will be required to have fire insurance. Because the Insurance fee is based upon the size of the room and the type of construction of the apartment, the fee varies. It is best to ask the amount in advance. The cost is usually between \10,000 and \30,000.
5. Documentation
Once you have prepared all the documentation required by the real estate agent, you will be ready to sign the contact.
The following items are required when you sign a contract.

Things concerning a lessee
	・Certificate of Alien Registration ・Passport ・ Resident Card. Certificate of Items Stated in Alien Registration Original Slip （・Certificate of Seal Registration） ・Certificate of income or withholding slip ・Contract form ・Seal or registered seal ・Student ID(If a lessee is a student)
Things concerning a guarantor
	・Certificate of Seal Registration ・ Seal(registered seal) ・Undersigned and sealed 'Certificate of being a guarantor'(If a guarantor doesn't present him/herself at the time the contract is signed) （It can be substituted by signing and sealing the contract form)