Housing: Housing Consultation

Anyone with questions on the following matters should consult on the number below:

TEL: 075-432-2011

• General Consultation Monday to Friday 9:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:00 (excluding national holidays, and the year-end holiday)　　　
• Legal (lawyer) Every Thursday 13:30 to 16:30  (excluding national holidays and the year-end holiday)
• Construction, Earthquake-resistant (architect) First and third Tuesday 13:30 to 16:30  (excluding national holidays and the year-end holiday)

1. Difficulties on leaving rented accommodation

• 200,000 yen of deposit is not returned
• 300,000 yen is claimed to return property to its original state
• The cost to return property to its original state is deducted from the deposit
• How much is the share of the cost to return property to its original state ?

2. Housing sales contract

• You want to know what aspects of the contract to pay attention to
• Is money already placed down returned in the event of contact annulment?
• Special housing loan agreement
• Cooling-off period system
• How much is to be paid to the tradesmen ?
• Explanatory notes of important items
• What is the ’housing with construction condition` ?
• Purchase of uncompleted buildings, and rental contracts
• Registration of real estate

3. Defective housing

• Mildew on the walls/condensation etc
• Leak in roof/veranda
• Bad ventilation (closet, bathroom, and underfloor storage areas)
• Water leaks (toilet/lavatory)
• Poor construction (ground subsidence and cracks in the concrete)
• Is there a public organization to research housing matters?
• What to do to share the cost of housing repairs and claim compensation for damages?

4. Contracts for rented housing

• Is deposited money returned in the case of cancellation ?
• How much compensation is to be paid if the request to move is cancelled?
• Rent increases
• Deposit and security

5. Construction, rebuilding and repair of housing

• Not constructed/repaired as requested
• Trader goes bankrupt before housing is completed
• Is cancellation possible after construction starts ?
• Responsibility for latent defects
• Measures against termites

6. Neighborhood

• Obstruction of sunshine and view due to construction of apartments in the neighborhood
• Noise from neighbors
• Destruction/rebuilding of detached neighboring property
• Construction of rails/barriers and change in ventilation system
• Difficulties concerning property borders with neighbors
• Rainwater/fallen snow from neighboring house

7. Apartment management

• Problems for the management of the apartment corporate body
• Problems for the apartment supervisor
• Problems with the partitions between areas for common use and those for exclusive use
• Failure to pay for upkeep
• Problems with parking space
• Noise
• Pets
• Money reserved for repairs
• Rebuilding