UR Housing Japan – Restoration of a Housing Unit to Its Original Conditionbefore Moving Out

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Here’s a clear and complete summary based on the two images you shared from the UR Housing Japan guide regarding the Restoration of a Housing Unit to Its Original Condition before Moving Out.


🏠 UR Housing Japan – Restoration Guidelines (Move-Out)

These pages illustrate which restoration costs are covered by tenants and which are covered by UR (Urban Renaissance Agency) when a housing unit is vacated.


🔧 General Principle:

  1. UR bears the cost of normal wear and tear from everyday use.
  2. Tenants are charged for:
    • Damage due to intentional acts, negligence, or misuse.
    • Items not cleaned/maintained properly during tenancy.

🛋 Tatami Mats

  • Tenant Pays:
    • Cigarette burn marks
    • Heavy load damage/deformation
    • Scratches from furniture
  • UR Pays:
    • Everyday wear
    • Sun discoloration

🚪 Sliding Doors

  • Tenant Pays:
    • Stains on sliding door paper (except around handles)
    • Torn paper

🧱 Walls (Wallpapered)

  • Tenant Pays:
    • Scratches or tears
    • Graffiti, crayon, marker use
    • Cigarette odor or yellowing
  • UR Pays:
    • Electrical burn marks (TV)
    • Poster marks caused by sunlight

🪵 Flooring

  • Tenant Pays:
    • Cigarette burns or stains

🌬 Air-Conditioner Sleeves

  • Tenant Pays:
    • Lost sleeve covers
    • Lost remote controls (for UR-installed AC units)

🧼 Balcony

  • Tenant Pays:
    • Excessive stains

🚽 Toilet

  • Tenant Pays:
    • Stained/damaged toilet bowl or seat
    • Missing seat/parts
  • UR Pays:
    • Faucet rust or valve peeling

🛁 Bath

  • Tenant Pays:
    • Stains/mold on walls and floors
    • Damaged or lost chain/stopper/parts
    • Excessive stains

🚰 Sink

  • Tenant Pays:
    • Damaged or heavily stained wash basin
    • Lost or damaged parts
  • UR Pays:
    • Rust or peeling on faucets/valves

🚪 Entrance Door

  • Tenant Pays:
    • Mailbox dents
    • Lost keys
  • UR Pays:
    • Rust on door or hinges

🍳 Kitchen

  • Tenant Pays:
    • Oil stains on walls
    • Oil stains around stove/sink
    • Broken handles
    • Stains on exhaust fan
  • UR Pays:
    • Electrical burn marks behind fridge

🌿 Own Yard

  • Tenant Pays:
    • Removal of equipment/plants not originally present
    • Dirty yard due to neglect

❓ What Are “Excessive Stains”?

Stains that result from neglect and not doing regular cleaning.
Examples: Oil build-up on walls, mold in bathroom, unclean exhaust fans, kitchen stove grime.