3. Procedures When Moving In

12When taking up residence, you need to carry out the following procedures.
Please make sure that you complete each one of these.

(1) Permitted Occupancy Date

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The date mentioned in your rental agreement when
you are allowed to move in is called the permitted
occupancy date.
You are to take up residence within one month of
this date. However, if you are unable to do so due
to exceptional circumstances, you need to give thereason and the expected date of taking up residence
on an "Application for Postponement of Taking up Residence" and submit it to the Administration
service office or the administration contact. The period of postponement shall be no more thanone month.
Note that you are not allowed to enter the apartment for cleaning or moving belongings
before the permitted occupancy date.

(2) Receiving your Key
To receive your key of the apartment, you needto bring the “Notification of Key Transfer for
Rented Accommodation” (received on concludingagreement) and your identification, etc. to thePlease pick yourkey up from xxx
within a week.

the key within a week from the day when you arepermitted to receive it.

Notification ofKey Transfer for
RentedAccommodation

separately specified location, and then please takeu Custody of the Key u
The apartment complexes do not have a master key, so please guard your key carefully.
If you should lose your key, we recommend that you change the locks in the interests of security.
(The cost of changing locks is borne by the resident.)(3) Inspection of the Apartmentu When Applying for a New Apartment u
If you are moving into a newly constr ucted apar tment, please check for any defects orproblems when you receive the key and submit an inspection confirmation form regardlessof whether there are any defects or problems. If there are any defects, please fill in the repair
request form and submit it along with the inspection confirmation form.

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UR will bear the responsibility of repairing any defects or similar that are present before yourmoving in, but any damage that appears to have been caused by the moving of your belongings
while moving in shall be your responsibility.

assumed that there were no defects.

u New Application for a Vacant Apartment (including renovated apartments) u
When you move into a vacant apar tment, be sure to check for any defects or problems
according to the guidelines for filling out the inspection confirmation form, and submit theinspection confirmation form to the administration service office or residence center, regardlessof whether there are any defects or problems. In the case of a house with a yard, be sure tocheck whether there are any misplaced items or problems in the garden.
However, while vacant apartments are all equipped to a specified level for your convenience, they
are not new apartments, and there may be cases where the requested repairs for small damages
and stains, etc., are not possible.
◎ Please note that if the inspection confirmation form is not submitted by the deadline(within seven days after moving in), it shall be deemed that there were no defects.

(4) Moving
Please use a moving vehicle with a loading capacity of up to 4 tons. (Some apar tmentcomplexes have additional weight restrictions. New apartment complexes are often crowded
on Saturday, Sunday and national holidays, so please try to take up residence on a weekday.
Also,please be aware that in high-rise apartments, the use of the elevator may be restricted tocertain times, so please restrict your moving to those times of the day.
When moving, please take care not to damage the gutters or external facilities. As you will beheld responsible for any damage that should occur, it is your responsibility to warn the moving
company to be careful.
Please collapse and stack any cardboard and wooden boxes leftover after moving and dispose ofthem at the designated waste site for leftover moving materials. Please do not dispose of themwith other regular household waste. (Where there is no designated waste site for leftover movingmaterials, please dispose of the materials yourself.) Before moving in, please properly dispose of
any unneeded articles while at your previous residence. Do not dispose of such articles at either
the designated removal waste site or with regular household waste.

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3. Procedures When Moving In◎ P lease note that if the inspection confir mation for m is not submitted by thedeadline (within one month after the Per mitted Occupancy Date), it will be(5) Application to start using Electricity, Gas, Water, etc.

14Please apply to start using electricity, gas, water, Internet, etc. on your own

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u Application to start using Electricity Service uWith the total deregulation of the retail electricity market, you can choose the electricity
provider. Please apply to your preferred electricity provider before you start using electricity.
When you start to use electricity, please check the electricity distribution board attached tothe top of the entrance, corridor, etc. of each residence (see page 83).

u Application to start using Gas Service uWith the total deregulation of the city gas market, you can choose the gas provider. Pleaseapply to your preferred city gas provider before you start using electricity (except for someapartment complexes using propane gas).
Please note that it usually takes several days from the time of application to the start of use, so
please apply in advance before the start of use. It is also necessary for you to be present when
the gas is turned on.
Because the type of gas may differ depending on the region, please make sure you get theexplanation on the handling of gas appliances from the gas provider when you open the gas valve.

u Application to start using Water and Sewerage Service u
As water companies, etc., have individual contracts with each household, please submit anapplication for use upon taking up residence. In some apar tment complexes, the UR has
entrusted separate companies with meter reading and collection of charges.
Please apply to your local water provider on your own. Please open the water shutoff valve inthe meter box outside the entrance of each residence to start using the water and sewerage
service (see page 78).
At some apar tment complexes, meter reading and collection ser vices are provided bycompanies contracted by UR.

u Application to start using the Telephone Service u
Please apply to the telephone company on your own.You will be
responsible for all costs associated with the use of the telephoneservice.
Please note that it usually takes several days from the timeof application to the start of use, so please apply in advance
before the start of use (see page 67).

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u Application to start using the Internet u
Please apply to the Internet service provider on your own. You will be responsible for all costs
Please note that it usually takes several days from the time of application to the start of use, soplease check with each service provider in advance before starting use (see page 86).

(6) Resident Registration
Please register ever yone living in yourapartment with the local authority within 14
days of moving in.
(A certificate of moving out is required forresident registration, so please complete

Resident
Registration

moving-out notification before moving.)(7) Apartment complex AddressingBe sure to state the street address, name of
the apartment, and number of the dwelling
unit on mail. Also, please write your name on
the nameplate or group post box.

(8) Dissolution of Contract without Taking up Residence
If you are unable to take up residence due to unforeseen circumstances and need to dissolve yourcontract, you should carry out the prescribed dissolution of contract procedure. (Refer to pages
39 to 40.)
In these cases, you will be required to pay the rent owing for the period from the permitted dateof occupancy until the date of dissolution of contract (calculated as 14 days from the day after you
submit the dissolution of contract form).

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associated with the use of the Internet. Availability will vary by residence.