Comments on: How to reclaim your apartment “renewal fee” (Koshinryo)

By: Kyo

Kyo — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:12:55 +0000

more good news. Following the July judgement in Kyoto you mentioned, there was a similar judgement in Osaka in August. Now we just had another seperate judgement in Kyoto. All three have been thumbs up for not having to pay a koshinryo. Give me my money back!

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090925-00000057-mai-soci

(japanese link)

By: Mr V.

Mr V. — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:42:32 +0000

Looks like you already know about this from your picture, but its interesting that this same case was heard in the same town last year, and the lawyers for koshinryo won. I wonder what was different that time? Story here:

http://imayasu.blog59.fc2.com/blog-entry-112.html

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:54:46 +0000

Foreigners are more likely to be disgusting by walking on the tatami mats with their shoes on, so I can understand their reluctance to rent to foreigners. Also, one can feign not understanding if the landlord wanted to explain things as well. That being said, it would be frustrating to those clean foreigners who do speak Japanese.

By: betty

betty — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:28:20 +0000

There is a famous photo taken in India during the days of the Raj of a British officer’s club. A sign in the entrance says ‘No dogs or Indians allowed.’ It has inflamed Indian nationalist passions ever since.

But I have seen a sign in a real estate office here saying ‘Pets OK. No foreigners.’

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:55:06 +0000

As a foreigner here in Tokyo, I think the more relevant debate it not about how much you have to pay to get into a place and stay there, but about those places that just won’t let you in!

I’m sure everyone has their story of searching for a place for months on end, finally finding one only to be told that ‘gaijin wa chotto…’
Or then there are the flyers advertising in the areas popular with foreigners that state (in Japanese) “pets and foreigners OK” – like we are the on the same level! Rough!

If you are paying two months rent as a deposit plus one or two as a key money, it’s seems crazy that owners won’t let you in! If you don’t pay they can always kick you out yeah!