In order to rent a house, we need to pay a initial move-in or move-out cost. However, In Japan it is common to pay a considerable cleaning cost (or called soji in Japanese) when you move-in or move-out a rental house. Let’s explore the reasons behind this to learn more about the living in Japan. The practice of charging a cleaning (soji) fee when people renting house in Japan is rooted in the country’s emphasis on maintaining the property’s condition for the next tenant. Here’s a breakdown of the key reasons:

• Restoration to Original Condition:

Japanese rental contracts often stipulate that the tenant must return the property to its original condition. This goes beyond basic cleaning and often involves professional cleaning services.

The cleaning fee helps cover the cost of these professional services, ensuring the property is in optimal shape for the next occupant.

• Standardized Cleanliness:

There’s a strong cultural emphasis on cleanliness in Japan. Landlords aim to provide a consistent level of cleanliness for all tenants, and the cleaning fee helps achieve this.

Professional cleaning ensures a thorough and standardized level of cleanliness that may be difficult for individual tenants to achieve.

• Preventing Disputes:

By having a professional cleaning service handle the move-out cleaning, it helps to minimize potential disputes between landlords and tenants regarding the condition of the property.

This helps to have a clear cut process for the returning of the property.

• Industry Practice:

It’s a common and widely accepted practice in the Japanese rental market. Therefore, it’s often included as a standard fee in rental agreements.

 

To sum up, please note that you should always be careful to check with the house landlord and ask clearly about the cleaning fee and the terms related to it or the initial move-in cost in the rental contract when you rent a house in Japan.

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