| Shall I pay for any agent fee? |
| Usually local agencies would charge 50-100% of monthly rent to render for agent fee. However, our web customers will be charged no agent fee for house hunting and contracting!! |
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| To rent a property, shall I have to provide evidence of my Chinese visa? |
| No, to rent a property. You don’t need to provide the evidence of visa or any other evidence of your immigration status. However, the lessor should register you with the local police as soon as you have moved in. This must be done on time, or you will be called by the police. For this purpose, the lessor may need a photocopy of your passport to provide to the lessor in accordance with signing a contract. |
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| What will happen if the lessor or the renter wants to terminate the lease before its due date? |
| If the lessor wants to terminate the lease before it is due, he/she shall, in addition to refunding the deposit to the renter, pay compensation equal to 1 month rental to the renter. If the renter wants to terminate the lease before it is due, he/she will not be able to get the deposit back. The lessor and the renter can also put mutually accepted terms in the contract to deal with the pre-mature termination. |
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| What other fees will be charged apart from the rent? |
1) Building management fee
2) Utility fees (gas, electricity, water, phone&internet, cable tv fee)
3) Tax (5% of rent, if you need official tax invoice<fapiao>) |
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| What shall I expect to have in a fully furnished apartment? |
| The following items shall be available in a workable condition in a furnished apartment: air conditioner, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, TV (not necessarily satellite TV), DVD player and basic furnitures. |
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| How much rent should be paid upfront? |
| Three-month rent should be paid upfront before it is due. Of course, it also be nagotiable depends on other conditions, but three month is the local customary. |
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| What is the minimum term for a leasing contract? |
| Usually it is 1 year at least. In fact, most landlords would be unwilling to sign a contract termed less than a year, but it can be also said that it depends on the condition of contract such as rentals and so on. |
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| To rent a property, how much will be charged for security deposit? |
| In practice, the amount of security deposit is equal to one-month rental. It will be kept by the lessor and be refundable after completion of lease agreement. |
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