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Post by lostlogin » Fri, Jul 01, 2022, 11:33 AM UTC

_dain_ wrote: post #127

lostlogin wrote: post #126

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My brief search leads me to think Tokyo has strict building regulations - mainly due to earthquakes and tsunami risks. Am I missing something?

They have strict building regulations but lax zoning regulations . I.e. you have to make sure that whatever you build conforms to an exacting set of regulations to ensure its physical resiliency in the face of disaster. But you are not so restricted in terms of use and form. So, you can tear down a house and put up a three-storey set of apartments. You can have the ground floor be a small business. You can build an e…

Post by Ntrails » Fri, Jul 01, 2022, 11:05 PM UTC

jlokier wrote: post #128

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I don't think many people would have strong objections to increasing notice to 3 months or something. But actually 2 months has never been a huge issue when i've been renting, and the idea that renting out a property for a non infinite period of time should be impossible is ??? to me. I think one should absolutely be able rent out a flat for a year whilst working abroad. Or to rent out a house whilst saving up to ren…

> the idea that renting out a property for a non infinite period of time should be impossible is ??? to me Nobody proposed that, especially for individual landlords with one property. However they do propose that a tenant can stay if there's literally no reason why not. Protecting tenants from unreasonable treatment, just like you have to make sure the electricity is safe, mould won't give them lung damage, roof does…