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Signing a Rental Agreement

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ID: 3013 Intermediate
 
This is part two of a set of lessons about finding an apartment and signing the rental agreement. To watch the first lesson, please click here: Checking out a New Flat In this video lesson, we are at the lease signing, and a conversation occurs between the landlord, tenant, and property agent, going over the finer details of the contract. If you want more lessons on apartments and housing, we have a whole playlist on the topic here.
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Wed Jan 04 2017 | Gwilym James, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
合同 hétong contract
注意 zhùyì to pay attention
责任 zérèn responsibility
包含 bāohán to include
（A）房产中介（B）房客陈小姐（C）房东王太太
（ A ） fángchǎn zhōngjiè （ B ） fángkè Chén xiǎojie （ C ） fángdōng Wáng Tàitai
(A) Real estate agent (B) Tenant Ms Chen (C) Landlady Mrs Wang
王太太、陈小姐，这是租屋合同，你们先看看。王太太，您是房东，请注意甲方的条款、陈小姐，您要清楚乙方的责任。
Wáng Tàitai 、 Chén xiǎojie ， zhè shì zū wū hétong ， nǐmen xiān kàn kan 。 Wáng Tàitai ， nín shì fángdōng ， qǐng zhùyì jiǎfāng de tiáokuǎn 、 Chén xiǎojie ， nín yào qīngchǔ yǐfāng de zérèn 。
Mrs Wang and Ms Chen, this is the rental contract, have a look. Mrs Wang, you are the landlady, please pay attention to the conditions for party A, Ms Chen, you should be clear of the responsibilities of party B.
嗯，水、电、煤气都是由我自己付，物业管理费是包含在房租里的，王太太，请问之前的水、电、煤气费用都结清了吗？我是从下个月初起租，要麻烦您先结清前面的费用。
ng4 ， shuǐ 、 diàn 、 méiqì dōu shì yóu wǒ zìjǐ fù ， wùyè guǎnlǐ fèi shì bāohán zài fángzū lǐ de ， Wáng Tàitai ， qǐngwèn zhīqián de shuǐ 、 diàn 、 méiqì fèiyòng dōu jiéqīng le ma ？ wǒ shì cóng xià ge yuè chū qǐ zū ， yào máfan nín xiān jiéqīng qiánmian de fèiyòng 。
Yes, water, electricity and gas I have to pay myself, the property management fee is included in the rent. Mrs Chen, can I ask if the previous water, electricity and gas bills were all settled? We will start renting at the start of next month, so I'd appreciate it if you'd ensure that they're all fully paid beforehand.
这个没问题，我已经处理好了。
zhè ge méiwèntí ， wǒ yǐjīng chǔlǐ hǎo le 。
I've already dealt with this issue.
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