共益費(きょうえきひ)

Etymology

共益(きょうえき) (common benefit) + 費(ひ) (expense, fee)

DIFFERENCE FROM 管理費(かんりひ):
While often used interchangeably, technically:

• 管理費(かんりひ) - more for management/administration
• 共益費(きょうえきひ) - more for shared utilities/facilities

In practice, many landlords use one or the other, and some use both.

What IT typically covers

• 共用(きょうよう)部分(ぶぶん)の電気(でんき) (common area electricity)
• 水道(すいどう)代(だい) (water bills - sometimes)
• ゴミ処理(しょり) (garbage disposal)
• 廊下(ろうか)/階段(かいだん)の清掃(せいそう) (hallway/stairway cleaning)

Property listing terms

• 賃料(ちんりょう)：¥80,000 共益費(きょうえきひ)：¥5,000
• 共益費(きょうえきひ)込(こ)み (common fee included in rent)
• 共益費(きょうえきひ)なし (no common fee)

Common collocations

• 共益費(きょうえきひ)を払(はら)う (to pay the common expense fee)
• 共益費(きょうえきひ)が発生(はっせい)する (a common fee applies)
• 共益費(きょうえきひ)別(べつ) (common fee charged separately)