Renting, Utilities and Neighborhood Services
Rental contracts, address registration, utilities and community service counters.
What To Check
- Keep lease, landlord contact, property-management details and address proof together.
- Ask whether the property supports accommodation registration for foreign residents.
- Record utility account numbers and payment channels after moving in.
- Use community service centers for local notices, repairs and neighborhood procedures.
Chinese Keywords To Search
租房居住登记水电燃气物业社区服务中心公积金租房提取
Document Names In Chinese
租赁合同房东联系方式物业信息水电燃气户号中文地址
Useful Chinese Phrases
- 这套房可以办理临时住宿登记吗？
- 水电燃气怎么缴费？
- 物业服务中心在哪里？
- 请把地址用中文发给我。
Documents And Details To Prepare
- Lease agreement
- Landlord or agent contact
- Property-management information
- Utility account numbers
- Address in Chinese
Where To Verify
- Community service center
- Police station accommodation registration desk
- Utility company service accounts
Common Pitfalls For Foreign Users
- Some rentals cannot support foreigner accommodation registration.
- Utility accounts may remain under the landlord name.
- Neighborhood rules can affect deliveries, parking and visitor access.
All City Versions
This guide has a dedicated English checklist for all 380 indexed Chinese city-service portals.
| City guide | Type |
|---|---|
| Beijing (北京) | English on-site guide |
| Shanghai (上海) | English on-site guide |
| Guangzhou (广州) | English on-site guide |
| Shenzhen (深圳) | English on-site guide |
| Chengdu (成都) | English on-site guide |
| Hangzhou (杭州) | English on-site guide |
| Nanjing (南京) | English on-site guide |
| Wuhan (武汉) | English on-site guide |
| Chongqing (重庆) | English on-site guide |
| Tianjin (天津) | English on-site guide |
| Suzhou (苏州) | English on-site guide |
| Fuzhou (抚州) | English on-site guide |
| AB (阿坝) | English on-site guide |
| AK (安康) | English on-site guide |
| AKS (阿克苏) | English on-site guide |
| AL (阿里) | English on-site guide |
| ALE (阿拉尔) | English on-site guide |
| Alsm (阿拉善) | English on-site guide |
| AM (澳门) | English on-site guide |
| Anshun (安顺市) | English on-site guide |
| AQ (安庆) | English on-site guide |
| AS (鞍山) | English on-site guide |
| AY (安阳) | English on-site guide |
| Baise (百色) | English on-site guide |
| Baishan (白山) | English on-site guide |
| Baoji (宝鸡) | English on-site guide |
| Bazhong (巴中) | English on-site guide |
| BB (蚌埠) | English on-site guide |
| BC (白城) | English on-site guide |
| BD (保定) | English on-site guide |
| Betl (博尔塔拉) | English on-site guide |
| BH (北海) | English on-site guide |
| Bijie (毕节) | English on-site guide |
| BN (西双版纳) | English on-site guide |
| Bozhou (亳州) | English on-site guide |
| BS (保山) | English on-site guide |
| BT (包头) | English on-site guide |
| BX (本溪) | English on-site guide |
| BY (白银) | English on-site guide |
| Bycem (巴彦淖尔) | English on-site guide |
| Bygl (巴音郭楞) | English on-site guide |
| BZ (滨州) | English on-site guide |
| Cangzhou (沧州) | English on-site guide |
| Changchun (长春) | English on-site guide |
| CF (赤峰) | English on-site guide |
| CG (长葛) | English on-site guide |
| CH (巢湖) | English on-site guide |
| Changde (常德) | English on-site guide |
| Changdu (昌都) | English on-site guide |
| Changzhi (长治) | English on-site guide |
| Chaozhou (潮州) | English on-site guide |
| Chengde (承德) | English on-site guide |
| Chenzhou (郴州) | English on-site guide |
| Chizhou (池州) | English on-site guide |
| Chongzuo (崇左) | English on-site guide |
| Chuzhou (滁州) | English on-site guide |
| CJ (昌吉) | English on-site guide |
| Changsha (长沙) | English on-site guide |
| CX (楚雄) | English on-site guide |
| CY (朝阳) | English on-site guide |
| Changzhou (常州) | English on-site guide |
| Dafeng (大丰) | English on-site guide |
| Dali (大理) | English on-site guide |
| Dazhou (达州) | English on-site guide |
| DD (丹东) | English on-site guide |
| Deyang (德阳) | English on-site guide |
| Dongguan (东莞) | English on-site guide |
| DH (德宏) | English on-site guide |
| Dingzhou (定州) | English on-site guide |
| Diqing (迪庆) | English on-site guide |
| Dalian (大连) | English on-site guide |
| DQ (大庆) | English on-site guide |
| DT (大同) | English on-site guide |
| DX (定西) | English on-site guide |
| Dxal (大兴安岭) | English on-site guide |
| DY (东营) | English on-site guide |
| DZ (德州) | English on-site guide |
| Erds (鄂尔多斯) | English on-site guide |
| ES (恩施) | English on-site guide |
| EZ (鄂州) | English on-site guide |
| FCG (防城港) | English on-site guide |
| Foshan (佛山) | English on-site guide |
| Fushun (抚顺) | English on-site guide |
| FX (阜新) | English on-site guide |
| FY (阜阳) | English on-site guide |
| Fuzhou (福州) | English on-site guide |
| GA (广安) | English on-site guide |
| Ganzhou (赣州) | English on-site guide |
| Ganzi (甘孜) | English on-site guide |
| GG (贵港) | English on-site guide |
| GL (桂林) | English on-site guide |
| GN (甘南) | English on-site guide |
| GT (馆陶) | English on-site guide |
| Guangyuan (广元) | English on-site guide |
| Guoluo (果洛) | English on-site guide |
| Guyuan (固原) | English on-site guide |
| Guiyang (贵阳) | English on-site guide |
| Huai'an (淮安) | English on-site guide |
| Haibei (海北) | English on-site guide |
| Haidong (海东) | English on-site guide |
| Haikou (海口) | English on-site guide |
| Hainan (海南) | English on-site guide |
| Haining (海宁) | English on-site guide |
| Hanzhong (汉中) | English on-site guide |
| HB (鹤壁) | English on-site guide |
| HC (河池) | English on-site guide |
| HD (邯郸) | English on-site guide |
| Harbin (哈尔滨) | English on-site guide |
| Hegang (鹤岗) | English on-site guide |
| Heihe (黑河) | English on-site guide |
| Hexian (和县) | English on-site guide |
| Heyuan (河源) | English on-site guide |
| Heze (菏泽) | English on-site guide |
| Hezhou (贺州) | English on-site guide |
| Hefei (合肥) | English on-site guide |
| HG (黄冈) | English on-site guide |
| HH (怀化) | English on-site guide |
| Haikou (香港) | English on-site guide |
| Hlbe (呼伦贝尔) | English on-site guide |
| HLD (葫芦岛) | English on-site guide |
| HLR (海拉尔) | English on-site guide |
| HM (哈密) | English on-site guide |
| HN (淮南) | English on-site guide |
| Honghe (红河) | English on-site guide |
| HQ (霍邱) | English on-site guide |
| HS (衡水) | English on-site guide |
| Hshi (黄石) | English on-site guide |
| HT (和田) | English on-site guide |
| HU (呼和浩特) | English on-site guide |
| Huaibei (淮北) | English on-site guide |
| Huangnan (黄南) | English on-site guide |
| Huangshan (黄山) | English on-site guide |
| Huizhou (惠州) | English on-site guide |
| Huzhou (湖州) | English on-site guide |
| HX (海西) | English on-site guide |
| HY (衡阳) | English on-site guide |
| JA (吉安) | English on-site guide |
| JC (晋城) | English on-site guide |
| JDZ (景德镇) | English on-site guide |
| Jinhua (金华) | English on-site guide |
| Jiangyin (江阴) | English on-site guide |
| Jiaozuo (焦作) | English on-site guide |
| Jinchang (金昌) | English on-site guide |
| Jingmen (荆门) | English on-site guide |
| Jingzhou (荆州) | English on-site guide |
| Jining (济宁) | English on-site guide |
| Jinzhou (锦州) | English on-site guide |
| Jixi (鸡西) | English on-site guide |
| Jiyuan (济源) | English on-site guide |
| JJ (九江) | English on-site guide |
| JL (吉林) | English on-site guide |
| JM (江门) | English on-site guide |
| JMS (佳木斯) | English on-site guide |
| Jinan (济南) | English on-site guide |
| JQ (酒泉) | English on-site guide |
| JX (嘉兴) | English on-site guide |
| JY (揭阳) | English on-site guide |
| JYG (嘉峪关) | English on-site guide |
| JZ (晋中) | English on-site guide |
| Kashi (喀什) | English on-site guide |
| KEL (库尔勒) | English on-site guide |
| KF (开封) | English on-site guide |
| Klmy (克拉玛依) | English on-site guide |
| Kunming (昆明) | English on-site guide |
| KS (昆山) | English on-site guide |
| Kzls (克孜勒苏) | English on-site guide |
| LA (六安) | English on-site guide |
| LB (来宾) | English on-site guide |
| LC (聊城) | English on-site guide |
| LD (娄底) | English on-site guide |
| Leshan (乐山) | English on-site guide |
| LF (廊坊) | English on-site guide |
| LH (漯河) | English on-site guide |
| Liangshan (凉山) | English on-site guide |
| Liaoyang (辽阳) | English on-site guide |
| Liaoyuan (辽源) | English on-site guide |
| Lincang (临沧) | English on-site guide |
| Linfen (临汾) | English on-site guide |
| Linyi (临沂) | English on-site guide |
| Linyixian (临猗) | English on-site guide |
| Linzhi (林芝) | English on-site guide |
| Lishui (丽水) | English on-site guide |
| Liuzhou (柳州) | English on-site guide |
| LJ (丽江) | English on-site guide |
| LL (吕梁) | English on-site guide |
| LN (陇南) | English on-site guide |
| Longyan (龙岩) | English on-site guide |
| LPS (六盘水) | English on-site guide |
| LS (拉萨) | English on-site guide |
| Luzhou (泸州) | English on-site guide |
| LW (莱芜) | English on-site guide |
| LX (临夏) | English on-site guide |
| LY (洛阳) | English on-site guide |
| Lianyungang (连云港) | English on-site guide |
| Lanzhou (兰州) | English on-site guide |
| MAS (马鞍山) | English on-site guide |
| MDJ (牡丹江) | English on-site guide |
| MG (明港) | English on-site guide |
| MM (茂名) | English on-site guide |
| MS (眉山) | English on-site guide |
| MY (绵阳) | English on-site guide |
| MZ (梅州) | English on-site guide |
| Nanchong (南充) | English on-site guide |
| Ningbo (宁波) | English on-site guide |
| NC (南昌) | English on-site guide |
| ND (宁德) | English on-site guide |
| Neijiang (内江) | English on-site guide |
| Nanning (南宁) | English on-site guide |
| NP (南平) | English on-site guide |
| NQ (那曲) | English on-site guide |
| NT (南通) | English on-site guide |
| Nujiang (怒江) | English on-site guide |
| NY (南阳) | English on-site guide |
| PDS (平顶山) | English on-site guide |
| PE (普洱) | English on-site guide |
| PJ (盘锦) | English on-site guide |
| PL (平凉) | English on-site guide |
| PLD (庄河) | English on-site guide |
| PT (莆田) | English on-site guide |
| PX (萍乡) | English on-site guide |
| PY (濮阳) | English on-site guide |
| PZH (攀枝花) | English on-site guide |
| Qingdao (青岛) | English on-site guide |
| QDN (黔东南) | English on-site guide |
| QHD (秦皇岛) | English on-site guide |
| Qianjiang (潜江) | English on-site guide |
| Qingyang (庆阳) | English on-site guide |
| Qinzhou (钦州) | English on-site guide |
| QJ (曲靖) | English on-site guide |
| QN (黔南) | English on-site guide |
| Qqhr (齐齐哈尔) | English on-site guide |
| QTH (七台河) | English on-site guide |
| Quzhou (衢州) | English on-site guide |
| QX (清徐) | English on-site guide |
| QXN (黔西南) | English on-site guide |
| QY (清远) | English on-site guide |
| QZ (泉州) | English on-site guide |
| RA (瑞安) | English on-site guide |
| RKZ (日喀则) | English on-site guide |
| RZ (日照) | English on-site guide |
| Sanya (三亚) | English on-site guide |
| SD (顺德) | English on-site guide |
| SG (韶关) | English on-site guide |
| Shaoyang (邵阳) | English on-site guide |
| Shiyan (十堰) | English on-site guide |
| Shuozhou (朔州) | English on-site guide |
| Shuyang (沭阳) | English on-site guide |
| SHZ (石河子) | English on-site guide |
| Shijiazhuang (石家庄) | English on-site guide |
| SL (商洛) | English on-site guide |
| SM (三明) | English on-site guide |
| SMX (三门峡) | English on-site guide |
| SN (山南) | English on-site guide |
| SNJ (神农架) | English on-site guide |
| Songyuan (松原) | English on-site guide |
| SP (四平) | English on-site guide |
| SQ (商丘) | English on-site guide |
| SR (上饶) | English on-site guide |
| ST (汕头) | English on-site guide |
| SU (宿州) | English on-site guide |
| Suihua (绥化) | English on-site guide |
| Suining (遂宁) | English on-site guide |
| Suizhou (随州) | English on-site guide |
| Suqian (宿迁) | English on-site guide |
| SW (汕尾) | English on-site guide |
| Shaoxing (绍兴) | English on-site guide |
| Shenyang (沈阳) | English on-site guide |
| SYS (双鸭山) | English on-site guide |
| SZS (石嘴山) | English on-site guide |
| TA (泰安) | English on-site guide |
| Taishan (台山) | English on-site guide |
| Taizhou (泰州) | English on-site guide |
| TC (铜川) | English on-site guide |
| TH (通化) | English on-site guide |
| Tianshui (天水) | English on-site guide |
| TL (铁岭) | English on-site guide |
| TLF (吐鲁番) | English on-site guide |
| TM (天门) | English on-site guide |
| Tmsk (图木舒克) | English on-site guide |
| Tongcheng (桐城) | English on-site guide |
| Tongliao (通辽) | English on-site guide |
| Tongling (铜陵) | English on-site guide |
| TR (铜仁) | English on-site guide |
| TS (唐山) | English on-site guide |
| Taiyuan (太原) | English on-site guide |
| Taizhou (台州) | English on-site guide |
| U (意见建议) | English on-site guide |
| Weihai (威海) | English on-site guide |
| WF (潍坊) | English on-site guide |
| WFD (瓦房店) | English on-site guide |
| WJQ (五家渠) | English on-site guide |
| Wlcb (乌兰察布) | English on-site guide |
| Wlmq (乌鲁木齐) | English on-site guide |
| WN (渭南) | English on-site guide |
| WS (文山) | English on-site guide |
| Wuhai (乌海) | English on-site guide |
| Wuhu (芜湖) | English on-site guide |
| Wuwei (武威) | English on-site guide |
| Wuzhong (吴忠) | English on-site guide |
| Wuzhou (梧州) | English on-site guide |
| Wuxi (无锡) | English on-site guide |
| WYS (武夷山) | English on-site guide |
| Wenzhou (温州) | English on-site guide |
| WZS (五指山) | English on-site guide |
| Xi'an (西安) | English on-site guide |
| XAM (兴安) | English on-site guide |
| XC (许昌) | English on-site guide |
| XF (襄阳) | English on-site guide |
| XG (孝感) | English on-site guide |
| Xiangtan (湘潭) | English on-site guide |
| Xiangxi (湘西) | English on-site guide |
| Xianning (咸宁) | English on-site guide |
| Xiantao (仙桃) | English on-site guide |
| Xianyang (咸阳) | English on-site guide |
| Xichang (西昌) | English on-site guide |
| Xinyu (新余) | English on-site guide |
| Xinzhou (忻州) | English on-site guide |
| XL (锡林郭勒) | English on-site guide |
| Xiamen (厦门) | English on-site guide |
| XN (西宁) | English on-site guide |
| XT (邢台) | English on-site guide |
| Xuancheng (宣城) | English on-site guide |
| XX (新乡) | English on-site guide |
| XY (信阳) | English on-site guide |
| Xuzhou (徐州) | English on-site guide |
| YA (雅安) | English on-site guide |
| Yanbian (延边) | English on-site guide |
| Yancheng (盐城) | English on-site guide |
| Yangchun (阳春) | English on-site guide |
| Yangquan (阳泉) | English on-site guide |
| Yanling (鄢陵) | English on-site guide |
| YB (宜宾) | English on-site guide |
| YC (银川) | English on-site guide |
| YF (云浮) | English on-site guide |
| Yich (伊春) | English on-site guide |
| Yichang (宜昌) | English on-site guide |
| Yichun (宜春) | English on-site guide |
| Yili (伊犁) | English on-site guide |
| Yingtan (鹰潭) | English on-site guide |
| Yiyang (益阳) | English on-site guide |
| YJ (阳江) | English on-site guide |
| YK (营口) | English on-site guide |
| YL (榆林) | English on-site guide |
| YN (延安) | English on-site guide |
| Yongzhou (永州) | English on-site guide |
| YQ (乐清) | English on-site guide |
| YS (玉树) | English on-site guide |
| YT (烟台) | English on-site guide |
| Yulin (玉林) | English on-site guide |
| Yuncheng (运城) | English on-site guide |
| Yuzhou (禹州) | English on-site guide |
| YW (义乌) | English on-site guide |
| YX (玉溪) | English on-site guide |
| YXX (永新) | English on-site guide |
| YY (岳阳) | English on-site guide |
| Yangzhou (扬州) | English on-site guide |
| Zaozhuang (枣庄) | English on-site guide |
| ZB (淄博) | English on-site guide |
| ZD (正定) | English on-site guide |
| ZG (自贡) | English on-site guide |
| Zhuhai (珠海) | English on-site guide |
| Zhangbei (张北) | English on-site guide |
| Zhangye (张掖) | English on-site guide |
| Zhangzhou (漳州) | English on-site guide |
| Zhanjiang (湛江) | English on-site guide |
| Zhoushan (舟山) | English on-site guide |
| Zhuzhou (株洲) | English on-site guide |
| Zhenjiang (镇江) | English on-site guide |
| ZJJ (张家界) | English on-site guide |
| ZJK (张家口) | English on-site guide |
| ZK (周口) | English on-site guide |
| ZMD (驻马店) | English on-site guide |
| ZQ (肇庆) | English on-site guide |
| Zhongshan (中山) | English on-site guide |
| ZT (昭通) | English on-site guide |
| Zunyi (遵义) | English on-site guide |
| ZW (中卫) | English on-site guide |
| ZX (赵县) | English on-site guide |
| ZY (资阳) | English on-site guide |
| Zhengzhou (郑州) | English on-site guide |