Edgar Filing: BERKOWITZ BRUCE R

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:

3235-0104

Expires:

January 31, 2005

Estimated average burden hours per response...

0.5

(Print or Type Responses)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/20/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITED RENTALS INC /DE [URI]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD,Â 9TH FLOOR

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

MIAMI,Â FLÂ 33137

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	8,291,818 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â
Common Stock	8,291,818 ⁽²⁾	I	By Fairholme Funds, Inc.
Common Stock	2,890,029 ⁽³⁾	I	Footnote ⁽³⁾

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.			SEC 1473 (7-02)
	Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR MIAMI,Â FLÂ 33137	Â	Â X	Â	Â
FAIRHOLME FUNDS INC 4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR MIAMI,Â FLÂ 33137	Â	Â X	Â	Â
BERKOWITZ BRUCE R 4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR MIAMI,Â FLÂ 33137	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C. (+), By: /s/ Bruce R. Berkowitz, Managing Member		10/20/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Fairholme Funds, Inc. (+), By: /s/ Bruce R. Berkowitz, President		10/20/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Bruce R. Berkowitz (+)		10/20/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These securities are owned by Fairholme Funds, Inc., which is a Reporting Person.
(2)	These securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C., the investment manager of Fairholme Funds, Inc., and Bruce Berkowitz, the managing member of Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C.
(3)	These securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C., the general partner, managing member, investment manager or investment adviser to certain investment funds, both registered and unregistered, and separately managed accounts that own these reported securities, and Bruce Berkowitz, the managing member of Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C.
Â Remarks: (+)Â EachÂ suchÂ ReportingÂ PersonÂ disclaimsÂ beneficialÂ ownershipÂ ofÂ theÂ reportedÂ securitiesÂ exceptÂ toÂ theÂ extentÂ ofÂ hisÂ orÂ its Â pecuniaryÂ interest,Â ifÂ any,Â therein,Â andÂ thisÂ reportÂ shallÂ notÂ beÂ deemedÂ anÂ admissionÂ thatÂ suchÂ ReportingÂ PersonÂ isÂ the Â beneficialÂ ownerÂ ofÂ theÂ securitiesÂ forÂ purposesÂ ofÂ SectionÂ 16Â ofÂ theÂ SecuritiesÂ ExchangeÂ ActÂ ofÂ 1934,Â asÂ amended,Â orÂ forÂ any Â otherÂ purpose.

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.