SEC Form 3

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR (Street) MIAMI FL 33137 (City) (State) (Zip)	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 ]
		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 of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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
Common Stock	8,291,818(2)	I	By Fairholme Funds, Inc.
Common Stock	2,890,029(3)	I	Footnote(3)

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: 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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR (Street) MIAMI FL 33137 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FAIRHOLME FUNDS INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR (Street) MIAMI FL 33137 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BERKOWITZ BRUCE R (Last) (First) (Middle) 4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR (Street) MIAMI FL 33137 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

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.

Remarks:

(+) Each such Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

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