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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED RENTALS INC /DE [URI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, 9TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/05/2008 (Street) MIAMI, FL 33137 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               8,291,818 I Footnote (1) Common Stock               182,730 D (2)   Common Stock 12/05/2008   S   1,848 D $ 6.18 2,605,612 I Footnote (3) (4) Common Stock 12/08/2008   S   3,408 D $ 6.64 2,602,204 I Footnotes (3) (4) Common Stock 12/08/2008   S   2,699 D $ 6.91 2,599,505 I Footnotes (3) (4) Common Stock 12/08/2008   S   2,162 D $ 6.86 2,597,343 I Footnotes (3) (4) Common Stock 12/08/2008   S   3,248 D $ 6.75 2,594,095 I Footnote (3) (4) Common Stock 12/09/2008   S   12,712 D $ 6.92 2,581,383 I Footnotes (3) (4) Common Stock 12/09/2008   S   6,549 D $ 7.03 2,574,834 I Footnotes (3) (4) Common Stock 12/09/2008   S   3,673 D $ 7.12 2,571,161 I Footnotes (3) (4) Common Stock 12/09/2008   J(5)   3,200 D $ 7.09 2,567,961 I Footnote (4)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C., By: /s/ Bruce R. Berkowitz, Managing Member		12/09/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Bruce R. Berkowitz		12/09/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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., and therefore are deemed to be beneficially owned by Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C., the investment manager of Fairholme Funds, Inc., and Bruce R. Berkowitz, the managing member of Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C.
(2)	These securities are owned by Bruce R. Berkowitz, who is a Reporting Person.
(3)	These transactions were executed on behalf of separately managed accounts to which Fairholme (as defined below) acts as investment adviser.
(4)	Bruce R. Berkowitz ("Mr. Berkowitz") is the managing member of Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Fairholme", and together with Mr. Berkowitz, the "Reporting Persons"), which serves as the general partner, managing member, investment manager or investment adviser to several investment funds, both public and private, and separately managed accounts that own such reported securities. The Reporting Persons each disclaim beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 4 except to the extent of their pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(5)	The securities were held in a managed account managed by Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C. pursuant to an investment management agreement that was terminated. Accordingly, Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C. and Mr. Berkowtiz are no longer deemed to be beneficial owners of such securities, which were sold at the owner's direction.

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