OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING 101
Keep your options open Apply to live on campus next year: housing Keep your options open Apply to live on campus next year: housing.appstate.edu December 1 – January 31 Housing offers emailed in mid-February FIRST THINGS FIRST
QUICK FACTS Over 11,000 App State students live off-campus There is a surplus of rental housing in Boone Most leases are for one year –starting in August and ending the following July QUICK FACTS
TIMELINE FOR OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING NOVEMBER: Start researching DECEMBER: Talk to parents JANUARY/ FEBRUARY: Continue research and viewing rental properties JANUARY – MARCH: Sign lease TIMELINE FOR OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING
HOW TO FIND OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU IN FIVE EASY STEPS…
STEP ONE: Think about what you want in your housing/ living situation Consider: LOCATION, COST, QUALITY Alone or with roommates? Type of housing: Apartment complex (big or small), single building, house or duplex STEP ONE: Think about what you want in your housing/ living situation
STEP TWO: Begin looking for housing Offcampus.apptate.edu Offcampushousing.appstate.edu Look around/ see what’s out there Talk to friends who live off-campus App State HOUSING FAIR – January 31, 2018, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. International Hall, Student Union STEP TWO: Begin looking for housing
STEP THREE: Visit, view, & inspect View the actual rental unit you will be living in Inspect carefully; look for issues that could impact quality, enjoyment, and livability STEP THREE: Visit, view, & inspect
STEP FOUR: More research! Ask questions about things that are important to you Talk to current or former tenants Google online reviews STEP FOUR: More research!
STEP FIVE: Read & understand the lease A lease becomes a legally binding contract as soon as you sign it Understand what’s included in your rent payment Look for additional fees Review your lease at the Student Legal Clinic before you sign! STEP FIVE: Read & understand the lease
Off-Campus Student Services & Student Legal Clinic Dean of Students Office Suite 324 Student Union