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Find Your Match! Fall 2011 Housing
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Find Your Match! Find Your Match! Fall 2011 Fall 2011 Housing Housing Sponsored by University Housing, the Student Legal Clinic, and the Office of Off Campus Relations
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Find Your Match! Fall 2011 Housing. Sponsored by University Housing, the Student Legal Clinic, and the Office of Off Campus Relations. BEFORE YOU SIGN A CONTRACT OR LEASE:. Stop Look And Listen (or Smell). “STOP”: Don’t Rush Into a Decision. Take time to consider: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Find Your Match!Find Your Match!Fall 2011 Fall 2011 HousingHousing
Sponsored by University Housing,
the Student Legal Clinic, andthe Office of Off Campus Relations
BEFORE YOU SIGN A BEFORE YOU SIGN A CONTRACT OR LEASE:CONTRACT OR LEASE:•Stop
•Look
•And Listen (or Smell)
““STOP”: STOP”: Don’t Rush Into a Don’t Rush Into a DecisionDecisionTake time to consider:
◦Timeline for signing applications◦Rental costs◦Additional costs◦Zoning: Single Family Residences◦Location, parking and transportation◦Recycling site availability and pets
TimelineTimelineNovember: Explore OptionsDecember: Talk It OverJanuary: Decide and ApplyFebruary: Confirm On-Campus
OR Apply Off-CampusMarch: Apply Quickly!
CostCostOn-CampusOn-Campus Off-CampusOff-Campus
$370 - $525/month per person Includes:
◦ electricity◦ water◦ trash◦ basic cable tv◦ phone & internet◦ maintenance
$350 - $700/month per personSome offer no
utilities or extras, while others include utilities & extras
Average monthly cost of utilities per person:
$60 - $200Living off-campus is often more Living off-campus is often more
expensive than living on-campus.expensive than living on-campus.
Other Off-Campus Costs Other Off-Campus Costs Per Residence/Month Per Residence/Month Electricity: $40-$200/monthFuel: $100-$300/monthWater & Sewer $25-$75/monthCable/Phone/Internet: $70-
$150/month
Total: $235 - $710/month*Note: Costs provided above are approximate.
Zoning: Zoning: Roommate RestrictionsRoommate RestrictionsSingle-family dwellings (R-1 Zones) - no
more than 2 unrelated tenants permittedAsk landlords and/or the Town of Boone
(some landlords are aware, others are not)Overnight guests can result in ordinance
violations.Violations can result in eviction and/or finesContact the Town of Boone Development
Services Dept. to verify zoning: 828-268-6960
Location, Parking, and Location, Parking, and TransportationTransportation
Recycling and PetsRecycling and Pets
““STOP”: STOP”: Consider the FutureConsider the FutureThink about:
◦Contract length◦Security deposit timing (when lease is
signed)◦First month’s rent (due on the lease
start-date)◦Check your appalnet account to
make sure that you have completed financial aid forms
““STOP”: STOP”: Know Your Know Your Roommate(s)Roommate(s)Discuss Compatibility
◦Lifestyles (your own choices, not your parents’), Importance of Studying, Significant Others (and overnight guests), Paying the Bills, Food Sharing, Cleanliness, Pets
Roommate ContractsIndividual vs. Joint Leases
