Renters/Landlords

[riverwed070707]

2 months, or more, is very common for student housing because kids who know they will be attending in the fall want to get something lined up ASAP. The sooner they know if the student is returning, the sooner they can start advertising available units. This year being the exception, typically students will know before the school year ends whether they are returning in the fall, moving to different housing, etc.

[Fishindude77]

Can't say I blame the landlord one bit for sticking to their guns and making someone that has a solid job and some net worth co-sign for each and every renter. College rentals are risky, there are many horror stories about wild kids tearing the heck out of apartments and houses.

Is moving into a dorm an option?
I'd be real reluctant to move him back in the house, disrupting your life. Plus, it's good for the kid to get out and live on their own, moving back home could tend to slow their "growing up" progress.

[Scallywag]

Can't say I blame the landlord one bit for sticking to their guns and making someone that has a solid job and some net worth co-sign for each and every renter. College rentals are risky, there are many horror stories about wild kids tearing the heck out of apartments and houses.

Is moving into a dorm an option?
I'd be real reluctant to move him back in the house, disrupting your life. Plus, it's good for the kid to get out and live on their own, moving back home could tend to slow their "growing up" progress.

I was thinking that $400 is really low for a deposit on a college student rental. Knowing college kids i'd have chaeged at least one month's rent as deposit. My parents own a real estate portfolio, including in college towns, and college students are welcome, provided there's no more than 2 per unit and they pony up 2 months' deposit. Student leases usually ran for 10 months from August through June, with a short term lease available for Summer (same rent for the 2 months for current tenants in the unit). From what I remember, they did not allow pets and had sturdy inexpensive materials (no granite or hardwood floors). They learned the hard way after their first rental experience with college students (unit was TRASHED, there were BURN HOLES in the carpet, cat urine on the walls, damage from a water bed, and empty bottles of alcohol stashed in the closets, plus constant complaining from other tenants & neighbors about noise after hours & parties in the middle of the night). Yeah...no, thanks. They weren't doing that again.

[~bs]

2 months, or more, is very common for student housing because kids who know they will be attending in the fall want to get something lined up ASAP. The sooner they know if the student is returning, the sooner they can start advertising available units. This year being the exception, typically students will know before the school year ends whether they are returning in the fall, moving to different housing, etc.

Depends on state law. make sure you know yours. My state is 1 month.

[Thrif-t]

Can't say I blame the landlord one bit for sticking to their guns and making someone that has a solid job and some net worth co-sign for each and every renter. College rentals are risky, there are many horror stories about wild kids tearing the heck out of apartments and houses.

Is moving into a dorm an option?
I'd be real reluctant to move him back in the house, disrupting your life. Plus, it's good for the kid to get out and live on their own, moving back home could tend to slow their "growing up" progress.

Nope, too expensive for us. He's moving back home. He understands. Being out this year, we've seen a big change in him maturity wise. He and his roommate came over Wed and helped my DH lay 10 yd mulch. We had lunch and talked to the boys. Told them the wise thing to do was come back home for a year and work and save up so they can move back out their Jr & Sr years, hopefully the world will be semi back to normal then. A year will go fast, I'll get through it.ha

[rennigade]

Told them the wise thing to do was come back home for a year and work and save up so they can move back out their Jr & Sr years, hopefully the world will be semi back to normal then.

If I were a parent, I would probably do the same thing. I wonder though, how many of those students who take a year off will actually go back to finish? There's no way each and every one of them will. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out across the country.

[disneysteve]

If I were a parent, I would probably do the same thing. I wonder though, how many of those students who take a year off will actually go back to finish? There's no way each and every one of them will. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out across the country.

I don’t think OP’s son is taking off. He’s just commuting to school from home.

[rennigade]

I don’t think OP’s son is taking off. He’s just commuting to school from home.

Ok, well thats probably a good thing then. Significantly increases the chances of them completing their degree.

[surfius]

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