Home may not be where the heart is
Meghan Buttler
Issue date: 2/25/09 Section: Variety
On the down side, Peterson added, "there's not much variety to it. You don't have a lot of choices."
One added responsibility of living off-campus is dealing with landlords.
Private renters and renting companies don't have the same relationship with students or the obligations that the university has.
Peterson gave insight to his renting experiences.
"Shiprock [Property Management] is a bit unprofessional with their work. They don't go into any detail about possible problems with the house. At the place I'm living now, the paint on the walls has lead in it. They never really told us whether or not that was hazardous when we moved in," he said.
However, according to Andy Weyrauch of Shiprock, most houses that were built before 1978 could potentially have been painted with lead-based paint.
"College students aren't typically effected by this, but two- to three-year-old infants who might ingest paint chips in a window sill," said Weyrauch.
Weyrauch also said that tenants are informed about situations like this before they sign the lease and are given disclosure information and a pamphlet on lead-based paint ahead of time.
If you haven't started thinking about your housing situation for next year yet, it's time to get started.
On-campus housing applications are due by May 1 and off-campus rental options are becoming less prevalent every day.
One added responsibility of living off-campus is dealing with landlords.
Private renters and renting companies don't have the same relationship with students or the obligations that the university has.
Peterson gave insight to his renting experiences.
"Shiprock [Property Management] is a bit unprofessional with their work. They don't go into any detail about possible problems with the house. At the place I'm living now, the paint on the walls has lead in it. They never really told us whether or not that was hazardous when we moved in," he said.
However, according to Andy Weyrauch of Shiprock, most houses that were built before 1978 could potentially have been painted with lead-based paint.
"College students aren't typically effected by this, but two- to three-year-old infants who might ingest paint chips in a window sill," said Weyrauch.
Weyrauch also said that tenants are informed about situations like this before they sign the lease and are given disclosure information and a pamphlet on lead-based paint ahead of time.
If you haven't started thinking about your housing situation for next year yet, it's time to get started.
On-campus housing applications are due by May 1 and off-campus rental options are becoming less prevalent every day.
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