Information helps relocation
■ Handbooks are available to help students know
their rights and responsibilities as renters
By Monica Hande
Oregon Daily Emerald
For whatever reason,
you’ve decided to move.
Perhaps you’re tired of
the residence halls. Maybe
it’s your neighbors. Or it
could just be that you and
your roommate have ab
solutely nothing in com
mon.
Regardless of your moti
vation, the fact remains
that moving is not always
an easy task. However,
knowing how to begin can
really take away some of
the pressure.
First, you face the task of
finding a roommate, or
perhaps making the deci
sion to live alone.
Selecting a roommate is
a very important step,
ASUO Housing Advocate
Matthew Lieuallen said,
because you have to be
able to trust the people you
decide to live with.
“Choose who you live
with wisely, because it
could make or break your
housing experience,”
Lieuallen said.
He also warns that, in
many situations, if your
roommate abandons his or
her responsibilities, you
are left individually obli
gated.
The Roommate Survival
Guide, available at the
Rental Information Office
in the EMU or on-line at
oregon.uoregon.edu/~rio/
survive.html, suggests a
variety of options for effec
tively selecting and getting
along with roommates.
Next, it’s time to decide
what type of housing
you’re looking for.
Do you want to live in
the residence halls? Hop
ing to share space in a fra
ternity or sorority house, a
co-op or a private resi
dence? How many bed
rooms are you looking for?
Do you want a washer and
dryer? Do you need a park
ing space? All these ques
tions and more abound.
Thankfully, many op
tions are available. And
once you have a good idea
of what best suits your
needs, you’re ready to start
your search.
According to the
Renter’s Handbook, pre
pared by OSPIRG and the
ASUO, it’s in your best in
terest to look at many dif
ferent places before choos
ing one, even if you like
the first one you come
across.
Several resources are
available for you to consid
er when looking for a place
to live. Try newspaper ad
vertisements, the Rental
Information Office and
property management
firms. Also, bulletin boards
throughout campus carry
notices from renters seek
ing roommates or people
-to take over their leases.
Several landlords use signs
in windows and lawns, as
well, to attract renters.
Also, never overlook the
power of word of mouth
referrals. If you know peo
ple who live in places
you’re interested in, ask
them to notify you of va
cancies. According to the
Renter’s Handbook, many
residences are rented even
before they are advertised.
Friends can also help you
weigh the pro and cons of
places they are familiar
with.
But no matter how you
Choose who you
live with wisely, be
cause it could make
or break your hous
ing experience.
Matthew Lieuallen
ASUO housing
advocate 44
go about finding a place to
live, make sure you do it
with time to spare.
‘‘Don’t wait,” Lieuallen
said. “If you wait, you’re
not going to find much.”
He said there’s always a
supply of apartments — al
though the longer you
wait, the harder they are to
find — but procrastinators
do not usually have much
luck finding houses.
During your search for a
new place to live, you’ll
likely find yourself meet
ing landlords or managers.
It’s important to take ad
vantage of this opportuni
ty, said David Lussier Dyer,
University senior and resi
dent manager of Black
stone Manor. At this time,
the landlord or manager
can answer most of your
questions.
The most important
questions to ask, Lussier
Dyer said, involve proxim
ity, security and neighbors.
People should familiarize
themselves with the dis
tance from a residence to
places such as the Univer
sity, grocery stores or bus
stops. Also, security ques
tions about the neighbor
hood, such as inquires
about robberies, are useful,
Lussier Dyer said.
Of course, once you
have decided for sure
where and with whom
you’ll be moving, you
must move out of your old
place.
If you are currently rent
ing on a month-to-month
basis, it’s necessary to give
notice of your departure at
least 30 days prior to your
move, according to the
Renter’s Handbook. When
leasing, however, notice is
not required, but you are
responsible for paying rent
for the entire duration of
the lease — even if you
move out before your lease
has been terminated.
According to the
Renter’s Handbook, make
sure you immediately con
tact the utility company
when moving out to shut
off your services. Other
wise, you could be billed
for the next tenant’s use of
those services. The person
whose name appears on
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