Can you pass the renter’s test?
■ property managers
may require co-signers
or credit checks for
prospective tenants
Amber Fossen
for the Emerald
Every student has to face
the ordeal of moving at some
point in time. Some merely
move from one residence hall
to another. Others may trans
fer schools, and some stu
dents may decide it is time to
venture off campus. Those
who are considering moving
off of Duck turf should keep
in mind that in order to claim
your own establishment,
there are some things every
renter needs to know.
“Different properties have
different criteria,” said Tim
Breen, a representative of Jen
nings & Co. Property Manage
ment. Property value is the
main reason rental unit stan
dards differ. Homes or apart
ments in good condition with
good locations come with
heavier screening. There are,
however, standards that go
with renting even the most
dingy dwellings.
Proving that you can afford
your new living space is the
first test every beginning
renter must pass. “We either
need X amount of income or a
co-signer,” said Breen. The
function of a co-signer is to es
tablish credit. “It’s just like es
tablishing credit for anything
else — you have to have a co
signer.”
What is the quickest way
for your application to be
turned down? “If you’ve ever
been evicted before,” Breen
said. Getting evicted impacts
your future rental history sig
nificantly. Rental agencies
shy away from problematic
tenants, so it is best to keep a
clean history.
Once a student has proved
they can rent responsibly,
there are still more hoops to
jump through. Credit checks
are also a standard part of
screening any rental applica
tion. Paying your bills on
time makes a difference to
rental agencies.
Fortunately for students
seeking off-campus living,
rental agencies are used to
dealing with first-time
renters.
“Typically, what we see is
your average student who’s
been in the dorms for a year
with no rental history,”
Breen said. After a student
has rented their first apart
ment, the “next time they
move, they’ll have some his
tory.”
So what lures students
from the University nest? For
senior Sheila Vineyard, who
has lived off campus since
her freshman year, it was the
need for change.
“I felt like the dorms were
an extension of high
school,” she said.
Student Christoff Jefferis
left the cozy nook of resi
dence hall life for a different
reason. “You have a lot of
kids who are under 21, and
by that point I was over 21,”
said Jefferis.
Although unsatisfied with
campus living, Jefferis is
quick to point out that living
off campus has problems be
sides just getting your appli
cation approved.
“If you want to live next to
campus, you have to pay for
crappy apartments,” said Jef
feris.
For whatever reasons you
become swayed to live in the
hustle and bustle of the out
side world rather than
among the student popula
tion, be sure you’re prepared
to meet the requirements.
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