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Discover ways to save most or all of your deposit back
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Living closer to your major can help save time and help stay closer to the field you’re studying.
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Weld County Housing Authorities provide opportunities for low-income earners.
High bills can wrinkle even the smoothest brows, but there are ways to reduce costs. Look for a diagram and ways to cut energy costs.
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News reporter gives her perspective about moving off campus for the first time.
Faculty members move in with students, and the seniors who live on campus talk about what kept them from moving off campus.
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News reporter discusses process and issues of buying pets for off campus houses.
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Read about information for signing a lease.
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Advertiser Arlington Park 356-7275 • 2315 9th Ave., Greeley www.myownapartment.com UNC Bookstore - Barnes & Noble 351-2135 • 2045 10th Ave., Greeley www.unco.bncollege.com Creekstone Apartments 330-2111 • 3775 W. 25th St. Greeley The Grove 330-4337 • 3202 11th Ave., Evans www.gogrove.com The Mirror student newspaper 392-9270 • 823 16th St., Greeley www.uncmirror.com Property Technica 352-2998 • 1719 9th St., Greeley www.propertytechnica.com Residence Life - UNC 351-2570 • Tobey-Kendel 199 Greeley www.unco.edu/housing
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Royal Gardens Apartments 352-0152 • 2101 22nd Ave., Greeley 12-13 Student Activities - UNC 351-2817 • 2045 10th Ave., Greeley www.unco.edu/studentactivities 7 Tanager Management 392-1658 • 1221 28th Ave., Greeley www.rentunc.com 2, 23 Vintage Corporation 353-3000 4631 20th St. Rd. Ste. 100 www.vintage-crop.com 11 Whiskey River 59 • 618 25th St., Greeley 24 Woody Investments 330-7427 • 815 16th St., Greeley woodyinvestments@msn.com
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That’s my money Things tenants should look at before submitting deposit ERIC HEINZ news@uncmirror.com
Before leasing a property, landlords and superintendents typically expect down payments for collateral to repair damages caused by those living in the residence. Depending on the house or apartment, payments can be more than $600, so the owners of the property will not have to pay out of pocket for blighted parts of the property. What students can learn about getting their deposits back and how to maintain repairs could save them hundreds of dollars. “We actually really love giving deposits back,” said Steve Reed, owner of Property Technica Inc. “It’s like we did our job and they did theirs — everybody’s happy. On a security deposit, we can charge for late charges, carpet-shampooing
charges. And this is something students should know about. Damages have to be documented.” Brandon Houtchens, the UNC student Legal Services attorney, said it’s important for students to be aware of the law when accepting a lease and making a deposit on a location. “There are specific laws that protect tenants in Colorado, and knowing those laws can be advantageous to any tenant, because if the landlord does not follow the law, there are some things the tenant can take advantage of,” Houtchens said. According to a legal sheet provided by Houtchens, under Colorado’s premises liability statute, C.R.S. 13-21115, landlords, property managers and tenants may be subject to liability for damages and injuries to visitors caused by dangerous
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Water damage caused by leaking pipes connected to a dishwasher on the upstairs floor inside a student’s house. Tenants should take all damages into consideration when looking for a house.
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A hole in a wall made of dry wall inside a students house. It is an inexpensive and flimsy material, so tenants must make sure they are careful with it, but this material can be fixed easily. conditions students knew or should have known of. “If the landlord promises to repair the problem or be responsible for repairs, generally, it would be wise to get that promise in writing,” according to the document. “An inspection also provides both parties with a third person who might be valuable in the event of a security deposit dispute.” One of the most common problems in student housing is damaged dry wall. Houses that are affordable to students typically use materials that are brittle and easily damaged; however, they can be fixed without expensive maintenance, such as spackling. But if repairs aren’t made, the fees incurred can be overwhelming. Andrea Taylor, the assistant manager at Arlington
Park Student Apartments, said the staff and faculty try to be very student-friendly when it comes to applying for an apartment. She said since 2004, Arlington Park Student Apartments has not charged a security deposit, but instead a one-time service fee of $100. “We charge this one-time fee the first time students apply,” Taylor said. “No other type of fees are charged. We just try to make it easy for the students — it’s less money for them to come up with up-front.” Arlington Park Student Apartments is owned by the University of Northern Colorado and can only lease to students. Faculty members said they are flexible with lease terms for students who are student teaching, graduating or studying abroad.
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Housing Authorities help pay for homes
allows families to rent privately-owned properties, but there are limits on the allowFor some Greeley and Weld able cost of the unit. Almost County residents, it is a strug- half of the people receiving gle to pay the rent every Section 8 Vouchers are either month. Fortunately, there is elderly or disabled.” Teixeira also discussed help to be found. The Greeley and Weld County Housing Public Housing, a program that Authorities are federally-fund- provides homes owned and operated by ed agencies the Housing that provide Authority. subsidized There are 80 housing for apartments low-income and six housfamilies and es available to individuals families who through two make less programs. than 80 perSection 8 cent of the Housing m e d i a n C h o i c e income for Vouchers is a the area, program although they open to famusually make ilies making much less. less than 50 According percent of to a Weld the median C o u n t y income for Housing the area. The Authorities family pays — Tom Teixeira, the statistics 30 percent of executive director of sheet, the their income average yeartoward rent Weld County Housing ly income for and utilities, Authorities those in the and the rest is covered by the Housing Public Housing program is $8,457. The families are also Authorities. Executive director Tom required to pay 30 percent of Teixeira said the average year- their monthly income for rent. Teixeira said, generally, ly income of those in the Section 8 program is $10,500, traditional students are not usually from wages or Social eligible for aid, but there are exceptions. For example, stuSecurity payments. “There are almost 1,000 dents who are veterans, vouchers issued by the emancipated from their parHousing Authority each ents or married may receive month,” Teixeira said. “It some assistance.
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There are almost 1,000 vouchers issued by the Housing Authority each month. It allows families to rent privatelyowned property, but there are limits on allowable cost of the unit. Almost half of the people receiving Section 8 Vouchers are either elderly or disabled.
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The office of Weld County Housing Authorities 903 Sixth St. The organization helps those who cannot afford privately-owned property pay their mortgage.
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What do you look for when you try to find a place to rent?
“I would say for me, price is the most important feature when looking to rent a house or an apartment.”
“Location and price. I don’t have a car, so I need to be within walking distance of campus.”
“Everything has to work. There can’t be any holes in the walls or anything. Basically, nothing shoddy.”
“It has to be cheaper than living on campus, but definitely close to campus vicinity.”
Brian Peterson, a fresh- Michael Threadgill, a Luke Belsito, a freshman man social sciences major. senior journalism and philosophy and elemenphilosophy major. tary education major.
Brandon Bevill, a freshman psychology major.
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Living close to campus can save time SEAN PLAZA news@uncmirror.com
For students, the decision of where to live can seem small compared to other choices. But it may be one of the most complex decisions when assessing the distance between class locations to residence. Reasons for deciding where to live can be tied to many things, but one of the most important things is being able to get to class from home in a timely manner. Emily Rairdon, a business management major, talked about her reasons for living in Dickeson Hall on Presidents Row. “I really liked the style of the hall, most of all,” Rairdon said. “But being near my classes is one the reasons I chose to live here.” Rob Sulnaker, a sophomore business major, said he didn’t want to live in New South again next year and his ultimate plans are to live off campus. When asked if his major would affect his plans, he said it would have no effect, and he just wants to find a nice place near campus. Emily Hilker, a sociology major and resident of Harrison Hall, said she would also like to live off-campus. “I’m going to be in Turner next year, but I do want to live off-campus,” she said. “I’ll live wherever when that happens; I’m not really thinking about it right now.” She also said classes don’t really matter yet as most of her courses are liberal arts courses and are all over campus.
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Bond Hall on Central Campus. The residence hall is located near Frasier Hall, Guggenheim, the music library, Tobey-Kendall Dining Hall and Kepner Hall. Students who are business or theater majors who live on campus typically choose to live in Central Campus facilities. Salynthia Collier, a junior psychology major and resident of Lawrenson Hall, said her major doesn’t affect her choice of housing. “My major doesn’t affect where I live, but it does affect my roommate choices,” Collier said. “I like Lawrenson because it is different from the other dorms, since it’s for upperclassmen.” For off-campus students, the opinions were more divisive. Ashley Broom, a junior visual arts major and resident of Arlington Park Apartments, talked about living off-campus and how her major plays into that choice. “I wanted to live off-campus because I was fed up with dorm life, and there
He said the distance between was more room here,” Broom said. “I like where I his home and his classes is perlive because it’s easier for fectly fine because most of his classes are in me to carry Candelaria my art supplies to class Hall. from here.” K e l l y T i n o Tynan, a Gonzalez, a sophomore pre-engineer elementary major living education with his wife major, said and child off she lives on campus, said the corner of there was no 14th Avenue r e l a t i o n — Salynthia Collier, a and 20th between his Street. Most major and his junior psychology major of her class choice of time is split housing. His wife works for between Candelaria Hall and UNC, and he was able to get Ross Hall. She said being closer free courses, so it just worked to her classes was important, out that he moved here. and that she likes her home.
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