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Off-Campus Housing Assistance: Educating Students for Independent Living

We provide support and resources for students transitioning into off-campus living, from housing listings to legal advice, helping them make informed decisions, solve problems, and be responsible tenants.

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Off-Campus Housing Assistance: Educating Students for Independent Living

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  1. “Educating and supporting students in their development of independent life skills” • Helping students make informed choices about housing and roommates • Encouraging students to become knowledgeable and responsible tenants and community members • Assisting students in gaining the proficiency to problem solve when landlord and roommate difficulties arise   • Advocating an off-campus student perspective in the residential rental market as well as city policy making University Memorial Center, room 313 303-492-7053 | http://offcampushousing.colorado.edu

  2. Our Student Services • Listings of available housing • Ralphie’s List • http://offcampushousing.colorado.edu • Apartment Complex Guide • Annual Off-Campus Housing Fairs • Free legal advice • General landlord tenant advice • Lease reviews • Security deposit issues • Student outreach • Provide ordinance information • Pre-court letters • Community Living Class

  3. Student Housing • Residence Halls • Bear Creek Apartments • Family Housing • Off-Campus Housing Housing Options: Who Lives Off-Campus? • 7,000 reside in residence halls and family housing and 1,000 at Bear Creek • A majority of upperclassmen live in Boulder and other localities (22,000)

  4. Popular Boulder Neighborhoods North Boulder Goss Grove East Aurora The Hill Martin Acres

  5. Where to Find Housing • Our Resources: • “Ralphie’s List” http://offcampushousing.colorado.edu • Housing Fairs: January 30th, and March 6th • Apartment Complex Guide Other Resources: • Local newspapers: Daily Camera and • Colorado Daily • Craig’s List (*note: find out if the unit is rental licensed, and take a friend with you to look at a place) • Private for-profit rental search companies

  6. Our Recommendations • Know your roommates/know your landlord • Know the occupancy limit of the unit • Take a tour of the place • Talk to past tenants to get a good feel for the place • Get ALL communication in writing or e-mail • Don’t sign too early- you might change your mind • Get a free lease review (UMC 313) • Know your lease and sign a roommate agreement • Fill out a check-in sheet and take pictures • Contact utility companies to get service

  7. Legal Mumbo-Jumbo Important Lease Provisions: • Joint and Several Liability vs. Individual Liability • *Caution* Parental Guarantees • Required Lease Disclosures • Legal Number of Residents (Over-Occupancy) • Nuisance Abatement Strikes • Repairs • Who pays for cost • When will repairs be made • See Warranty of Habitability • Privacy vs. Right of Inspection • Interest on Security Deposit (.03%)

  8. Unenforceable Lease Provisions • Contract remedies • Monetary damages vs. penalties • Liquidated damages, administrative costs • Four Red Flag Words 1. Forfeit/forfeiture 2. Fine 3. Penalty 4. Waive/waiver

  9. Over-Occupancy • Boulder Ordinance, not a state statute • $2,000 per day fine • Both tenants and landlords subject • Over-occupying may save rent, but it costs more in the long run • Practical reasons not to over-occupy • may be grounds for breach of lease and/ or eviction • lose ability to enforce lease in court • lose ability to enforce roommate agreement

  10. Noise and Parties • Nuisance Parties: • Considered disruptive to neighborhood • $1000 fine plus court fees • Examples: • consuming alcohol in public • underage drinking • providing alcohol to minors • fighting • property damage • trespassing • littering & graffiti • fireworks • public urination • excessive noise • plus other general disruptive behavior • Noise tickets: • Can be given ANY time of the day • After 11:00pm, anything louder than conversation level is grounds for a ticket. • Nuisance abatement • Host liability

  11. Party Registration Program Avoid a $1,000 ticket by registering: • Register your Friday or Saturday night party with Off-Campus Housing • Provide us with the address, host name and phone number • Information is provided to Boulder Dispatch • If a NOISE complaint it made, you get a 20 minute warning to shut the party down and avoid the cops • If a second complaint is made, dispatch will notify the police

  12. Inform your students to… • Check their lease and know what they are responsible for as tenants • Off-campus municipal violations = dealing with CU Student Conduct (even if it’s an off-campus infraction) • Be familiar with the Host Liability Law and other city ordinances • Never run from the police! It’s best to handle the situation maturely and show the officers respect

  13. QUESTIONS? Off-Campus Housing & Neighborhood Relations University Memorial Center, room 313 Phone: 303-492-7053 http://offcampushousing.colorado.edu

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