In Charlottesville, living in off-Grounds housing often requires signing a year-long lease agreement. These year-long agreements may leave students paying rent even when they are away, such as if they are studying abroad or living at home over the summer. To avoid the extra costs, many students look to sublet their housing for a semester or during the summer.
A sublease agreement involves adding a new tenant to the lease, which provides the original tenant a way to cover costs while away, and the subtenant an opportunity for housing without the year-long commitment.
Rising third-year College student Aidan McNerney is subleasing his room in a house this fall, as he will be studying abroad in Dublin for the semester. After confirming he would be participating in the study abroad program, he began looking for students to sublet his room for the semester…