With housing reservations for the 2027-28 school year now open, many rising upperclassmen are contemplating moving away from dorm living and transitioning into a space that provides more independence.
Alongside Haggerty and Tyson halls’ apartment-style living, lesser-known options exist in the off-campus university-owned rental houses. About 30 rental houses are available for students, with a typical 10-month lease spanning Aug. 1 to May 31. Rent is paid per semester, the same way housing is paid for other on-campus accommodations, according to Andrew Weingarten, director of residence life.
In past years, rental residents paid utilities monthly and decided among themselves how to pay utility providers. As of this fall, the cost of utilities is folded into students’ rent as a lump sum of $900 each semester, Weingarten said…