OCH101: TThis online service offers a searchable database of area housing available to students.
Off-Campus Housing in Eight Easy Steps: This handout provides the essential steps in finding off-campus housing. From determining a budget to signing a lease, this is an easy-to-follow guide as you begin your off-campus housing search.
Living Off-Campus: Strategies for Success: A guide designed for student renters, handout outlines: your responsibilities and rights and how to positively communicate with landlords and roommates.
Housing Search Checklist: This provides a detailed checklist for things you should consider before, during and after your housing search.
Security Checklist: This checklist offers a number of considerations about safety and security measures for housing units. Use this when inspecting potential rentals.
Safety Tips: Provides advice about safety precautions for property and yourself.
Fire Safety Questions: Twenty essential questions to ask before signing a rental agreement.
Lease-Signing Checklist: Provides an overview of terms that should be addressed in a lease, including time of occupancy, repairs and any special considerations.
Understanding Leases: Guide to understanding provisions of leases in the state of Maryland; includes fees, moving out procedures and how to handle conflicts.
Local Area Profiles: This handout details the communities close to the university, transportation options and benefits of living in them.
Southern Management Rent Specials: Local apartment communities often offer student and military discounts. One such management company that does this is Southern Management. When contacting landlords of other properties, you should inquire about your eligibilty for military and/or student discounts.
Interactive Apartment Map: View more than 100 apartment communities near the university. Also includes links to apartments' websites.
Apartments on Shuttle-UM: List of 60 apartment communities on Shuttle-UM routes
• Finding a Roommate
Roommate Finder: Online service allowing students to post a profile of themselves and search the profiles of other students who are looking for roommates. Those listed here do not yet have housing.
Roommate Guide: Publication designed to assist in the off-campus living experience by offering helpful tips about living with roommates. Includes how to establish ground rules, communicate effectively, and resolve conflicts.
• Resources
Schools and Child Care: Contact information for area schools and child care agencies.
Furniture Rental and Sales: Local vendors for affordable furniture.
Moving and Storage: Contact information and locations for are moving and storage agencies.
Getting to Shopping: List of area malls and shopping centers, as well as public transportation directions for each.
Your Car & The MVA: Information on how to obtain a non-resident permit or register vehicles with the State of Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.
