<p>I tried posting this question on parents forum earlier but I’m not sure where it went. So I apologize if it’s a duplicate.
My son just rented a house with his friends for next year. Lease starts next June. House is unfurnished.
If he’s going to sublease his room for the summer do we need to bring his furniture over in June rather then beginning of next school year?
How easy is it to sublease for the summer?
He’s in Boston. How much can the heating bill run. Lease doesn’t include utilities.</p>
<p>Heating won’t be much in the summer, but it will be something you feel over the winter. Re the furniture - it depends on the terms of the sub lease.</p>
<p>I am not familiar with housing in Boston, but i would think it would be much easier to find a tenant just for the summer if it was at least partially furnished.</p>
<p>Check the terms of the lease to see what the rules are for subletters. It may be necessary for all of the people who signed the lease to sign something saying that the sublet is OK with them.</p>
<p>My son easily found someone to sublease for most of the 3 months he was gone last summer. His place was furnished.</p>
<p>Your son really got a head start, signing a lease in Oct for June.</p>
<p>It would be difficult to sublease an unfurnished apt for 3 months. The students who sublease are likely summer school students who won’t have furnishings.</p>
<p>That said, really only the minimum would be needed then…bed, desk, sofa, table chairs, TV, maybe some kitchenware.</p>
<p>Will his roomies also be subleasing? IF so, then they can share the burden of getting the place ready in June. </p>
<p>When you ask about “heating”, do you mean electricity…for A/C? If so, then you will have costs there if the summer students use the A/C. You may want to put a max bill that you’ll cover and the subleasee has to pay the difference. Otherwise, they will run the A/C 24/7…even when they’re not there.</p>
<p>It’s easy to sublet in Boston via craigslist or other resource (school?). The housing market is tight, making finding tenants easier. I don’t think it matters if it is furnished or not, honestly.</p>
<p>Daughter’s boyfriend sublet an apartment for 2 summers while doing an internship in Boston. Both apartments were 3 bedrooms with his being the only bedroom that was rented for the summer. He found the apartments on Craigslist, met with the prospective room mates and negotiated a rate. Neither apartment had airconditioning and the rate that he paid covered utilities. One apartment had a queen size bed, one dresser a lamp and a desk with a chair, the other apartment had a full size bed, dresser, nightstand, desk, chair, 2 lamps and 1/2 bath. There was a TV in the living room of one apartment, no TV in the other. In both cases, all of the existing room mates met with him prior to the sublet. (I don’t know if that was due to terms of the lease with the owner or just the decision of the room mates). I know that since he was traveling from Florida, he would not even consider a rental that was not furnished. Oh, the first rental, he was given a “discount” for cat sitting! Both apartments were old houses, walk ups. The higher rates were for apartments that were newer, furnished, and close to the T.</p>
<p>Since you have the time to plan, and you’re going to furnish it eventually, it will lease quicker and for more if it’s moderately furnished. As has been mentioned, check his lease to see restrictions on sublets. Talk to all other roommates to see if they want to interview potential leasee. </p>
<p>Having said that, my son sublet an unfurnished room in Maryland this summer for an internship. He took an air mattress and a few other things and managed fine.</p>
<p>Daughter at Tufts leased her apartment in Sommerville (just outside of Boston) for two summers very easily. She and her roommates left their furniture. It was pretty
minimalist–they left their beds, desks, chairs, couch, kitchen table, lamp and a few other things kitchen things. Obviously, they removed anything valuable.</p>