Off-campus housing and leases

MidwestParent
Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:16:36 +0000

My nephew is a junior at Northwestern living in off campus housing. My sister and BIL did not have to sign the lease. My nephew did have to sign the lease very early in 2009 to reserve the apartment AND they had to take agree to start paying rent in June (although no one planned to live there until the fall semester).

I might also mention something that caught my sister/BIL off guard. If your student gets any type of financial aid/scholarship, check to see if any of it is tied to ON CAMPUS housing. When my nephew moved out, Northwestern revoked the part of the financial aid package they said was applied to housing. Sister and BIL just assumed that portion would move over to tuition, but it did not. SO they lost a few thousand dollars in financial aid and are paying for this apartment. Might not even affect you - just something to be aware of!