Off Campus Housing - What questions should we ask?

Marian
Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:08:06 +0000

Some people – including college students – avoid first-floor apartments because of the increased risk of break-ins. I suppose, though, that the better fire safety situation in a first floor apartment may offset that.

What do all of you think about high rises in terms of safety? My son has, at various times, lived on the 7th, 9th, and 13th floors of various buildings, and my daughter currently lives in a 9th floor apartment. I never particularly worried about this until reading this thread.