Universitv Dallv Kansan. April 30, 1984
GRADUATION ISSUE
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Students hunt for summer homes Subleasing option merits study
By JAN SHARON Staff Reporter
A thousand times the question has been asked. "Do you have a place to stay for the summer?" And then in a rush, "I know about this great apartment that would be just perfect for you to sublease."
KU students often have difficulty subleasing their apartments during the summer because housing is not as scarce then as it is during the fall, said Cynthia Woelk, a KU Legal Services adviser.
To make apartments more desirable to potential subtenders, she said, students should consider offering to pay part of the rent.
Landlords either have students sign a form or may simply destroy the lease, relieving the student of further obligations. Woolk said.
BEFORE ENTERING into a sublease agreement, however, Woelk cautions students to review their leases before signing. They should be out whether subleasing is acceptable.
After the student has reached an agreement with the landlord, Woekl said, the student should work out the terms of the sublease agreement with the subtinent. The terms should be agreed upon and in move out, how much rent the subtendent will pay and how much the security deposit will be.
A security deposit is used to cover
any outstanding debts and for damages to the apartment.
Week recommended that billing for utilities, electricity and telephone services be put in the subtendant's name.
The terms the tenant and subtentant agree on should be incorporated in a sublease agreement, which can be either written or oral, she said.
WOELK RECOMMENDS a written agreement, with all the parties signing the agreement present.
"Give the subtentants a copy of the original lease and refer to it as part of the agreement so the subtentants know they're bound by the lease." she said.
The tenant who is subleaseing should also make sure that the subtenant will pay the rent, she said. Sometimes the landlord will hold the tenant response and the rent despite the sublease agreement between the tenant and subtenant.
The student also needs to check the contract to see how much notice to give the landlord before moving, Weekl said. When the student tells the landlord the moving date, he should inform the landlord when the subtenant is planning to move in.
After all the wrinkles have been ironed out of the sublease agreement, the final rush begins to complete all the steps that must be done before moving day.
A change-of-address card should be picked up at any Lawrence post office
and returned to guarantee that mail will be forwarded.
MOST COMPANIES PROVIDING services to the student require that the student's forwarding address be left so the deposit the student paid for the service can be returned, or so the company can bill the student.
The companies prefer that students notify them at least one week before graduation.
Students who don't have cable need only to notify the company of the date
If students own their own phones, they should take them with them. However, if the phones are owned by Southwestern Bell or American Telephone and Telegraph Co., students must return them before they leave, Knight said.
Holly Knight, a manager at Southwestern Bell, said that students should give at least three days notice of the day they want their service discontinued. They may call the day they move, she said, but it won't be possible for the phone company to disconnect service that same day.
Dave Clark, manager of Sunflower Cablevision, said that if students had cable television, they would be planned to move to the new equipment before they left.
To discontinue gas and electricity, students should tell Kansas Public Service Co. and Kansas Power and Light Co. when they plan to move.
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The Alpha Chi Omega Sorority & The Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring a very successful 15th annual Phi Psi 500:
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Jan's Interiors, Draperies and Home Furnishings
J & M Favors
Kief's Records & Stereo Supply, Inc.
Kidder Peabody
Ledon Construction
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Meisner-Milstead Retail Liquor
Midway Auto Supply of Lawrence
Mister Guy
Owens Flower Shop, Inc.
Penny Annies Sweet Shop
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Rax Restaurants
Round Corner Drug Co., Inc.
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Sheb's Bar, K.C., KS
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Wagon Wheel Cafe
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