Wednesday, April 18, 2001
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 7
New rules to help tenants, owners
By Sara Bouska
Special to the Kansan
The new mandatory inspections of rental properties are expected to improve overall living conditions for University of Kansas students and other tenants in Lawrence, said Gene Shaughnessy, chief building inspector for the city.
The inspections will ensure these properties meet all of the regulations in the city's safety and code compliance manual, Shaunhaughsay said. But, he said, the regulations in the manual generally were not a tenant's concern.
If the city receives a complaint about trash in a yard, for example, the city would go to the property owner with the problem. If the tenants have signed a lease stating they will keep the yard free of trash, however, it becomes the tenants' problem
The responsibilities delegated to tenants vary by lease. One of the responsibilities of a tenant signing a lease with George Waters Management is keeping the ground, parking lot and balconies free of
There are measures to ensure landlords are living up to their part of the bargain as well. Shaughnessy said if a problem with code violations was consistent, the tenant could contact the city.
ashes, cigarette butts, garbage and rubbish.
"The landlord should always be contacted first," Shaughnessy said. "It just exacerbates the problem to go straight to the city."
Shaughnessy advised tenants to keep records of complaints to their landlords when they have serious
onging problems. If the city discovers the landlord has been notified and has neglected to repair the problem, the city will investigate.
He said in drastic cases, a house or apartment had so many problems it would be declared not habitable until the problem was corrected, adding sometimes he wouldn't discover the full extent of the problems until the tenants moved out.
"Youget surprises," Waters said. "If it's bad enough, I don't let anyone move in."
Edited by Melinda Weaver
Moving creates need for living necessities
By Louise Stauffer Kansan correspondent
When Ryan Horton moved out of his residence hall and into an apartment, he found himself lacking many things needed to make his new place livable.
As the time comes for many students to move out of residence halls and into apartments or houses, finding furniture and other essentials for the home can be tricky. Thrift stores, outlets and parents hand-me-downs are often staples from which students get their supplies.
"My parents didn't really help me out that much as far as providing essentials such as silverware and pots and pans — I got those at places like Target and Wal-Mart," said Horton, Leawood junior. "They did give me a fondue set, though.
"Iended up having to rent a washer and dryer from my landlord for $300 a year because I didn't have one. Also, all the thrift stores I went to here were pretty much picked-over."
The Salvation Army, 1818 Massachusetts St., sells many furniture items, such as tables, chairs and couches.
"We usually cleaned out of furniture by August." employee Joe Crabtree said, and estimated the store sold between $40,000 and $50,000 in furniture during August.
Some students have alternative methods of furnishing their homes.
Shelby Green, Lawrence sophomore, said she found treasures in the trash.
"We go dumpster diving," Green said. "We've found some pretty good things that other people threw away in the trash."
Green said Tuesday Morning, 2525 Iowa St., was another place she shopped for things for her house.
Bachman Pakravan, manager of Tuesday Morning, said many students shipped there.
"We get a lot of business in the spring," Pakravan said. "People are usually looking for things like lamps and matching towels. It's good for them because everything is at a wholesale price."
Green said she and her roommates needed a decent vacuum.
"Our vacuum really sucks, but we can't find a good one anywhere," she said.
Roommates can also help out in furnishing. Cate Bachelor, Highland freshman, is moving in with two roommates next fall who are architecture students.
"They're going to make us a wet bar, maybe a table and some chairs." Bachelder said. "It'll be great."
She said she and her roommates would hit the garage sales and thrift stores to furnish their wet bar.
Jewish student finds help in keeping kosher
- Edited by Courtney Craigmile
By Dawn North Special to the Kansan
A roommate who volunteers to hide your Twix, granola bars and cheese balls in his car can't be all bad, especially if he doesn't eat them.
That is exactly what Cory Mays, Overland Park junior, offered to lo for Adam Rich, Omaha, Neb., sophomore, during Passover week.
Rich is Jewish and needed to get everything out of their room that contained chametz, like corn syrup, bread, crackers or any other leavened food products. Mays volunteered to help.
Students tend to agree "roommate phobia" is one of the leading stress factors a college student may face, but another possible concern for students is the "kosher or non-kosher" issue.
For Rich and Mays, the roommate situation works, even though Rich is Jewish and tries to keep kosher, and Mays is Catholic. They share a room in Stephenship Scholarship Hall.
"It's difficult to keep kosher in Lawrence, but I try my hardest," Rich said. "For the most part, I'm a vegetarian."
For someone who is Jewish,
keeping kosher means following
Jewish laws concerning food.
Some examples of keeping kosher
include: meat must be from an anti-
mal with split hooves that chews its cud, fish must have scales and fins, no shellfish, no birds of prey, and no mixing of dairy products and meat in the same meal.
The week of Passover adds another dimension to keeping kosher.
Passover celebrates the release of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt about 3,000 years ago. Because the slaves had to make a quick departure, there was no time for their bread to rise. Thus the bread they ate on the trek from Egypt through the desert was unleavened, or flat, bread.
The tradition continues today as Jews clean their kitchens of all yeast products the week before Passover begins.
When Rich was home for spring break, his mom urged him to eat all the Frosted Flakes from the cupboard, and she also fixed him Rice Krispie treats so she could use up all the chametz.
Rich said he hadn't had a problem with roommates while attending the University. He said Mays was interested in Judaism and even attended a dinner with him last year
Mays said it had not been a problem living with a Jewish roommate, especially one like Rich.
"Adam's faith is very strong," he said.
Edited by Jay Pilgreen
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