Ditching housing/a lease if you get off a WL
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:23 pm
Hi all,
I originally posted the below question in a specific wait list thread but thought that it actually might be applicable to people from many different schools. I'd guess the only exceptions are people who have signed leases in college towns (do think the question is more applicable when dealing with large city landlords), or those who opted to live in university-owned housing at the schools at which they deposited, so as to avoid this issue.
Basically, for those who have decided to stick it out on a WL (at least til this point), what do you plan on doing about housing at the school at which you've deposited? (Again, excluding university-owned housing).
Are you signing a lease somewhere, and hoping you can "get out of it" with your landlord if you get tapped by your dream school and can no longer live in that city? If it were a matter of losing just a security deposit, I guess I wouldn't be as worried, but if the landlord tries to somehow sue or hold me to the full length of the lease - regardless of attempts made to help them find a new tenant, etc - that could get hairy.
On the flip side, I've waited to secure housing for this long, and feel like I need to wrap it up now so I don't get screwed in the event that I end up matriculating where I've already deposited.
What are everyone's thoughts/plans? Thanks!
I originally posted the below question in a specific wait list thread but thought that it actually might be applicable to people from many different schools. I'd guess the only exceptions are people who have signed leases in college towns (do think the question is more applicable when dealing with large city landlords), or those who opted to live in university-owned housing at the schools at which they deposited, so as to avoid this issue.
Basically, for those who have decided to stick it out on a WL (at least til this point), what do you plan on doing about housing at the school at which you've deposited? (Again, excluding university-owned housing).
Are you signing a lease somewhere, and hoping you can "get out of it" with your landlord if you get tapped by your dream school and can no longer live in that city? If it were a matter of losing just a security deposit, I guess I wouldn't be as worried, but if the landlord tries to somehow sue or hold me to the full length of the lease - regardless of attempts made to help them find a new tenant, etc - that could get hairy.
On the flip side, I've waited to secure housing for this long, and feel like I need to wrap it up now so I don't get screwed in the event that I end up matriculating where I've already deposited.
What are everyone's thoughts/plans? Thanks!