Spring Break
Plethora of apartments available
More apartments and the wide variety give students more decision time
Amber Jenne/ Staff writer
Issue date: 2/24/03 Section: Campus Life
Although students may harass apartment owners for next year's leases in the spring semester, availability is still an option during summer months, owners from various Charleston apartments said.
Students commonly sign leases in January when leases for the following fall semester become available, but students can wait longer.
"In the past, if students waited to find an apartment, what (selection) they had to choose from was horrible," Jim Wood, owner of Wood Rentals on 1512 A St said. "Because of more housing units being built, students don't have to scramble around like they used to. They now have a wide variety and can take the time to shop around."
Wood said there is no deadline to apply for his apartments until all of them are filled.
Mark Hudson, director of housing and dining, said Wood may have a point, but suggests students not take such a laid-back approach.
"Although this is true, the sooner a student starts his search and schedules an appointment, the better the results will be," he said.
He said the University Court apartments, at southeast of Andrews Hall, are located on such popular property they have no problem filling up.
Currently, 91 of 141 apartments are still available. The University Court office has 25 appointments scheduled for prospective leasers this week, and the number meets the trend set since the beginning of the semester.
Hudson said the apartments, which consist of 10 different buildings with two buildings designated to sophomores-only, will be filled up in two to three weeks.
Each University Court lease lasts the school year from Aug. 10 to May 10.
Wood said his complex is comprised of mainly two-bedroom apartments, but a few have three or four bedrooms. His 10 to 12 month leases are not completely filled.
For Wood, this year hasn't been as busy as in past years, but since enrollment is up at Eastern, he does not see the slowness as a problem.
Todd Foster -- an owner of one of the Woods Apartment-- owned Britney Ridge townhouses located on 950 Edgar Drive, said students who typically live there are sophomores who are trying to get out of the dorms.
Students commonly sign leases in January when leases for the following fall semester become available, but students can wait longer.
"In the past, if students waited to find an apartment, what (selection) they had to choose from was horrible," Jim Wood, owner of Wood Rentals on 1512 A St said. "Because of more housing units being built, students don't have to scramble around like they used to. They now have a wide variety and can take the time to shop around."
Wood said there is no deadline to apply for his apartments until all of them are filled.
Mark Hudson, director of housing and dining, said Wood may have a point, but suggests students not take such a laid-back approach.
"Although this is true, the sooner a student starts his search and schedules an appointment, the better the results will be," he said.
He said the University Court apartments, at southeast of Andrews Hall, are located on such popular property they have no problem filling up.
Currently, 91 of 141 apartments are still available. The University Court office has 25 appointments scheduled for prospective leasers this week, and the number meets the trend set since the beginning of the semester.
Hudson said the apartments, which consist of 10 different buildings with two buildings designated to sophomores-only, will be filled up in two to three weeks.
Each University Court lease lasts the school year from Aug. 10 to May 10.
Wood said his complex is comprised of mainly two-bedroom apartments, but a few have three or four bedrooms. His 10 to 12 month leases are not completely filled.
For Wood, this year hasn't been as busy as in past years, but since enrollment is up at Eastern, he does not see the slowness as a problem.
Todd Foster -- an owner of one of the Woods Apartment-- owned Britney Ridge townhouses located on 950 Edgar Drive, said students who typically live there are sophomores who are trying to get out of the dorms.
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