THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Off-Campus Living Guide - offcampus.osu.edu

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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Off-Campus Living Guide
Your guide to having a successful off-campus living experience
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Welcome to Off-Campus Living!
Neighborhood Services and Collaboration (NSC), a department within the offce of Student Life, welcomes you
to the off-campus neighborhoods! Living off campus can be a fun and exciting experience for you during your
time at Ohio State. Along with the enjoyment of living off campus comes the responsibility of being a good tenant,
roommate, neighbor, and citizen in your community.
This Off-Campus Living Guide is designed to outline the steps you need to take, as well as the resources available
to you, to help ensure that you have a positive off-campus living experience. Living off campus—whether it’s a
short walk to Ohio State (the University District) or driving distance—doesn’t mean you should be any less involved
with campus activities and organizations. We strongly urge all students to stay involved throughout their entire
college career.
NSC works with students, permanent residents, local area landlords, university offcials, local municipal
representatives, and various other community stakeholders to promote a positive quality of life in the University
District and Columbus areas. NSC works towards educating students on the ins and outs of off-campus living, how
to stay safe, party smart, be involved, and be a positive neighbor and community member.
Utilize this Off-Campus Living Guide to answer many of your off-campus housing questions, to learn how the
university and city are here to support you, and to understand your rights and responsibilities as an off-campus
resident.
If you are living off campus, whether in the University District within walking distance to Ohio State, or in any other
Columbus area, let Neighborhood Services and Collaboration be part of your off-campus living experience!
Neighborhood Services and Collaboration (NSC)
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Table of Contents
Who Is Neighborhood Services and Collaboration? 6
Who Is Off-Campus and Commuter Student Engagement? 8
Becoming Familiar with Columbus 12
Becoming Familiar with Campus 16
Choosing the Right Roommate(s) 18
Searching for Off-Campus Housing 22
How to Inspect a Property 26
What to Expect When Signing a Lease 27
How to Prepare for Your Move Off Campus 28
Support Services 31
A Message from Your Columbus Police Department 40
Living Off Campus: Safety 41
Living Off Campus: Rights and Responsibilities 45
The Ins and Outs of Living Off Campus 51
Get Involved! 52
Moving Out 54
Monthly Budget Plan 58
Roommate Contract 59
Move-In/Move-Out Checklist 61
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Who Is Neighborhood
Services and Collaboration?
eighborhood Services and Collaboration (NSC) oversees and supports various
programs/initiatives with the mission to improve the quality of life for those living
Nin and around the University District/Columbus areas. NSC engages students,
landlords, businesses, city ofcials, and university personnel to be actively involved in
addressing the unique concerns of this diverse community. NSC believes knowledge is key,
working to educate students as well as providing the necessary tools to promote a positive
of-campus living experience. Regardless of where students choose to live, NSC works to
keep you safe, engaged, and informed.
Online Services to educate students on the ins and outs of living off
campus. Providing students with tips and tools to fnd
Off-campus housing search
the most suitable place is essential.
Neighborhood Services and Collaboration works
closely with local area landlords to better serve the Off-campus roommate search
Ohio State community. Landlords can post their rental NSC offers a central platform to assist Ohio State
property information on the online housing search, affliates in their off-campus roommate search.
found at offcampus.osu.edu. Please keep in mind that This online roommate search requires a university
landlords and/or properties displayed on this online username and password to protect the privacy of
housing search are not university endorsed/approved. its users. Users may browse the online roommate
NSC simply serves as a resource center, providing search as well as post a roommate ad. Roommate
information to assist students, faculty, and staff in ads allow individuals to describe not only the type of
locating off-campus housing. In addition, NSC works housing they have (or are seeking), but also the type of
roommate(s) they are seeking.
Off-campus sublet search
Assisting students in subleasing their vacant
apartment/house is another service provided through
NSC. Students who are looking to fnd others to take
over their lease have the option of posting an online
sublet ad, which will then be displayed on the off-
campus housing search.
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Events for Students
Off-Campus Housing Fair
The annual Off-Campus Housing Fair is a great opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to experience a one-stop-
shop, which allows individuals to gather information from landlords, businesses, and other off-campus entities in
order to make an informed decision regarding their
off-campus living arrangements. In addition, a number
of generous vendors sponsor great prizes for the
raffe. The 2012 Off-Campus Housing Fair will be held
November 29 and November 30 in the Performance Hall
of the Ohio Union from noon to 5 p.m. each day.
Roommate fairs
NSC holds at least one roommate fair each semester.
The roommate fair provides students the opportunity
to meet with potential roommates face-to-face in a
safe environment. Roommate fairs are typically held
on Friday evenings from 5 to 6 p.m. Check out the NSC
online calendar for future dates. Roommate Fair
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Who Is Off-Campus and
Commuter Student Engagement?
he ofce of Of-Campus and Commuter Student Engagement (OCCSE) is a
resource to support your neighborhood or campus experience, whether you live
Tnearby in the University District or you commute to Ohio State. OCCSE focuses
on building community among of-campus and commuter students through the
Community Ambassador and Commuter Liaison programs. OCCSE also conducts
research to help the university better understand and enhance the experiences of
of-campus and commuter students.
Community Ambassador Program
The Community Ambassador program is a student-led initiative through OCCSE aimed at promoting a safer, more
collaborative community in the University District. Community Ambassadors (CAs) act as a resource and a point
of contact for students living on their street. As a group, CAs plan activities
throughout the year for the greater campus community. These activities engage
both individual streets and the entire off-campus area and are aimed at creating
a stronger off-campus community.
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A few Community Ambassador events…
Off-campus street cookouts (autumn and spring)
Commuter Liaison Program
Residents meet, mingle, and enjoy free food.
The mission of the Commuter Liaison program is to
Light Up the Night celebration
enhance the commuter student experience at Ohio
and competition (autumn)
State. Commuters are defned as students who do
Students decorate their apartments and houses not live in university-
for the holiday season, celebrate at the kick-off managed housing
event, and compete for big prizes. and essentially live
beyond walking
Cooking clinic (spring)
distance. Commuter Liaisons (CLs) build community
A fun event in the Ohio Union Instructional
among commuter students and promote commuter
Kitchen where a professional chef instructs
student success by hosting programs, advocating
students on how to cook a fabulous meal.
for commuter needs, and acting as a resource for
Attendees cook alongside the chef and get to
students.
enjoy the fruits of their labor at the end!
Cornhole tournament
A few Commuter Liaison events…
This is the event you need to attend if you have
Good Morning, Commuters
mad cornhole skills. With well over 100 teams,
Commuters can meet their CLs at the West
winners not only get bragging rights, but prizes in
Campus parking lot and start their morning off
the past have included large televisions for each
with snacks such as hot chocolate or bagels.
team member!
Commuter lunches
Buckeye Block Watch
Commuters bring their lunches to meet other
CA’s lead a neighborhood Buckeye Block Watch
commuter students and to participate in fun
program to raise awareness in the off-campus
activities in the Ohio Union.
neighborhoods about remaining safe in Columbus,
promoting safer street
communities, and being a
better witness.
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Swag CABS Commuter kitchen
CLs may run into you on a CABS bus and hand out The commuter kitchen, located on the third foor of
free swag from Student Life for knowing facts about the Ohio Union, is a convenient place to store your
commuting to Ohio State. food while on campus. It includes refrigerators,
microwaves, a sink with garbage disposal, and
Commuter cookout
cabinets.
Commuter students can meet other commuters,
grab food, learn about changing tires and road Commuter lockers
safety, and try to win car tool kits! Commuting students can reserve a locker, located
on the third foor of the Ohio Union, starting the frst
Services for commuters day of classes each semester. Lockers are free,
through OCCSE: OCCSE provides the lock, and are distributed on a
frst-come, frst-served basis.
Commuter Preview Day
Commuter students can take the opportunity to
adjust to campus before autumn semester begins in
an orientation-like program.
A V A I L A B L E N O W
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