student housing
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Laurier’s SRAC: know your rights when leasing
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When it comes to renting, students are an especially vulnerable demographic since the majority of them are first-time renters who do not have the expertise or legal understanding to defend themselves if they are treated unfairly. The Students’ Union website has a section dedicated to university-related matters where students may discover contact information for relevant…
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New year, new situation? Laurier and UW hope to give student housing a new face in 2020
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Students in the Waterloo Region have known for some time that housing across the city is growing to be increasingly unattainable for students and lucrative for corporations. After this fallโs Accomod8u scandal and a number of online exposรฉes against popular student rental company KW4Rent, student housing in Waterloo became a hot button issue yet again.…
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Student housing issues lead to protests by those affected
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Revolutionary Student Movementโs (RSM) Waterloo chapter organized a student housing rally that took place on Sept. 23 after a massive data leak of over 6000 maintenance requests that came from the tenant portal for users living in buildings owned by Accomad8U, especially pertaining to many buildings on Albert Street. Although almost 800 students had said…
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Have a student housing concern? You have options!
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In the last few weeks, student housing activists from the two Waterloo universities and beyond have rocked the boat with their calls for change in the housing and apartment market. Monday Sept. 23 saw the first of many demonstrations in the fight for fair housing, but the hustle and bustle around the Accommod8u scandal and…
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Taking a chance on student housing in Waterloo Region
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๏ปฟ Itโs no secret that the student housing market in Waterloo has reached the point of crisis. To those who are currently renting, this is nothing new. In recent days, however, the โFuccommod8uโ scandal has done more than rock the boat. A recent data breach released over 6000 alleged maintenance complaints from within student property…
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A guide to signing leases and avoiding housing hiccups
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After meticulous research, investigations into unfortunate living experiences and personally managing to move into a new living situation every year of my four-year university-career, I have finally cracked the code. Listen up folks. Before you are the four rules of signing leases that will hopefully avoid epic screw-overs, financial detriment and shitty situations. Why? Because…
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Move-in delays for ICON Waterloo
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While some students at Wilfrid Laurier University have been able to live comfortably since the beginning of classes, a few are still struggling with how and when they can move into their new apartments. On September 2, ICON Waterloo, two 25 storey high-rises located on Phillip and Columbia, announced in an email to their tenants…
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Dealing with inevitably imperfect roommates
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Another school year is upon us which means that a lot of changes are happening. With first-years moving into dorms and upper-years finding off-campus housing, anticipation is flowing. Moving into a new house or apartment can be a really exciting thing; you can finally get some freedom from your siblings taking over the bathroom, and…
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This year’s TIFF flicks that can’t be missed
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The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is an internationally acclaimed film festival dedicated to showcasing champion films of various genres from all over the world. With the festival wrapping up the week of the 18th TIFF has a reputation for premiering some of the worldโs best films. There will certainly be hundreds of highly anticipated…
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