How do I prepare my home for a long absence?

Exams are finally over and the term has come to an end, so some of you may be traveling or visiting family and friends. We’ve put together a list of things to do in your apartment before you leave.

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Leading Causes of Evictions!

In this week’s blog we discuss some of the leading causes of evictions. Nobody ever wants to deal with evictions since it's usually stressful and time consuming for the tenant and the landlord. We hope you never get evicted or have to evict someone, if you feel the same way, please keep reading, and if you want to know what needs to be included in an eviction notice for it to be legal, please click here.

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Mental Health and Wellness Resources

We know being a student can be stressful and due to the stress of exams you may be dealing with uncertainty and circumstances that are taking a toll on your physical and mental health. So we’ve compiled a list of resources that are available to you to help you get through these trying times. Please keep in mind that some of these hyperlinks may change over time, so if you get an error when you click on it, please do a Google search of the title and it should take you to the updated page.

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Nightmare Roommates

In this week’s blog, we rounded up some of our members worst experiences with some of their former roommates. We asked our members if they had ever lived with a nightmare roommate, and if they had, what was it about their roommate that made them an absolute nightmare to live with.

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Leading causes of roommate conflicts

Lets face it, every once in a while roommates will get into conflicts. Sometimes you can solve them and move on, but sometimes you can’t solve them and you have to go your separate ways. In this week’s blog, we decided to talk about some of the leading causes of roommate conflicts. If you know what the common causes of conflicts are, maybe you’ll be able to get ahead of them before they blow up into something major. We just hope if you're reading this, it’s not too late.