If you are interested in living off campus, we recommend you start your search with Off-campus and Commuter Student Services. This website maintains an online housing search with information on accommodations both within walking distance and driving distance to campus.
To reach Off-campus and Commuter Student Services, call 614-292-0100 or email [email protected].
Student Legal Services (SLS) provides legal services to Ohio State students. Eligible students pay an annual participation fee for the SLS legal services plan. SLS's scope of services includes Landlord-Tenant disputes.
Before you sign a lease to live off-campus, you should schedule a lease review appointment with an SLS attorney.
Currently, SLS is offering Skype appointments to newly admitted international students to have their housing leases reviewed line-by-line, and to explain students' housing rights and responsibilities under Ohio law. Even if you have already signed a lease, SLS can still perform the lease review. Appointments can be scheduled online (please choose the Civil Matters schedule).
Once you have scheduled your lease review appointment, Student Legal Services will send you a confirmation email including instructions for the Skype appointment, and an agreement that you will pay the SLS annual fee ($40.00 per year).
Be aware that only degree-seeking students are eligible to utilize Student Legal Services. Exchange students are ineligible for lease review, but may contact SLS for materials that can aid in reviewing their own lease.
Contact [email protected] with any questions.
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