Students at the University of Rhode Island decide to live off-campus for a number of reasons:  more freedom, to gain a sense of responsibility, a desire to live off-campus, a lack of on-campus housing, the social aspects of sharing a house with others, or the peacefulness of living in a property alone.  Before students decide to look for off-campus housing, they must be aware of the following information:

• Our service is open to all students, staff, and faculty at the university
• None of the properties listed with our office are owned by the university
• Many of the properties are available for only the academic year:  September to May
• In most cases, utilities are not included in the monthly rent prices of the properties
• The majority of properties listed with our office are not within walking distance to the university and are about a 10 to 20 minute drive from the campus
• We work with over 130 landlords throughout the South County area including properties in South Kingstown, North Kingstown, Narragansett, East Greenwich, Exeter, and Wickford.  Narragansett has the most properties
• Landlords use our office as an outlet to advertise their properties to students, prospective students, staff, and faculty at the university
• Students, prospective students, staff, and faculty do not have to fill out an application to use our off-campus housing service
• Our office is totally separate from the Office of Housing and Residential Life
• Our office serves as an intermediary resource for students and landlords by allowing both parties to post useful information
• We are no way involved in the process of students signing leases with landlords who post properties with our service.  This process is arranged strictly between the students and the landlords.