Question for you US folks

[kellifer]

So, what are my options i guess is the question? If someone were to be moved from college dorms to off campus housing by the college when there was a dorm shortage of some kind? We don't really have a dorm system here at all so I don't really know how it works.

This is for my abouttwoboys fic which is in danger of now being 7k of never being finished... :/ (The movie I'm writing is "Loser").

ETA: It's looking like perhaps a long-term hotel room is the go, thanks everyone!!

Comments

[theladyscribe]

OH! This has actually happened recently at my college! More than likely, someone who is living on campus and has been living on campus for X amount of years would be asked to relinquish their dorm room and be offered some sort of monetary compensation (say, a month's worth of rent for an apartment - possibly more). Most colleges don't allow freshmen (and sometimes sophomores) to live off campus unless they have relatives who live within driving distance (ie, no more than an hour away).

Anyone moved off campus would need either to have a car or be able to live somewhere within walking/biking distance. And unless they have several friends in a similar situation, they'd probably stay in an apartment with a monthly rent. Which means they'd also need a job.

Hope that helps! :)