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| November 24

Off-campus housing

There's not enough affordable public housing in Chapel Hill. This program could help:

By Henry Haney | January 20

Chapel Hill is facing an affordable and public housing crisis, but a new program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development aims to help the ...

Learn more about the affordable housing bond referendum on the ballot this year

By Ares Zerunyan | October 16

Residents of the Town of Chapel Hill will vote on a $10 million general bond in November to offer more affordable housing options.

'You have to submit your time away': Resident advisers juggle work-life balance

By Sara Pequeño | September 2

It takes 17 minutes to walk to the Pit from Hinton James Residence Hall, according to the Carolina Housing website. Going to Franklin Street adds ten ...

Having trouble finding a subletter? Chapel Hill students struggle to find summer leasers

By Carlyann Edwards | April 5

The turnover between the spring and summer sessions can result in a fairly complicated subletting process. For a lot of people the subletting procedure ...

Think you pay too much to live in Chapel Hill? UNC is responding to high rent prices.

By Sophia Wilhelm | March 27

A little more than half of UNC undergraduates live off campus, which has led to steep rent prices and efforts from the University to attract more students ...

Town House Apartments, located on Hillsborough Rd, was a popular student apartment complex.

Students unable to lease from Town House Apartments due to redevelopment plans

By Marin Wolf | January 11

Residents of Town House Apartments cannot sign leases for the next school year right now because of potential redevelopment. An email, sent on Oct. 19, ...

Long lines and short deadlines; students scramble for off-campus housing

By Madeleine Fraley | November 26

2017 is the first year the off-campus leasing process has started in September. It has gotten earlier each year due to increased demand for off-campus ...

Student housing off of North Columbia Street.

Town of Chapel Hill debates limit on number of unrelated housing occupants in a college town

By Gregory Hall | November 1

The Town of Chapel Hill’s housing code puts an occupancy limit of no more than four unrelated people that may reside in the same dwelling unit. ...

Student housing in Chapel Hill is often rundown and inadequately cared for. Tenant turnover and unresponsive landlords make repairs and renovations tough to nail down.

Leaks, loopholes and absent landlords: Chapel Hill housing leaves students vulnerable

By Kelly Jasiura , Felicia Bailey , Jenni Ciesielski and Erin Wygant | April 19

Junior Lilli Mercho made sure to lock the doors of her home on East Longview Street in Chapel Hill — but that didn’t stop burglars from breaking into ...

A For Rent sign in the Northside neighborhood. In February (I think ?? check with the writer) rent prices increased by 6 percent.

Competition for housing helps drive Chapel Hill rent up to highest in state

By Sarah Cheek | April 6

Chapel Hill rent prices are rising — in February, the town saw a 6 percent jump in rent, according to a recent report on rental markets around the country. ...

On-campus housing applications increase as housing department competes with off campus

By Lorcan Farrell | January 26

After closing Stacy and Everett residence halls last year due to low occupancy, the Housing and Residential Education Department has been working to retain ...

Townhouse Apartments located on Hillsborough are now leasing rooms.

Q&A with J. Tristan Routh on leases

By Brinley Lowe | October 26

J. Tristan Routh is a staff attorney at Carolina Student Legal Services Inc. Daily Tar Heel staff writer Brinley Lowe spoke with him about what students ...

Tips for finding off-campus housing that works for you

By Holden Williams | October 26

It is the time of the year where students have to figure out where they will be living next school year. Students who choose to live off-campus have the ...

From left, graduate student João Ritter sits with Roof founders Tomas Roy, junior, and Teddy Wilson, a UNC senior. Courtesy of João Ritter.

Roommate problems? There's an app for that

By Lindsey Hoover | August 26

Roof – a new app created for better roommate communication – is changing the way roommates think about dividing household responsibilities.

With occupancy down, housing increases efforts to keep students on campus

By Katie Rice | February 2

The number of students living on campus has hit a new low.

Fire code breach to cause Odum Village closure

By Karli Krasnipol | November 2

After many years, age has taken its toll on Odum Village.