Lease It or Lose It
Lease It or Lose It
Lease It or Lose It ran from October 21st - 25th on the Waterloo and Brantford campuses. This event series will return for the Winter 2025 term. In the meantime, check out our upcoming workshops listed below.
Lease It or Lose It is a week-long series of events and workshops, taking place once per academic semester in October and February. This series provides you with key skills and resources to help you find off-campus housing.
The workshops will cover topics such as budgeting, finding roommates, roles and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, and online search engines to find available properties and more. Stay tuned for more information.
Be sure to also follow @laurieroffcampushousing on Instagram to receive consistent updates on events and information throughout the rest of the year.
Upcoming Workshops:
Starting from Scratch
Need to find housing for next year (or right now) and not sure where to start? We've got you covered! Join the Off-Campus Housing team for foundational steps to begin your house-hunting journey. This workshop will focus on educating students about the house hunting process, and help students by providing budgetary considerations and resources as well as tools to successfully find roommates. It's a great place to start if you are not sure how to begin looking for off-campus housing.
Brantford: Wednesday, November 13th 2024 | 2-3pm | CB209
Waterloo: Tuesday, November 12th 2024 | 2-3 pm | P119
Virtual: Friday, November 15th 2024 | 2-3 pm | Zoom
House Hunting 101
Looking for an overview on how to look for off-campus housing and learn everything you need to know? Our House Hunting workshop covers topics such as budgeting, platforms to find housing, avoiding rental scams, relationships with roommates and more.
Brantford: Thursday, November 21st, 2024 | 3-4 pm | CB100
Waterloo: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 | 3-4pm | P119
Virtual: Friday, November 22nd 2024, 11am-12pm | Zoom
Never seen an Ontario Standard Lease before? Join us while we walk through every section of an Ontario Standard Lease to ensure students know what to look out for and double-check before officially signing a contract for a rental unit.
Brantford: Tuesday, November 26th 2024 | 11am-12pm | CB100
Waterloo: Thursday, November 28th 2024 | 11am-12pm | P119
Virtual: Friday, November 29th 2024, | 1-2pm | Zoom