Thank you for your interest in University Commons Apartments. To assist you in the rental process we are providing you with this checklist of procedures to follow:

1. Tour and decide on an apartment.
2. A security deposit of one months rent is needed to hold the apartment.
3. The following forms must be filled out:

Rental Application, Co-Sign Agreement Form, Roommate Agreement Form (If applicable). 

Completion of the above steps will hold your apartment. A lease will be drawn up and a date to sign the lease will be scheduled. Must be completed before start date of your lease.

Rental Application: Must be completed and signed with all information. A MOVE -IN DATE, regardless of when your lease starts must be confirmed with the leasing office.This is the date your utilities must be put in your name.

Co-Sign Agreement Form: A parent or guardian must co-sign for you. If they do not sign it in the presence of the leasing agent it must be notarized and returned to the leasing office.

Roommate Agreement: One copy of the Roommate Agreement must be signed by all tenants. 

Lease: All leases at University Commons are for one year. Each tenant must sign the lease.

Please note that payment for the first and last month’s rent must be paid before the start date of the lease  by all tenants moving into an apartment. This payment MUST BE MADE AT THE LEASING OFFICE. First and Last month Rent is in addition to the SECURITY DEPOSIT.   No one will receive thier keys until security deposit, first month and last month rent is paid. We do not accept cash. A check or money order made payable to JRWILKES LP must be received from each tenant. 

Rent Includes: Heat and hot water, sewer, trash removal, snow removal, pest control once a month and 24 hour Emergency Maintenance.

Tenant Responsibilities Include: Electric, Cooking Gas Only (if there is a gas stove in the apartment), Cable, Internet and Phone. You must notify the electric company (PPL – 1-800-342-5775), Cooking Gas Only (if applicable –UGI –1-570-829-3461 to put these utilities in your name as of your move in date you gave to the leasing office. Cable, Internet, and Phone are at your convenience. The number for Cable is –1-570-825-8508. This is Service Electric and it is the only cable company that services this area. We will verify at move in that you have had the electric and cooking gas put in your name.

University Commons strongly suggests that you purchase RENTERS INSURANCE. We are not liable, as stated in your lease, for theft or damage to the apartment you are renting or for damage to your automobile parked in any of our parking lots.

If you have any questions please contact the Leasing Agent at 570-829-4339 during Leasing Office hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm or email me at universitycommons@rcn.com.

LEASING  

All leases at University Commons are for a year, usually beginning June 1^st and ending May 31^st of the following year. During June 1^st through July 31st all unoccupied units are repaired, painted, cleaned, and inspected. Each tenant will receive an individual rent statement for their portion of the rent.

It is important for you to understand that although you have a lease starting in June, we need time to prepare the apartments, unless, you want to move right in “AS IS”. The amount of rent you pay is based on the school term. You pay one amount whether you start paying in June, July, or August. We give you the opportunity to spread your payments over a twelve month period. If you prefer to be billed in July we will divide by 11 instead of twelve making your monthly rent payment higher. If you prefer to be billed in August we will divide by 10 instead of twelve once again making your monthly rent higher. This will also make your Security Deposit required higher as well.  All tenants in one apartment must be in agreement.

TWO BEDROOM EXAMPLE 

Monthly Rent:  $810.00 Total Rent For Term: $9,720.00

Divided by 12 – Monthly rent is $810.00 starting in June

Divided by 11 – Monthly rent is $883.64 starting in July

Divided by 10 – Monthly rent is $972.00 starting in August        

The bottom line is you are still paying $9,720.00 for a two bedroom apartment, regardless of how you set up your monthly rent. In most cases we divide by 12 giving you the lowest rent per month unless you specifically tell us otherwise.

Note: This is an example of a two bedroom. The same procedure is followed for a one, two, three, or four bedroom apartment. 

PRICING -   1 BR - $500 - $525.00 – (One person)

               2 BR - $790.00 - $810.00 – (Two people)

                      3 BR - $1200.00 – (Three People)

                      4 BR - $1300.00  (NO MORE THAN FOUR TENANTS CAN OCCUPY A 4 BR)

                      Extra person in a 1, 2, or 3 bedroom apartment we add $150.00 to the rent.                                                          

RENTAL RATES FOR 2010/2011 LEASE TERM

1 BEDROOM - $500.00 - $525.00   (ONE PERSON

2 BEDROOM - $790.00 - $810.00   (TWO PEOPLE)

3 BEDROOM - $1200.00      (THREE PEOPLE)

4 BEDROOM -$1300.00       (ONLY FOUR PEOPLE ALLOWED TO OCCUPY A FOUR BEDROOM)