In reality, the students are just like any other renter anywhere, except they are paying thousands of dollars for what is, in essence, a fancy storage locker for their stuff.
Andrew Dolenga should be sitting in his apartment in East Lansing, Michigan, finishing up his last spring at Michigan State University.
That's the opposite of what's happening for students who lived in campus housing. Universities across the state areRefunds mean an 'emergency' for small colleges:Dolenga, a senior scheduled to graduate in December, had a lump sum payment of $2,000 — four months' rent — due just as the COVID-19 virus disruption hit. He moved home to Rochester March 23, five days after Michigan State told students it was going online only.
"But I didn't want to be completely alone, so my friends let me move in with them when Gov. Whitmer called the stay-at-home order."Fox got an email from her landlord reminding her of the $400 she owes for the one month she has left on her lease. She thinks landlords should have been flexible. Nope, he was told, unless Mike lost his job. He was told Zachary's home was in his apartment, even though it had been marketed as being for students.
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