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On-campus housing still holding students to leases

Credit: ABC 10 News | San Diego
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On-campus housing still holding students to leases
On-campus housing still holding students to leases

SDSU students have largely moved out of on-campus housing as classes at the university have moved online to help stop the spread of Coronavirus.

CLASSES AT SDSU HAVE MOVEDONLINE TO HELP STOP THE SPREADOF THE CORONAVIRUS... BUT SOMESTUDENTS LIVINGON CAMPUS ARE HAVING TROUBLEGETTING OUT OF THEIR LEASES.10NEWS ANCHOR MARY MCKENZIETALKED WITH A MOM ANDDAUGHTER WHO WORRY THOSE WHOCHOSE TO STAY IN THEIRAPARTMENTS... COULD BE MORE ATRISK FOR THE VIRUS.CG ON-CAMPUS HOUSING STILLHOLDING STUDENTS TO LEASCG SHELI RILEYVID 1:04 EVERYONE'S GONE.

EVERYONE'SHOME.SDSU -- IS NO LONGER THEBUSTLING CAMPUS WE'RE USED TOSEEING, AS STUDENTS MOVED THEIRSTUFF OUT BY SATURDAY'SDEADLINE.VID 2CG SHELI RILEY9:49 YOU'RE IN THIS GREAT TIMEOF YOUR LIFE, LOVING EVERYASPECT OFLIVING THERE.

ALL OF A SUDDENYOU CAME HOME FOR THE WEEKENDANDNOW IT'S OVERKRISTIN WAS HOME IN HUNTINGTONBEACH WHEN THEY FIRST HEARDABOUT THE CLOSURE... WITHIN AWEEK, HER MOM HAD AN EMAFROM THE MONTAGE APARTMENT'SMANAGEMENTCOMPANY.2:57 THEY'VE GIVE YOU THE OPTIONTO MOVE OUT BY APRIL 1ST, ANDTHEY'LLGIVE YOU A SMALL CREDIT.

ANDTHEN IF YOU'RE ABLE TO FINDSOMEONE TOSUBLET, THEY'LL GIVE YOU BUTYOU'RE STILL RESPONSIBLE UNTILTHE END OF JULY, UNTIL THE TERMOF YOUR LEASE.

THEY WOULD LIKETHE UNIVERSITY TO INTERVENE.6:09 LET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIRLEASES SINCE ALL OF THE OTHERAPARTMENTS DID, AS LONG AS THEYSPOKESPERSONTELLS 10NEWS THEY'RE WORKINGWITH THE UNIVERSITY, ANDOFFERING OPTIONS TO STUDENTS.THE UNIVERSITY TOLD 10NEWS THEAPARTMENTS ARE PRIVATELY OWNEDAND OPERATED DESPITE BEING ONSDSU'S CAMPUS.

THE MONTAGE ISALSO GIVING STUDENTS THEOPTION TO STAY IF THEY CHOOSE,WITH DISCOUNTS ON RENT.

BUT --CAPSTONE SAYS THESE SHAREDAPARTMENTS MAY BE SUBLET DURINGTHIS TIME TO OTHER PEOPLE --$1400 A MONTH RENT.

AND SHEWORRIES IS PUTTING KIDS ATRISK LIVING WITH POTENTIALSTRANGERS -- WHO CAN'T BE TESTEDFOR CORONAVIRUS.8:22 THEY DON'T EVEN GIVE YOU APHONE NUMBER, THEY GIVE YOU AMAILING ADDRESS FOR ALLQUESTIONS.10:52 IT'S HARD WHEN YOU HEARTHEY'RE DOING RELIEF FROM RENTNATIONWIDE THEY'RE ASKINGLANDLORDS, YET YOU GET THISTHROUGH THE UNIVERSITY THROUGHTHE MONTAGE.MM10NEWSFARMER'S MARKETS ARE BACK ON INCALIFORNIA.

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