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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The 300 block of Oakland Avenue.

Experts advise students on off-campus living, housing contracts and lease responsibilities

By Alex Saraff, Staff Writer November 15, 2022
Experts from Pennsylvania weigh in on what students should know before signing a lease with a landlord. Experts say tenants should be aware of their rights and responsibilities if they want to avoid being taken advantage of.
Trisha Margiotti (right), a Panther Central off-campus living specialist, speaks about when students should start searching for housing at Tuesday evening’s “Off-campus Student Rental Workshop.”

Students learn rental fundamentals

By Emily Drzymalski, For The Pitt News November 28, 2018
Students should start looking now for next-year housing opportunities.
Garrett Heid and a few of his friends built a homemade bar for their apartment, inspired by other college apartment bars theyve seen. (Photo by Issi Glatts | Staff Photographer)

Student renters raise the bar off-campus

In his spare time this summer, Garrett Heid got crafty with some IKEA furniture he had lying around, a few pieces of wood and a 22-gauge stainless steel door from a fridge he found during his part-time...

Litchfield Towers A, B and C are located on lower campus between Fifth and Forbes avenues and house approximately 1,800 students.

To succeed, sophomores should stay on campus

By Brian Gentry | For The Pitt News November 17, 2017

Sophomore Dolan Edinboro knew he wanted to move off campus for his sophomore year. But when he started looking for apartments in the November of his first semester at Pitt, he and one of his roommates,...

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