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Office Hours
Mon 9:00 - 3:00
Tues 9:00 - 3:00
Wed 9:00 - 3:00
Thurs 9:00 - 3:00
Fri 9:00 -
3:00
**Or call for an appointment to meet with a staff member
Location
South Hall 1st floor,
across from the
Residential Life & Learning
Office
Contact Information
Phone: 617-627-5319
Fax: 617-627-5305
Email: och@tufts.edu
OCH Resource Center,
Tufts University
South Hall,
Lower Campus Road
Medford, MA 02155 |
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Welcome to the Off-Campus Housing Resource Center website. We are a free
service offered to the community at Tufts University. View our site to
learn about:
● your rights as a tenant in
Massachusetts
● state health codes and city ordinances
● landlord responsibilities
● leases, security deposits, or other contracts
● find apartment rentals, rooms for rent, houses for rent,
or look for roommates
● talk with a knowledgeable professional about your
housing needs
IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY!!! OWNERS: If
you have rental property available, list today. Students, faculty,
staff will be looking for residential leases beginning in June or
September 2008.
Safety First and Know Your Legal
Rights
To assist you in assessing
the safety of prospective apartments, Tufts provides
A Safety and Housing Code Checklist
and suggestions for inspecting the property. In addition, prospective landlords
and tenants should educate themselves about their legal rights and responsibilities
before entering a contract. Visit the following comprehensive web sites for
more information: Massachusetts
Landlord Rights & Responsibilities
and Massachusetts
Tenant Rights & Responsibilities.
Don't get SCAMMED, learn
more: Be aware that this site is
not password protected. If you sense a problem with a respondent, check
out the scam alerts. You can find information about scam alerts at
this
website. To get
free information on consumer
issues, visit the Federal Trade Commission website or call
toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP
(1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261.
Landlords: For code
requirements, fire and safety, building requirements contact your local
health department and local fire department. Be safe, be sure, be
proactive.
Notice Against Housing Discrimination
Tufts supports Massachusetts
law which prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, religion,
national origin, age, ancestry, military background or service, sex, sexual
preference, marital status, blindness, deafness or the need of a guide dog,
except in owner-occupied two family dwellings. (M. G. L. c. 151B §4) No landlord
can refuse to rent you an apartment because you receive a rental subsidy,
because the apartment contains lead, or, with some exceptions, because you
have children.
Professional Staff and students
monitor this website.
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