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If you are a student, staff, or faculty at UW, you'll be especially glad to know that all of our units are closer to the University of Wyoming Classroom Building than any of the University's own dormitories or apartment complexes. Being able to get to campus quickly without driving is a key requirement, because the University has just eliminated the 179 convenient parking spaces which once surrounded Prexy's Pasture (the main quadrangle that contains most of the school's academic buildings) and adjacent to the Classroom Building. This has created an acute shortage of parking near campus. A promised parking garage hasn't materialized. Commuters are forced to park in a distant lot, far east of the core campus, or to pay for the privilege of parking in slightly closer ones. "Express" shuttle buses deliver passengers from the free lot (but, ironically, not the paid lots) to only two locations on campus: the Union and the Classroom Building. (You may wait as long as 15 minutes to catch the one that goes to the Classroom Building -- and this doesn't include transit time.) There's another shuttle route that goes to more locations, but it takes a full 30 minutes to circle campus.

As if all this weren't enough, the express buses stop running at 6 PM, and cars cannot be left in the lot overnight. So, if you stay on campus after hours to study or participate in extracurricular activities, you'll have to wait for the non-express bus or make the long trek back to your car on foot. UW has also raised fees for parking permits to unprecedented levels: $90 for students and $132 for staff and faculty. (Faculty and staff members asked the University for a reduced rate for employees with salaries less than $30,000 per year, but the University refused. This means that many of these employees will contend with students for on-street parking near campus.) Another surprise: Previously, parking permits weren't required during the summer when the campus is not crowded. But under its new policy, the University requires them all year long.

Finally, the City of Laramie has just recently enlarged the area surrounding campus where parking can be restricted to residents with permits. Parking on the streets surrounding campus is already severely limited, and this measure will limit it still more. So, commuters who try to park on the street near classes will have a difficult time finding a spot.

Bottom line: If you're at UW, it truly pays to live close by and bike or walk to avoid the parking crunch... and we can help. All of our units are close to campus. In fact, as we've already mentioned, every one is closer to the UW Classroom Building, Pharmacy School, and many other UW academic buildings than UW's own dorms. They're also much closer to groceries, the Laramie post office, downtown, video rental, and a wide variety of restaurants (burritos, bagels, pizza, coffeehouses, and more).
 

We pride ourselves on being attentive, tenant-friendly rental managers and taking good care of the properties we manage; after all, our tenants are our neighbors! We advocated the passage of the new Wyoming Landlord/Tenant Act when many landlords opposed it. We always require a lease, as this protects both you and us. Our leases are written in plain English with no "fine print." The security deposit is equal to the monthly rent. We ask that you pay the security deposit on or before the date when you sign the lease, and the first month's (or partial month's) rent upon occupancy. (Unlike some Laramie rental managers, we don't ask for the last month's rent until the beginning of the last month.)

Due to market conditions in Laramie, all lease terms must end between May 15th and August 15th. We regret that we cannot sign a lease that ends outside this period. All leases must have a fixed term; we cannot rent month-to-month.

Each of our units contains a stove, refrigerator, and oven. If an apartment is rented "furnished," it contains a full complement of furniture but not hotel-like amenities such as linens, dishes, and silverware. If you rent a furnished unit, please expect to use the furniture that's provided. Due to limited storage space and the difficulty of moving furniture around, we can't remove furniture from a furnished unit.

We favor quiet, serious tenants who do not create disturbances or violate laws or ordinances. Wyoming law makes it a crime for a rental manager or owner to allow underage drinking or use of illegal drugs on the premises. Therefore, our lease does prohibit large, noisy or open parties, gatherings at which minors consume alcohol or illegal drugs, or illegal activity of any kind.

For more information, or to arrange to see a unit by appointment, e-mail us from the mail page. This is often even faster than calling on the phone! And always check this page for the latest information on rental availability.
 

Uncaged pets require an additional pet deposit and will be allowed only with a reference from the manager or owner of a previous rental property where the pet has lived. (Sorry, but the reference must be an impartial third party and not a friend or relative.) Your pet must be mature, as we can't afford to provide the training ground for young animals. Also, the animal must not prevent us from entering the premises in an emergency to make repairs, so we cannot accept large or territorial dogs. Because we want to maintain attractive properties with good landscaping, our lease requires that dogs be walked off the premises, rather than merely being let out the door to do their business in the garden or chained outside.

Bona fide, trained service animals used by blind and/or disabled individuals (e.g. Seeing Eye dogs) are, of course, allowed on the premises at all times, though we do ask that their owners be considerate of tenants with allergies.

We do allow most caged rodents, reptiles, fish, and other animals that are permanently confined to a cage or tank, though we need to know that they'll be there, approve them, and note them on the lease. (We wouldn't want to turn off the power to do repairs, for example, without knowing that a tank of tropical fish depended upon the electricity to survive.) We also ask that, if the enclosure is made of wire, precautions be taken to protect floors and floor coverings from objects ejected through the bars. Usually, this simply means covering the floor around a bird cage or putting a rodent cage in a plastic tub.

Unfortunately, if you have more than one uncaged pet, you will have difficulty finding a rental unit that is in good condition in Laramie and should probably consider buying instead. Housing prices are very reasonable in Laramie, so you will likely come out ahead financially -- especially if you expect to live here for two years or more. We're not licensed brokers ourselves, but we know the local real estate community and can help you locate a reputable seller's or buyer's broker.

--Brett Glass, Laramie, WY

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