Kansas State University is encouraging local landlords to implement flexibility into housing contracts for student tenants this fall.
In a letter from K-State President Richard Myers, landlords are being asked to consider allowing students to end their leases early if the ongoing pandemic causes in-person classes to be canceled for the Fall semester.
K-State Off-Campus Housing Support is offering a sample addendum as a suggestion for what could be included in a lease allowing such flexibility.
It states that if in-person classes are canceled, students would be able to terminate the lease by vacating the property and notifying their landlord in writing of their intent within 14 days of leaving. The proposal also states that if the lease is ended, landlords would agree to return the tenant’s security deposit and prepaid rent payments as well as pro-rate rent payments based on the date of termination.
The tenant-friendly letter explains this would give off-campus students more certainty when deciding on local housing. It’s not anticipated that many landlords would agree to such terms, but K-State would list landlords expressing an interest to include such language in a lease agreement, on its Off-Campus Housing Support website.
Sample Addendum