The move comesahead of the Bobcats' return to campus on August 26,with no timeline on when tenants would be able to move back into their original units.
Michael Teeple
NonStop Local Multimedia Journalist
The move comesahead of the Bobcats' return to campus on August 26,with no timeline on when tenants would be able to move back into their original units.
Michael Teeple
NonStop Local Multimedia Journalist
Bozeman, Mont. — Montana State University students living atStadium View Apartmentsare having to findother places to stayjust weeks before another school year begins, due to unexpected construction at the complex.
Students were toldby apartment managementto leave their current units and move into other housing by August 12th.The move comesahead of the Bobcats' return to campus on August 26,with no timeline on when tenants would be able to move back into their original units.
One tenant wrote in a Reddit thread about the move on August 1stand described the urgency of the search for a new place to live.
"Can confirm myself androommatesare getting kicked out of our apartment starting in four days.Ifanyone has insight on a four-bedroom apartment or house available before August 12th, let meknow," the tenant said.
Mesamoving and storage, acompany helping withrelocations,saysthe situation hasbeen difficult for students.
"Definitely stressful, no matter if you're moving college or just even out of your own house, it's stressful," said Chet Robertson, teamleadat Mesa Moving and Storage.
NonStopLocal spoke with one tenant off camera who said he learned on July 31 that he needed to move units. He said that notice came one day before he planned to renew his leaseon August 1st.
The city of Bozeman confirmed the workthat is set to be done on the apartments requiresresidents torelocateso repairs canmove forwardin the coming weeks.Bozeman City Manager Chuck Winn saysthe buildings need to be empty during the project.
"It is safest for these buildings to be vacant while the work to repair them is completed," said Winn.
Given the sudden changes,Montana State University'sOff-Campus Student Life programis stepping into help students look for other housing options.
Rebecca Eberlin, the program managerfor off-campus student life, saysstudents shehastalked with havebeen able to find openings at other complexes and private rentals, given thequick turnaround.
"Fortunately, the students I've talked to at least have expressed being able to get accepted at other complexes and at other private apartments and homes, with a fairly quick turnaround, which is always a relief to hear," said Rebecca Eberlin.
Other tenants that spoke with Nonstop Local off camera said that not all tenants are having torelocateto entirely new complexes. Some tenants are stayingatStadium View, justwithin new units.
NonStopLocalhasreached out toPeak Meadreal estate,thegroup managing Stadium View,for commentonthe construction and tenant relocation but havenot heard back.
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