Commuter Resources

Get and Stay Involved on Campus
Some commuter students have told us they sometimes feel disconnected, unsupported, uninformed, and alone living off campus. We are here to help ease those anxieties and get you connected to the campus. Our programs and services will provide you with opportunities to connect. Here's what CSIL and Off-Campus Housing have for commuters:

Commuter & Family Lounge in the SUMC (level 4), with chairs, couches, TV, computers, and Kidz Korner, a child-friendly area with toys and books for supervised play Off-Campus Housing Office in the SUMC (level 2, across from CatCard and Meal Plan offices), a one-stop-shopping resource center for information about university services and resources.

Rent a Place / Find a Roommate
Go straight to Off-Campus Online: login with your NetID to browse ads for apartments and roommates, and even place ads yourself.

Read about finding the right roommate, dealing with roommate problems, download the Potential Roommate Questionnaire, and the Roommate Contract published in the UA Off-Campus Housing Guide.

Other advertising available with the Arizona Daily Wildcat, and the local Tucson papers, the Tucson Citizen and Arizona Daily Star which share the same Classifieds section.

There are several other online advertising opportunities available, but be sure to check everything you find in person to guard yourself against fraud.

Maps / Transportation Links
Tucson Neighborhoods close to campus
2008 Sponsor Map
Parent-friendly Campus Map
UA Campus Map
UA Parking Map
CatTran Shuttle
SunTran City Bus

SunTran U-Pass
Discounted bus passes are now available for UA students at the Off-Campus Housing office, OR online at www.suntran.com

Sample Letters

We encourage you to use these downloadable, editable letters below; however, for serious landlord issues, please contact the attorney in Student Legal Services, located on the 3rd level of the Student Union Memorial Center. These services are provided free to registered students at the University of Arizona through student fees. Please make an appointment by calling 621-ASUA(2782).

• #1: Notice of Fowarding Address, Demand for Return of Security Deposit
• #2: Tenant’s Second Demand for Return of Security Deposit
• #3: Notice of a Termination for a Month-to-Month Rental Agreement
• #4: Self Protection When Breaking a Lease
• #5: Seizure of Personal Belongings During Occupancy
• #6: Lock-Out
• #7: Tenant Demanding Maintenance: Self-Help Remedy
• #8: Self-Help Remedy: Completion
• #9: Tenant Demanding Maintenance Termination
• All Sample Letters

Useful Forms

• Apartment Comparison Grid with space to compare 4 properties.
• Condition Checklist for looking at a property more closely.
• Condition Assessment to use when you move in, and again when you move out.
• Potential Roommate Questionnaire to see if you really will be good together.
• Roommate Contract to fill out as soon as you move in, so things won't go wrong later.
• Moving Checklist to help you countdown to M-day.
• Emergency Contacts to print out and post on the fridge.
• Housing Guide Matrix shows a map of Tucson with locations of sponsor complexes and lists their amenities

Neighborhood Parking Permits
City of Tucson Park Wise/ TEAM Program, call 520.791.5071.

Utilities
Information to help you get your utilities "hooked up"!

• Tucson Electric, 520.623.7711, Connect or disconnect your power service online
• Southwest Gas, 520.889.1888, Start, stop or transfer service online
• Tucson Water, 520.791.3242, Pay your bill online
• Comcast Digital Cable, 520.393.3191, Cable TV, high-speed Internet, telephone service
• Cox Communications, 520.884.0133, Cable TV, high-speed Internet, telephone service
• Qwest Communications, 520.292.7011, Phone, TV, Internet service

Safety

• The Tucson Police Department (TPD), 791-4444, will not tell you where you should live, but they will give out online crime stats by address, neighborhood, substation, and many other options.


• Find out how your complex can become part of the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program, partnering property owners, residents, and law enforcement to eliminate crime in multi-housing properties.


• The University of Arizona Police Department, UAPD, 621-4219, publishes Campus Crime stats, campus safety and security reports, and will even give presentations on various safety issues.


• ASUA Safe Ride provides free transportation in and around campus to promote campus safety. Call 520.621.7233 (SAFE) for pickup.


• Campus Health's Oasis Program for Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence, 626-2051, provides help to UA students, staff and faculty who are impacted by sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking.

Laws / Legal Information

• ASUA provides free, confidential, legal advice for UA students from an attorney. If you have questions or need advice about landlord / tenant law or relations, call 621-ASUA (621-2782) to make an appointment.


• Consumer Affairs is a division of the Tucson City Attorney's Office dealing specifically with landlord / tenant issues. Call 520.791.4886 with your questions. An attorney will return your call with the answer.


• Our Family Services is private agency offering safe, neutral and voluntary mediations, in English or Spanish, for a variety of neighbor and family disputes. Call 520.323.1708 x504.


• Read the full text of the City of Tucson's Red Tag law, aka the ordinance for Unruly Gatherings . Find plain English explanations in the Housing Guide's School, Work, Life section.


• Read an excerpt of the State of Arizona Landlord and Tenant Act. For the full text, go to the Arizona Secretary of State's website.


• Download an excerpt of the Fair Housing Act. US Department of Housing and Urban Development's site with the National Fair Housing Act. Arizona Fair Housing Act, Article 41, Chapter 9:7 and the Arizona Department of Housing's summary of the Arizona act.

For Families

• UA Life-Work Connection's Childcare and Family Resources page.
• Lil' Wildcats Childcare Guide.
• UA list of Family Resources on campus.