Housing

The Student Housing Market in Be’er Sheva

Searching for the apartment of your dreams can be difficult and frustrating, especially when it is not clear what the fair price is and what area is worth living in.

What should you check when seeing apartments? How do you know what to make sure should be written in your lease? Here is a list of a tips for a comfortable and easy rental season:

– Take it easy – the rental season here lasts six months (from May to the end of October) and there is no shortage of apartments. Remember! At the beginning of the season, the apartments are much more expensive.
– Compare the apartment owner’s contract with a standard apartment contract.
– Consult and don’t be shy to ask – about the area and the street, about the apartment and the neighbors, about the landlord and the contract.

The Student Neighborhoods

The student neighborhoods offer a variety of services, pubs, restaurants, and other things that are important to all of us when we are looking for a place to live. Getting to know the neighborhoods will help you make a decision based on the parameters that are important to you personally.

Neighborhood 6 (Ringleblum area)/ 4 East – bordering the northern part of the university. Ringelblum is the main street in the neighborhood, it has a cool pub boulevard that enlivens the neighborhood. About 5-10 minutes walk.

Neighborhood 4 – for lovers of adventure and entertainment. The western neighborhood of the campus so Rager Street (the main street that crosses the city) is actually its border and it extends to the Bar Giora area. About 5-10 minutes walk.

Neighborhood 3 – is south of Soroka Hospital and the University. You can rent an apartment there at affordable prices. It can be very convenient for those studying in the Faculty of Health Sciences. About 10 minutes’ walk.

Neighborhood 2 – In this neighborhood there are quite a few pubs, cafes in addition to the Writers’ Park which is a scene by itself. About 15-20 minutes walk.

Fair Rent Law

It is important that you know the Fair Rent Law – the law regulates the relationship between the tenant and the landlord, defines what an apartment is suitable for living in and more.

The main points of the law:

Repairs – the tenant has the option of inviting a professional himself, if the landlord does not repair defects of reasonable wear and tear or other defects agreed in the contract that are the responsibility of the landlord – the tenant can present a receipt to the landlord and reduce the cost The repair from the rent.> Contract Termination – the lessor may notify the termination of the contract 90 days before the end of the contract, while the lessee may notify 60 days before the end of the contract.
Down Payment – the lessor may collect a guarantee in the amount of up to one third of the rent for the entire rental period, or up to three times the rent per month – whichever is lower.
Suitable Living Standards – the law states that an apartment that has an unreasonable risk factor for the safety or health of the tenant, or a proper electrical, lighting and sewage system, or ventilation openings – is not an apartment suitable for living, and therefore cannot be rented.
Brokerage fees – if the owner of the house is the one who ordered the brokerage – the payment is on the owner of the apartment and not the tenant.