Show Page 4 The Aggie Review formation concerning restrictions furnishing and location is provided The list is changed every few days at the beginning of the quarter and later "Wurlitzer once a week Schreibner Cheese and Moore's Paper have all come to town on taken space that could have been used for studen- n students come in occasionally to complain about discrimination" said Nelson "They usually have no proof just a feeling think their they can't pin down is problem that they come when there is hardly anything left They can't come in June to get a place" "I know some landlords who will request a student of a particular nationality to match the students he already has in a place" continued Nelson "Different nationalities often have problems living together because “Foreign I ts everyone wants men Landlords just want to avoid that friction" "I've had several complaints concerning religious discrimination" said Nelson "But the landlords claimed there was no problem find that the I students themselves in are this area discriminatory looking for roommates" quite when that complaints landlords concerning renting only to men oF only to women are unfoundeB” Said Nelson "It seems to fluctuate from week to week One week everyone will want women and the next week Nelson believes I out" think it evens "Under our code it's not discriminatory to request grad "Different nationalities of different customs and recently law often have problems living together because of different customs Landlords fust want to aviod that friction" e Farm Landlords listing with the housing office must sign a agreement The landlord agrees to accept tenants without regard to race religion or national origin A landlord may be cut from the listing if he fails to keep the agreement When four or more are involved units discrimination comes under federal r Pep-peridg- — students or couples" said Nelson "Some landlords prefer older students who might take better care of their place Some have a place to rent with a double bed so they rent to married students And here again landlords like to match tenants If they've got a couple with children upstairs then they'll want the same downstairs It just works out better" The USU housing office recommends to landlords that they use a contract "You expect to do what you want in your own home" said Nelson "If you have a contract both landlord and tenant know what to expect Some landlords and students are afraid of contracts but it protects them both" Continued Nelson "We will arbitrate in a landlord-tenan- t dispute and if settled the parties can things aren't request mediation from the Dean of Students We can often avoid suits but then they seldom arise when there's a contract" Nelson was "caughfoff-guar- d 'By the increased enrollment this fall" and believes that builders were too "We had a bad fall this year but then can't I say this one was worse because haven't seen another" The State Board of Regents predicted that USU enrollment would f decrease by two and percent this fall Much to everyone's surprise three percent more students arrived at USU than came last year L Mark Neuberger Dean of Admissions expects that "we may not have the anticipated decline at all Perhaps we'll peak again in a few years and then I one-hal- off" level Neuberger believes that a housing shortage is due not only to increased enrollment but to new industry "Wurlitzer Pepperidge Farm Schreibner Cheese and Moore's Paper have all come to town recently and taken space that could have been used for students" Construction companies in Logan are definitely interested in a housing shortage Said Arthur Pease of Pease Construction "There is a need for more building The nicer units are filled and don't know anyone who needs tenants But it all depends upon the availability of financing If things IdSTis and go right with fe'deraily-Baseinterest rates we'll build eight to ten new units next year Through conversation with other builders I'd expect about 40 or 50 new units in I d Logan next year" "There's a lot of industry coming in too" said Pease "We can't just stand still know students who live in places not really fit to live in" Cache County has no housing ordinance to control the— quality of housing Said Willard Hill County Health Dept official "We get complaints from students and we investigate them but we have no legal I man's home is his castle and it's difficult to tell someone 'you need to do this or that to your " "A house' |