Dear Chelliah.

This is Ken with TFC. My apologies for taking a few days to respond. The issue you raise is one that we parents hear a lot. We have brought this to the attention of the University and they are investigating the best approach to address this. As you point out, most students who study abroad are upper classmen/women who live in private residences (not in dorms on campus) and are locked into lease agreements. If a student who chooses to study abroad lives in a dorm and/or in university housing, they can make arrangements with Temple to suspend their university housing contract while they are abroad. This is not true for private landlords and management companies, although many do allow a student to sublease. You will need to verify this in your lease agreement and with your landlord.

Because so many Temple students live in private housing and off-campus, the University has established the Office of Off-Campus Living. The Assistant Director for Off-Campus Living and Customer Service is Leah Paulson Dunmire. She provided the information that I am pasting below and also invites you and any parents facing the same types of issues to contact her directly. In brief, she shared the following that we hope will be helpful to you and to your student about the best ways to post a sublet on the Off-campus site. Also, if you have any additional questions, please contact the Office of Off-campus living. They are happy to help.

Visit Temple’s Off-Campus Site: Offcampus.temple.edu

How to list your sublet:

1. Visit Temple’s Off-Campus website at the above address – you can log in with your TU credentials

2. Click “Add a Listing” on the black bar at the top of the page

3, Follow the steps it presents (including entering your email, address/property information, etc.)

You are all set!

Again, do not hesitate to contact Ms. Paulson with any questions. Her contact information follows here. Leah Paulson Dunmire, M.Ed., Assistant Director for Off-Campus Living and Customer Service, Leah.paulson@temple.edu, 215-204-7184, Option #2.

I hope this is helpful and that your son has a fantastic experience in Tokyo. I was fortunate to study abroad when I was in college and it is a life-alerting experience. Congratulations to you and to your son.