Housing Guarantee
for new students in Aarhus







- a guide to finding accommodation quickly

Learn more about the terms and conditions, accommodation types and instructions of application on www.UngdomsboligAarhus.dk.


The Municipality of Aarhus:

· Offers a Housing Guarantee to new students in Aarhus.
· The Housing Guarantee applies to everyone starting at an institution of education in Aarhus.
· The Housing Guarantee means that you “move ahead” in the queue and are offered accommodation in student residences or shared-facilities houses with occupancy starting in the period from 15 July to 1 January.

The Housing Guarantee applies to:

· All new students starting at an institution of education in Aarhus in the autumn semester.

Application:

· You must register a general accommodation application on the home page www.UngdomsboligAarhus.dk. This is the home page of the Central Student Housing Office in Aarhus - “Kollegiekontoret”.
· You can apply for your Housing Guarantee from 1 June to 15 August on www.UngdomsboligAarhus.dk where there is a check box in the application “register housing guarantee".

Specification of the Housing Guarantee:

· You may be offered all types of single-room accommodation shown on www.UngdomsboligAarhus.dk - even accommodation types you have not applied for in your general accommodation application.
· You may be offered accommodation from 15 July – even if you on your general accommodation application have applied for a later date.
· If you turn down the offer or fail to respond to the offer, your registration on the Housing Guarantee list will be deleted, but your application on the general waiting list will be maintained.
· You are only able to apply for single-room accommodation. This means you cannot obtain housing via the Housing Guarantee if you want to share the accommodation with another student.
· You can always delete your application on the Housing Guarantee list and maintain your general application. This can be done on www.UngdomsboligAarhus.dk.
· You cannot obtain information about your place on the Housing Guarantee list or information about when you will be offered accommodation.

You must remember:

· To reapply on www.UngdomsboligAarhus.dk each month. Otherwise your application on the Housing Guarantee list will be deleted. Your general application is only deleted when you have not reapplied for a continuous 6-month period.
· Before 15 August, to submit proof of enrolment at an institution of education in Aarhus beginning in the autumn semester. If documentation is not submitted, your application on the Housing Guarantee list is deleted and accommodation already allocated may be terminated.
· If you temporarily move before you are offered a room via the Housing Guarantee list, you must change your address on the application.
· If you are not at your address during periods (eg. due to holidays), you must give your parents or someone else a power of attorney to check your mail. The power of attorney must clearly indicate who may sign on your behalf. Copies of the power of attorney must be sent to “Kollegiekontoret” along with the housing offer and contracts that require your signature.

When you obtain a housing offer:

· Vacant accommodation will be offered to the candidates in order of registration on the Housing Guarantee list. Vacant accommodation will be offered to candidates on a continuous basis. This means that if you register early, you will be offered accommodation before the start of your education, and if you register late, you will be offered accommodation after the start of your education.
· If you agree to a housing offer on 15 July or on 1 August, and you subsequently start your education in another city, your notice period will be reduced to 2 weeks.
· You should be aware that if you turn down the offer or fail to respond to the offer, your application under the Housing Guarantee is deleted.

Learn more about the City of Aarhus here:

· www.portaldanmark.dk/velkommentilaarhus.dk
Everything worth knowing for newcomers to Aarhus.

· www.aarhus.dk
Everything the City has to offer with regard to education, culture, recreation, housing, etc.

· www.studenterhusaarhus.dk
Information about the City's meeting place for students.

· www.aarhuskommune.dk
Information about the Municipality’s services, computerised Citizens’ Services, the Municipality’ administrative structure, the City Council, etc.

Yours sincerely



Municipality of Aarhus
Dept. of Technical and Environmental Matters