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Post time: 7 p.m. Wednesday Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday 2 p.m. Sunday ▼ mmm srm m mu mm September 16-November 13 Nebraska xate Fair Park Lincoln I I 1 & 1 - —j " " 1 """" USE OF STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES 1985- 86 1986- 87 1987- 88 mini Jul/Aug 88 __ 1ZJ __,___/ __John Bri’co/Dfflly Nebraskan Student Legal Services Complaints filed against landlords By Tom Koenig Staff Reporter Although rental complaints and grievances reported to Student Lxgal Services has increased recently, at torney Shelley Stall said overall use of the service has also increased. The increase is probably caused by a higher awareness of services avail able to students, Stall said, rather than an increase in legal problems. The office has attempted to inform students about its services. It has sent more mailings to student organiza tions and fraternities and sororities, participated in a housing fair held by the residence halls and has appeared on television. “We are trying to step up our budget to help the growing demand of student complaints," Stall said. About 70 cases closed with the office in August. This is more than a 100 percent increase in cases com pared to those closed last August. It’s also possible for a complain t to be filed in January and the case to be closed in August, Stall said. Of the 70 cases closed in August, 23 complaints were filed against landlords. The lawyers at the office gel r— ■ — complaints from students who say they have moved into an apartment only to find it a total mess or to wake up one cold morning without heat. Stall said students with apartment problems should first try to write their landlord and document the problem with a picture oi witness. If the stu dcnt.stil) gets no results, she said, he or she should contact the housing code office. There are five to 10 Lincoln land lords that Stall said she consistently hears complaints about, but she would not release their names. Unfinished repairs are the primary reason students file rental complaints with the office, Stall said. She said she also commonly hears complaints about the cost of utilities, broken leases, bugs, rodents and pests. “It is unlawful for a landlord to rent an apartment or house that does not meet the standards of the health and safety established in the Lincoln Minimum Housing Code,” she said. According toa handout distributed by legal services and the Association of the Students of the University of Nebraska, the first step for a tenant who wants the help of the housing code office is to ask an investigator to come to the apartment and examine the problem. If the apartment docs not comply with the code, the landlord will he contacted by the investigator regard ing steps that need to be taken. They also will be given a deadline for compliance. Landlords refusing to bring rental property into compliance with the code may be prohibited from renting the property and even prosecuted in some serious cases. Stall said tenants should pay close attention to the legal process and should report any problems they have. In one case, she said, a person set up a lease only to move into an apart ment that haa “things growing in the refrigerator, old furniture still in the apartment, holes in the walls and a bathroom that was filthy." In this instance, the health and safety of the tenant was at stake. The housing code office stepped in and had Ure landlord fix the problems within two to four weeks. Stall said students should get a copy of their lease from their land lord. If a verbal agreement is made to make repairs, then students should get it in writing in the lease contract. Stall Students also may hold landlords responsible for repairs through a 14 day or 30-day contract which says all repairs must be made within that time span, Stall said. If all repairs arc not made during that time, the renter can press charges and take the landlord to court, she said. Students who must break their leases before their contract is up have two alternatives. Stall said. They must give their landlord notice of their departure as soon as possible or they may discuss the pos sibility of subletting the apartment or house to another tenant for the re mainder of the contract The SLS office can also help stu dents with auto accidents, small claims court, traffic offenses and other problems of criminal nature. “We want students to be more aware of the services we offer,” Stall said. ‘Many students feel that there is nothing they can do ” Student loans available Monday Perkins National Direct Student Loans for first semester of 1988-89 will be issued in the Nebraska Union ballroom Monday through Wcdncs uay irmn y a.m. 10 i i:.h> a.m. anu i p.m. to 4 p.m. Students must present their student ID cards to pick up their check. Film on racism will be shown Sunday evening DREAM, Developing Realistic Educational Activities tor Minori ties, will show “Racism 101,” a film portraying the problem of racism at university and college campuses across the country. 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