Foreign student?
Here's what you need to know in order to get an accomodation, living in one, and generally what you need to be aware of.
If you are an applicant - searching for accomodation:
- AKU-Aalborg's regulation
- How to make an application (Step-by-step guide)
- Re-applicating
- Getting an offer
If you are a tenant - living in one of our accomodations:
- Getting an accomodation
- How to get the key to the accomodation
- Deficiencylist - what to do and where to sent it
- The monthly rent - where to pay it
- Study documentation - what to do
- Moving out of the accomodation
General 'need-to-know':
- Subletting the accomodation
- Sabbatical leave
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FOR APPLICANTS:
1. AKU-Aalborg's regulation:
Notice this: Before making an application at our homepage, it is very important to acquaint yourself with our regulation. The regulation can be found here!
2. How to make an application (Step-by-step guide):
The application has to be made on our homepage. Click here to get the step-by-step guide in how to make an application.
3. Re-applicating:
In order to clean the waitinglists for applicants, who are no longer interested in getting an accomodation, we ask applicants to re-applicate 4 times a year. "Re-applicate" means that the applicant respond through a button on their application, whether they still want to be on the waitinglist. When the re-application period begins we sent out an email to all applicants with information about reapplicating.
4. Getting an offer:
Our mails/letters with offers for accomodation are in danish, but a english form of the letter can be downloaded here!
When you receive an offer for accomodation either by mail/by post, the same offer will also appear on your application at our homepage. You can choose to register your answer by clicking on the "Ja" (Yes) or "Nej" (No) - buttons. The answer will be registered right away in our system.
Notice this: Unless you are offered the accomodation as no. 1, you can not expect to get the accomodation.
So how can you find out whether or not you got the accomodation?
- The rule of thumb is that if you within 3 weekdays have received a rental contract by post, you can be sure you got the accomodation. Though if you want to know right away, you can always log into your application-account at our homepage the day after the response period expires at the offer, and if you see this: "Din ansøgning er stillet i bero, fordi du har accepteret vores boligtilbud, og vi er ved at udarbejde din lejekontrakt", it means you got the apartment, and we are about to make your rental contract.
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1. Getting an accomodation:
If you have received the rental contract along with other papers, it is important that you read through all the papers carefully.
When you have read it all through, you need to sign the rental contract and return it back to AKU-Aalborg within 3 weekdays. The 1. monthly rent as well as the deposit has to be paid at the payment date at the latest.
2. How to get the key to the accomodation:
When AKU-Aalborg has received the signed rental contract and registered the payment from you, we will sign and stamp the contract as well, and sent a copy back to you by email together with contact information of the landlord. You need to contact the landlord and arrange a day to get the key. Remember to bring the copy of the rental contract to show the landlord, since it is his 'receipt' that everything is okay.
3. Deficiencylist - what to do and where to sent it:
When you take over an accomodation, you need to be aware of flaws, broken things and/or missing parts in the accomodation. The things you notice in that coherence needs to be written down, signed and delivered to the landlord 14 days at the latest after the takeover date of the accomodation. If you do not make a deficency list and deliver it in time you'll risk being held responsible for possible flaws or alike.
4. The monthly rent - where to pay it:
The first monthly rent and deposit needs to be paid directly to AKU-Aalborg. The second monthly rent and forward is paid to the housing association. They will send out paying-information some time before it needs to be paid.
5. Study documentation - what to do:
In order to get an accomodation, you need to be a student in Aalborg municipality. AKU-Aalborg is obligated to at least one time a year demand statement of education from all tenants.
If you have got an accomodation through AKU-Aalborg, you need to bring documentation stating your study activity 3 months after moving in, at the latest. After that we will approximately 1 time a year or tailored to the individual tenant, ask you to bring a statement of education.
6. Moving out of the accomodation:
When moving out of an accomodation, you need to give AKU-Aalborg a filled out notice to quit containing your signature. You can either come to AKU-Aalborg and fill it out here, or you can print one out yourself. Get the notice to quit here! (The english versions are in the bottom of the page you are linked to.)
Notice this: There are two different terms of notice; either 3 months notice to the 1. in a month, or 6 weeks notice to the 1. in a month.
You will get a confirmation of the notice sent by email.
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1. Subletting the accomodation:
If you are to study abroad for a certain period as a part of your time of study, you can always sublet your accomodation. However there are som rules to consider beforehand. The person who wish to rent the accomodation in the period you are gone, has to be a student in Aalborg as well. When the person is found, you need to do following:
- Fill out the schedule for subleasing here
- Print and fill out a rental contract between you and the tenant. Get the rental contract here. It is in danish, and it is the contract we want to get back. However if you need a translated version in order to understand the individual sections, you can print out a english version here.
2. Sabbatical leave:
It is legal to keep your accomodation even if you decide to take a sabbatical leave, but there are some rules that has to considered beforehand.
- The sabbatical leave must maximum have a 1 year period, and it has to be the precondition that you are to return to your studies afterwards.
- You have to bring a confirmation from the study secretary stating your sabbatical leave and your intention to return to the studies.
Notice this: It is not legal to sublet your accomodation during your sabbatical leave!
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