FINDING ACCOMMODATION a guide for international Students in & Friedberg

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This brochure is designed to give you infor- Since there are usually more applications Introduction 3 mation and tips to make your accommoda- than places for accommodation through

Publisher: tion search easier. Finding accommodation the Studentenwerk, you should also consi- Introduction Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences 1. Accommodation in Giessen and Friedberg can sometimes der looking at the private housing market. (THM), Studentenwerk Giessen, 1.1 Student halls of residence be difficult. Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) through the Studentenwerk We are unable to assess that guarantee Giessen 4 During the winter semester, availability in the quality of the rooms and flats offered 1.2 Privately-run halls of residence halls of residence and shared accommoda- on the private housing market, nor can Editorial: in Giessen & Friedberg 5 tion (WGs) is more limited. we guarantee the completeness of this Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences (International Office), That is why we recommend looking for brochure. Numerous other tips on finding Studentenwerk Giessen 2. Looking for private sector accommodation as soon as you have been accommodation in the region may exist Justus Liebig University Giessen accommodation 6 accepted as a student and have chosen to that we are unaware of. That is why we (International Office) 2.1 Studentenwerk Giessen study in Giessen or Friedberg. would like to get your feedback, ideas and services 6 The closer you get to the start of the suggestions for improvement regarding Layout: 2.2 Online accommodation portals 8 semester, the harder it will be to find this brochure. 2.3 Other ways of finding private accommodation. THM Printmedien (jh) accommodation 8 2.4 Temporary accommodation 10 Images: 2.5 Regional search 12 Cover photo: adobe stock - ©lordn Pg. 3: adobe stock - ©Ingo Bartussek 3. Shared accommodation / Pg. 4: adobe stock - ©tl6781 Wohngemeinschaften (WGs) 14 Pg. 5: adobe stock - ©lordn Pg. 5: THM - ©Till Schürmann 3.1 General information 14 Pg. 5: adobe stock - ©Drobot Dean 3.2 WG adverts 14 Pg. 7: THM - ©Till Schürmann 3.3 Viewing and personal meeting 15 Pg. 7: adobe stock - ©Aleks Kend Pg. 9: THM - ©Till Schürmann 3.4 Living with others in WGs 16 Pg. 11: THM - ©Till Schürmann Pg. 13: District of Giessen Pg. 17: THM - ©Till Schürmann 4. Furniture & furnishings 18 Pg. 19: adobe stock - ©alexkobe Pg. 21: JLU press office - 5. Rental contract & tenancy law 19 ©Foto Sebastian Ringleb Pg. 21: THM - ©Till Schürmann 6. Abbreviations in adverts for accommodation and rooms 20 Dated: 4th edition March 2021

2 3 1. Halls of residence 1. Halls of residence After successfully submitting your applica- 1.2 Privately-run halls of residence tion, you will be added to an applicant list in Giessen & Friedberg 1.1 Student halls of residence and notified as soon as suitable accom- In addition to the student halls run by the through the Studentenwerk modation becomes available. Studentenwerk, private accommodation Giessen becomes also available in Giessen. The Studentenwerk offers furnished The Studentenwerk carries out an enquiry

rooms in halls of residence at affordable once every two weeks to find out who is Studentenwohnheim HGW-Gießen 1. Halls of residence prices (from 180 EUR a month) in Giessen still interested in accommodation. This Watzenborner Weg 7 and Friedberg. Since the number of appli- enquiry is sent to you by email. You must 35394 Giessen cations usually exceeds that of the rooms therefore ensure that the Studenten- www.studentenwohnheim-giessen.de available, there is no guarantee that you werk student accommodation office Office Tel.: +49 (0)156 78344 879 will be accepted and able to quickly move always has your correct email address. (Tuesday & Thursday, 7-8 pm, in. Sat 11 am - 12 pm) If you do not respond to the Studenten- 120 rooms with cooking facilities, However, we still recommend applying for werk enquiry, your application will be de- refrigerator, desk and storage area. a room in the halls of residence at the activated. By responding, your application Studentenwerk website will remain valid. www.studentenwerk-giessen.de/woh- nen/wohnheimplatz-beantragen.html Please contact the Studentenwerk student accommodation office if you have any accommodation queries.

Studentenwerk Giessen Student accommodation office Otto-Behaghel-Str. 23 35394 Giessen, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)641 40008-300 Fax: +49 (0)40008-309 [email protected] Further information on the topic of housing: www.studentenwerk-giessen.de/wohnen Accommodation Halls of residence application: www.studentenwerk-giessen.de/wohnen/ wohnheimplatz-beantragen.html 4 5 2. Looking for private sector accommodation 2. Looking for private 2.1.1 „Wohnen für Mithilfe“ 2.1.2 Housing market 2.1.3 “Netzwerk Wohnen” before sector accommodation An alternative to applying for accommodation The Studentenwerk lists current offers and at the start of each winter in halls of residence or private housing is the of apartments and rooms on its “housing semester “Wohnen für Mithilfe” project, which offers market”. Requests for accommodation The Studentenwerk Giessen provides an In this section, we will be giving tips on a special form of co-habiting: residential can also be posted on this site free of additional service prior to and at the start finding accommodation on the private partnerships. Here, private individuals rent charge. of each winter semester, called “Netz- housing market in Giessen and Friedberg. out rooms to students at cheaper prices and, werk Wohnen”. For several weeks, the We are however unable to guarantee the in return, students help out with everyday “Netzwerk Wohnen” team is on hand for quality of apartments and rooms. It is tasks, such as household chores, gardening students seeking accommodation and can advisable to visit the property first before or babysitting. It provides an opportunity for www.studentenwerk-giessen.de/wohnboerse. be found at the Info Point in the foyer of html committing. students to connect socially and is a great the Mensa Otto-Behaghel-Straße in Gies- way of everyday life in a local community. sen. Students looking for accommodation Train connections from Giessen to Fried- The Studentenwerk has set up a housing in Giessen or Friedberg can get help and berg are good, both towns are a 20 minu- market at www.wohnen-fuer-mithilfe.de on support with their search, view the most tes train ride apart. Since there are more which landlords and students can post and recent accommodation listings and read

WGs available in Giessen than Friedberg, search for offers. More information about the the housing ads in local papers. 2. Looking for private sector accommodation it can be useful for students in Friedberg project can be found online. The number of to look for accommodation in Giessen too. student applicants is usually higher than the Besides searching in the towns of Giessen amount of accommodation available, and so and Friedberg, it can be worth extending “Wohnen für Mithilfe” does not guarantee your search to include places further that you will find a room at short notice. Studentenwerk Giessen away. Student accommodation office Rent is often much lower for properties Otto-Behaghel-Str. 23 in the smaller villages around Giessen 35394 Giessen, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)641 40008-300 and Friedberg, and the bus and train Netzwerk Wohnen: +49 (0)641 40008-330 connections are usually fine. The JLU or Fax: +49 (0)641 40008-309 THM semester ticket lets you use public [email protected] www.studentenwerk-giessen.de transport free of charge, meaning you do not have to worry about additional bus and train costs. Under 2.5. you will find a Studentenwerk Giessen list of areas and districts surrounding the Student accommodation office towns of Giessen and Friedberg. Otto-Behaghel-Str. 23 35394 Giessen, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)641 40008-300 2.1 Studentenwerk Giessen Fax: +49 (0)641 40008-309 services [email protected] The Studentenwerk Giessen helps you find www.studentenwerk-giessen.de www.wohnen-fuer-mithilfe.de accommodation on the private housing market in Giessen and Friedberg.

6 7 2. Looking for private sector accommodation 2.2 Online accommodation portals 2.3 Other ways of finding private Noticeboards Local newspapers and magazines Online portals are the best way to find an accommodation Many WGs put up a notice when a room is Here are a few examples: apartment or room in a WG. Many portals You will find online accommodation ads available to rent. You will find these in the also let you post requests for accommo- and folders with accommodation listings entrance to Giessen university canteens dation free of charge. Here is a selection at the THM Student Union (AStA) in Gies- as well as in various buildings, such as the of online portals: sen and Friedberg. The JLU Student Union Studentenwerk, the Student Union, the Gießener Anzeiger advises on how to find private accommo- Catholic University Community (KHG) and www.giessener-anzeiger.de dation. the Evangelical Student Community (ESG) Click on Anzeigen • Immobilien • Rentals, rooms / WG Local newspapers and magazines accommodation offers appear Local newspapers and magazines are a on Fridays in the print edition. Identical to the Gießener Allgemeine. STUDENT UNION JLU (JLU AStA) great way of finding shared accommoda- Otto-Behaghel-Str. 25 tion (WGs) and apartments. Express Haus D, near Mensa Gießener Allgemeine You will find a large number of WG adverts in Otto-Behaghel-Straße www.giessener-allgemeine.de Giessen in the online edition of the Express [email protected] Click on Anzeigen

magazine: You can find a list of local newspa- • Immobilien 2. Looking for private sector accommodation pers and notice locations under: • Renting www.marbuch-verlag.de/okaz STUDENT UNION THM (THM AStA) accommodation offers in the Friday print  Click on Wohnen + Leben: Biete www.asta.thm.de www.uni-giessen.de/studium/studien- edition. Identical to the Gießener Anzeiger Campus Giessen beginn/wohnen Many WGs are listed on the following Eichgärtenallee 3 portals: Wetterauer Zeitung Building C14, room U11-U17 www.thm.de/site/studium/sie-star- www.wg-gesucht.de ten-ihr-studium/wohnen.html www.studenten-wg.de [email protected] (for Friedberg) www.wetterauer-zeitung.de Facebook groups Campus Friedberg Click on Anzeigen Wilhelm-Leuschner-Str. 13 • Immobilien • Mieten Other online portals include: Building A3, room 0.18 www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de [email protected] Click on Immobilien + Mietwohnungen MAZ - Central www.immobilio.de newspaper ads www.studenten-wohnung.de/suche.php www.homecompany.de/ www.maz-verlag.de/ www.immowelt.de/suche/wg issued on Wednesdays to all www.immowelt.de households free of charge. www.meinestadt.de/giessen/immobilien Pendleton-Barracks housing project Accommodation service by the “Gesellschaft für soziales Wohnen mbH“ in Giessen www.gsw-giessen.de/wohnprojekt-pendle - ton

8 9 2. Looking for private sector accommodation Accommodation managed by the 2.4 Temporary accommodation Other temporary accommodation options: 2.4.2 Friedberg Protestant and Catholic student If you need accommodation during a communities (ESG and KHG) transitional period or are still waiting for The Protestant Student Community (ESG) a response to WG requests, the following Gästehaus GIEßENAU rents out WG rooms to students and is situa- accommodation types might be an option. Wetzlarer Str. 103 Gästehaus Alder ted at Henselstr. 7. The rooms are located in 35398 Giessen / Kleinlinden Königsberger Str. 6 a 3-person, 4-person and 6-person shared 2.4.1 Temporary accommodation in Tel.: +49 (0)641 301 905 38 61169 Friedberg [email protected] flat. They vary between 13 and 17 m² in size, Giessen through the Studen- Tel.: +49 (0)6031 62239 Single room from 30 EUR/night [email protected] with a shared bathroom and kitchen. This tenwerk Giessen Double room from 56 EUR/night Single room from 30 EUR/night accommodation is designed for German and The Studentenwerk in Giessen offers international students who are commited temporary accommodation all-year-round Pension Alfred Dollwet to the ESG and looking for intercultural ex- for students who need to travel a longer Dorheimer Str. 4 change. Please contact the ESG if interested. way to look for accommodation in Giessen 61169 Friedberg or Friedberg. This can be rented for one Gästehaus Wilhelma Tel.: +49 (0)173 4650810 Single room only: 30 EUR/night or several days at an affordable daily Wilhelmstr. 3 and from 4 nights 27 EUR/night

Protestant Student rate. The rooms have beds, and you will 35392 Giessen, Germany 2. Looking for private sector accommodation Tel.: +49 (0)641-792665 be sharing the room with other students Community ESG [email protected] Gaststätte Hotel „Hanauer Hof“ who are also looking for accommodation. Familie Bernd Heinrich Henselstr. 7 Single room from 35 EUR/night Fauerbacher Straße 6 35390 Giessen, Germany This temporary accommodation is not a Double room from 55 EUR/night 61169 Friedberg Tel.: +49 (0)641 76757 long-term solution and is only available for Apartments: Tel.: +49 (0)6031 5575 www.esg-giessen.de Single occupancy from 49 EUR/night a limited duration of up to 10 days. The [email protected] Applications to: Double occupancy from 67 EUR/night www.hanauerhof-friedberg.de [email protected] rental takes place centrally in the office in Giessen. Single room 40 EUR/night Double room from 65 EUR/night

The Giessen Catholic Students Community (KHG) has two housing units with five and three rooms respectively. They are furnis- hed. They can be let out to students in need. Studentenwerk GIESSEN Involvement in the various KHG forums is Student accommodation office Otto-Behaghel-Str. 23 desired. Submit your applications to: 35394 Giessen, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)641 40008-300 Fax: +49 (0)641 40008-309 [email protected] Catholic Student Community KHG Pfarrer S. Karl Wilhelmstr. 28 35392 Giessen, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)641 78031 www.khg-giessen.de/ 10 11 2. Looking for private sector accommodation 3. Wohngemeinschaften (WGs) 2.5 Regional search Cheaper accommodation can be found within a 20-km radius of Giessen and Friedberg. Your semester ticket allows you to use local public transport (bus and train) in Mittelhessen and the Rhein-Main-area. Here is a list of nearby towns and city districts along with the travel time and trans- port links to these areas.

Transport links between Giessen and surrounding areas Transport links between Friedberg and surrounding areas

By train By bus By bike By train By bus By bike Town Town Train no. Minutes Bus no. Minutes Minutes Train no. Minutes Bus no. Minutes Minutes 2. Looking for private sector accommodation

Biebertal - GI-42, GI-41(1) 25 30 Bad Nauheim RB40/41 4 FB-34 23 25 Frankfurt RB40/41, RB98/99, Mit RB: 27 RB45 10 Min GI-25 25 30 - - 90 (Main) RE30, S6 Mit S6: 40 - - GI-21 17 35 RB40/41, RE98/99, 11 - - 40 - - 24 11 15 Butzbach RE30, RB49 Hüttenberg - - 310 18 40 Wölfersheim- RB47 20 363 20 38 - - 24 31 30 Södel Langgöns RB49, RB40(1) 8 - - 39 Nidda RB48 40 - - 90 Lich RB 46 16 372 36 50 Rosbach RB16 8 FB-33 20 15 Bruchenbrü- Linden RB49, RB40 5 378 26 30 S6 3 FB-72 18 19 RB98, RB41, cken 9,7 Min 371 27 29 RE30(1) Wöllstadt S6 6 - - 23 RB46 18 372, 375 30, 17 42 Bauernheim - - FB-03 8 20 RB45 14 GI-21 25 49 Ockstadt - - FB-32 15 8 Staufenberg - - 371 30 41 Florstadt - - FB-01 22 31 - - 800, 801, 802 34 25 Dorheim RB47, RB48 5 - - 19 RB25, RB40, Wetzlar 11 11, 24 48 54 Reichelsheim RB48 17 FB-03 23 40 RB45(1), RB99 Karben S6 11 FB-72 30 40 With S6: 17 S6, RB40/41 - - 60 Bad Vilbel With RB: 10 Source: Bahn.de, rmv.de. Last updated: July 2020. Image source: wikimedia.org Source: Bahn.de, rmv.de. | Last updated: August 2020. 12 (1): There is a direct link without transfers with both bus/train lines. Image source: www.wrw-wetterau.de/region/ 13 3. Shared accommodation (WGs) 3. Shared Furnished / Unfurnisched 3.3 Viewing and personal meeting: or email. Write a friendly and personal accommodation (WGs) Apartments can be let with and without fur- Most adverts for WGs include a description message to the WG. An example message niture (bed, desk, closet etc.). If this is not of details the location of the WG, the room, is pictured below. If the WG thinks you are 3.1 General information specified in the advert, the room is usually public transport connections and similar suitable, an appointment will be arranged Wohngemeinschaften (WGs) are a popular unfurnished. Rooms that are temporarily let aspects. Particularly with WGs, the section for you to view the accommodation and form of accommodation in Germany, are often furnished. about living together is very important. meet the flatmates. particularly among students. Each resident Read the text carefully and ask yourself if typically has their own room. All other Communal living versus „Zweck-WG“ you fit in well. It is often mentioned if the rooms, such as the kitchen, bathroom, In communal and student WGs, greater WG is quieter, if activities are done together living room and communal area are shared emphasis is placed on shared activities and what future flatmates do, as well as

between you and your flatmates. WGs are such as cooking, outings, celebrations, age and occupation. Once you have found 3. Shared accommodation (WGs) therefore cheaper than renting an apart- card games, etc. In other shared apart- a WG whose description fits your require- ment by yourself. ments, so called „Zweck-WG“, the room- ments, you will then need to make contact. mates hardly spend any time together. This is usually done by phone, WhatsApp 3.2 WG adverts „Zweck-WG“ are less focussed on social Generally, there are certain aspects to interaction, as people are primarily living consider when looking for accommodation. together because of the cheaper rent and In the case of WGs, there are a few extra are less interested in socialising with other factors that need to be considered. The residents. picture below features an advert. Sublease - „Zwischenmiete“ It means temporary accommodation, a room that is let for a limited period of time. Student WG looking for If the tenant is going abroad for 6 months, Dear WG, new tenants they might let the room out during this I will start studying... / I will begin my studies in business administration.../ 2 - 12m attic room*. Not a studio time. In the meantime, you can look for My name is Selma. In october I start my Bussines Administration studies in Giessen. room*. For 6-month sublease (from more permanent accommodation. I am looking for a nice WG. I am female, 21 years old, completed my A-Levels in _____ and am now looking forward to 2/11/2020 to 30/04/2021) in a WG studying at the THM. I have been living in Germany for ___ months/years because I comple of 6 people, 5-minute walk to the Smoking/Non-smoking ted a language course/study course/studied at another university. Some WGs allow smoking in the room During this time, I also lived in a WG and therefore have experience of WGs. / bus stop and 15 minutes from the During this time I lived alone and am therefore very independent. / university. Fully furnished room. Not or on the balcony, and in others it is not Since I come from a large family and lived together with ___ other people, I‘m sure I will fit in permitted. This is usually mentioned in well with WG life. I read in your advert that you often cook together. My hobbies also include a Zweck - WG and smoking is only cooking and I would happily take part in your shared cooking evenings. My other hobbies permitted on the balcony. Basic rent*: the advert but, if not, simply ask when you include listening to music and reading. I am a non-smoker, tidy and easy-going, and would be grateful to hearfrom you to meet each other and arrange a viewing. 200 EUR plus service charges*: 100 visit. EUR and additional charges including Here is my phone number: 0176-… Kind regards heating*: 320 EUR. Selma 3 women and 2 men live here. Wan- ted: Woman or man aged between 20 and 30. 14 Mobile 0176 xxxxxxxx 15 3. Shared accommodation (WGs) Viewing Cleaning rotation / Recycling Usually, you are shown the apartment and winter road maintenance room first. As with any normal viewing, Almost every WG has a cleaning rota for Waste collection Biowaste For many apartments, the waste bins must you should check that the condition of communal areas. be regularly put out on the side of the road the room is acceptable. Can you see any It details who is to clean which part of for refuse collection. mould? What condition are the walls and the WG and when, who is to take out the Enter your street and house number on the Cardboard website for the collection calendar. floors in? Make sure that any damage is rubbish, hoover, etc. You are of course www.giessen.de/Umwelt_und_Verkehr/ documented and signed by the landlord. responsible for your own room. Abfallwirtschaft_und_Stra%C3%9Fenreini- If the apartment building does not have gung/Abfuhrkalender/ General waste Personal meeting a caretaker, then the winter road mainte-

After taking a look at the room and apart- nance also requires planning. In Germany, 3. Shared accommodation (WGs) ment, you will usually sit down with the residents must ensure that any snow is Recyclable materials other flatmates. This gives you an oppor- cleared in front of your doorway. If anyone tunity to tell them a little bit about yourself slips and falls in front of your house or Abfall-ABC and answer any questions they may have your doorway because the snow has not Abfall-ABC is a helpful service for any queries about certain waste for you. You can of course ask questions been cleared, the tenants can be held www.lkgi.de/umwelt-bauen-und-entsor - too, whether it‘s about life in the WG, the responsible and forced to pay any medical gung/abfall-und-entsorgung/abfall-abc-so- bi/55-abfall_abc people living there or the accommodation costs. itself. This conversation is considered a type of interview (“WG casting”). It is a WG common cash way of finding out more information and Many WGs have a shared petty cash for figuring out whether it is the right place for joint purchases such as toilet paper, you. The WG will consult on the potential cleaning products, sugar, salt and oil. A new flatmate and confirm or decline within fixed amount between 5 and 20 EUR is a few days. usually paid into the WG shared account each month for the purpose of buying 3.4 Living together in WGs joint products. WG life differs depending on whether you choose a communal, student or „Zweck- Recycling WG“. Regardless of the type of WG, there Most households recycle their waste. This are often rules and measures that need typically includes organic waste, general to be taken to prevent disagreements and waste, recyclable materials, cardboard and disputes. glass. The waste bins for your accommo- dation are either labelled or you will need to ask your flatmate what goes where. The communal waste bins for apartment buildings, in which WGs are often based, are usually labelled or colour-coded. Glass must be taken to recycling centres, which 16 are easily found online. 17 4. Furniture/furnishings 4. Furniture/furnishings Jugendwerkstatt in Gießen: used, semi- 5. Rental contract & A deposit of two to three months’ rent refurbished furniture at very affordable tenancy law (basic rent) is usually required on the In addition to large furniture stores in prices: private housing market (deposit for the Giessen and the surrounding area, there Read a rental contract well before signing Studentenwerk: 250 EUR). You have are various options for purchasing cheap www.jugendwerkstatt-giessen.de/ it. There are different types of rental to pay this right at the start when you das-kaufhaus and used furniture or furnishings. Here agreement. Temporary rental contracts rent an apartment or room. When you are a few examples: stipulate a fixed end date of the contract move out, you will receive this deposit The local newspapers Gießener Anzeiger and tenancy, i.e. landlords and tenants are back - provided there are no unpaid bills In the online edition of Express magazine, and Gießener Allgemeine have a flea unable to terminate this contract during or claims (e.g. unpaid rent or other bills) you can sometimes find used, cheap furni- market every Tuesday or Wednesday with the contractual period and that you have left the room in a tidy

ture under the section “Möbel/Hausrat”: sales of up to 25 EUR. Here, you can also (exception: termination without notice). condition without damage. Rental contract & tenancy law

find offers for home and furnishings. Note: Not all temporary rental contracts 5.  are legally compliant, please get this che- cked (e.g. with the legal advice service at Legal Advice Service - Student www.marbuch-verlag.de/okaz/ Click on Wohnen + Leben: Möbel / the JLU Student Union, see below). Union JLU (JLU AStA) Hausrat For open-ended contracts, the period Tenancy law and general law of notice for tenants is typically three Monday and Wednesday from 12 pm - 1 pm Flea market dates in Giessen Jürgen-Dietz-Haus www.giessener-anzeiger.de/anzeigen/ months at the end of the month, Otto-Behaghel-Str. 25d suche?keyword=&rubric=flohmarkt i.e termination is possible not later than Raum 16.1 the third business day of each calendar www.asta-giessen.de/service/rechts- Adverts beratung/ FLEA MARKETS/ month of the end of the month after next. www.giessener-allgemeine.de/anzeigen/ SECOND-HAND MARKETS If, for example, you wish to leave your Open-air accommodation on 31 August, you must More information about tenancy law and Rodheimer Straße 116 notify the landlord/landlady by the 3rd standard rental agreements is available on 35398 Giessen working day of June at the latest. Longer the German National Tenants' Association The flea market is situated off the motorway notice periods cannot be arranged. The (Deutscher Mieterbund) website: exit towards Giessen, Heuchelheim It is also worth looking for furniture sales termination must be in writing and signed. www.marktcom.de/veranstaltungen on the notices and blackboards at the THM An email is not sufficient. Ideally, this from April to October, Saturdays 6 am to 2 pm or JLU and in the university canteens. should be handed over in person with a www.mieterbund.de/startseite.html from November to March, Saturdays 8 am to 2 pm There are also online or app-based second- witness present or by registered post. hand markets such as ebay-kleinanzeigen and shpock.

Online student ads: used furniture from Other options include Facebook groups students, for students: (such as Buying and Selling or Used items/ furniture) and sometimes also posts on the virtual blackboard at the JLU, which can be www.studenteninserate.de/giessen.d/ accessed via Stud.IP.

18 19 6. Abbrevations in adverts for accommodation and rooms 6. Abbrevations in adverts for accommodation and VB Basis for negotiation rooms w female, number and then m or w (e.g. 2 m, 1 w)= Number of male or female residents (Example: 2 male residents, 1 female resident) WaMa Washing machine 2 MM KT Two months’ deposit Whg. Apartment Abstand / The previous tenant may request an apartment transfer fee for the fur- WK Kitchen/diner (large kitchen in which everyone sits together) Ablöse niture, eg. for the kitchen, a bed or other pieces of furniture. This means (Key that the person wishes for you to purchase some of the furniture in the WM Rent which typically includes heating and water costs, usually excludes money / room/apartment. It may also be a small fee for a new washing machi- electricity costs. one-off ne or kitchen fittings. The apartment transfer fee is a contract of sale. ZH Central heating payment) There is no legal obligation to assume the costs. ZKB Room, kitchen, bath AR Storage room zzgl. in addition BaWa Bathtub BeKo Service charges Blk Balcony DaBo Loft DG Attic floor EBK Fitted kitchen EG Ground floor

GEZ An archaic term for the radio broadcasting fees. 6. Abbreviations in accommodation and room adverts HK Heating costs Inet Internet KM Basic rent (rent without additional costs) KT Deposit m male, number and then m or w (e.g. 2 m, 1 w)= Number of male or female residents (Example: 2 male residents, 1 female resident) MV Rental contract NK Additional costs (additional costs which typically include water, heating, electricity, building and any other costs.) NkVz Payment in advance of additional costs (monthly advance payment of additional costs, the amount of which is reviewed and amended later on. If consumption is less than the amount paid in advance, you might Disclaimer get a proportion of it back; whereas you will need to make an additional The accuracy of the information contained payment in the event of greater consumption). in this brochure cannot be guaranteed. The NR Non-smoker publisher accepts no liability for any actions OG Top floor taken based on the information provided in ÖPNV Public transport (e.g. bus) this brochure. It is the responsibility of the renov. renovated reader to verify the accuracy of the SpüMa Dishwasher information. 20 TGB Naturally lit bathroom, i.e. the bathroom has a window 21