HOUSING

Students will be housed in apartments (double occupancy—single available at an additional cost)  within commuting distance of the classroom building at the Universite de Lyon.  Apartments have kitchen, stove, microwave, refrigerator, and all kitchen utensils. MLSA will try to match students’ requests concerning housing and roommates, but it cannot be guaranteed.  If you know other students participating in the program we can place you in the same apartment or near by.

ARRIVING EARLY and LEAVING LATE  
Students hosted in apartments in Lyon, must depart before 2:00 pm the day after the last day of classes or the day after the closing ceremony.  If you plan to arrive before or after the dates established, you MUST find a place to stay. 

As a general rule, no changes in the assigned housing are permitted, once the housing has been established, approved, and confirmed.  Only in some cases and special circumstances will changes be allowed.

Once the student is placed in a specific apartment, he/she will not be able to change housing assignment, due to the prepayment. In case of such a change, the student is responsible to pay the fees imposed by the renting contract, which in most of the cases will mean losing all the money paid for the apartment.
 
Once housing assignment has been approved and confirmed, and money has been paid to secure it, a penalty will be established for breaking the agreement—in addtion to any other fees originated by a change. Changes would include: from family to apartment, apartment to family, from one apartment to a different one, from one residence to another, or by leaving housing assigned by the MLSA office.