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Home My WebLink AboutWS 3 - Renters Guide Item: WS.3 PRESENTATION TO FOLLOW: By: Noah LeFerve, USG Liaison Keaton Zeimet, Past USG Liaison • wr®�� CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (3 19) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org 2023-2024 RENTER 'S IOWA GUIDE 2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Student Government City Liaison_ Noah Le Fevre Deputy City Liaison; Matthew Mons ivais _ Director of Govemmental Relations- Keaton Zeirnet Governmental Relations Committee 9 i METHODOLOGY DEMOGRAPHICS 608 respondents with 42.7 (71%) of responses Disproportionate responses from white respondents vs. BI POC being used in the analysis. respondents. 81,249E �- 74.9% For data to be c.onsIftrad or othQrwl6rw omitted; Of responses from white Individuals vs. their population in Iowa City, A landlordiproperiy rnanagement company had to have at least 5 responses to&2 included In a data visual Outreach to more BI POC communities is a continued goal of USG. - If the respondent was not living off campus, or completed less than half the survey questlons, their responses were omltted to mal ntaln ethleal data_ The data on income expenditure on housing varies grewryr, This is a messy dataset that could be missing some accuracy, 91.6296 were undergraduates and 6_1E55 were graduate or Nearly 489E of the 361 respondents professional_ with a 30% variation in the normal responses. In total, a quarter of respondents Identified as a flrst- generatlon, non-tradltlonal, International, vetera n or as a Landlord trust is a perpetual issue, many respondents claimed they would transfer student. not recommend their landlord or led5ing agency to 15 friend. 29.5556 of Second Years - Mixed responses on if the respondent would rent from the owner 37.2796_of Third Years. agaln_ 21.366 of Fourth Years. Many of these students are between 19-24 years alb and this is thelr first time ranting and havutig an independent living sit,uatlans_ AVERAGE RENT IN IOWA CITY AVERAGE MONMITIIEAT PER ldill RM The average rent in last year's survey was fy 5� 652.08. In one year, results shove an increase of $39.45 MM per month. Annually, this accumulates to -$480 in additional cost for the lease term. TENANCE PERATI EHkOUEHC'['Gkxkaal viS 1Xg4 F![*Sof P[ E SNE :lvl 541R 1024 4 For the Frequency of Emergency Maintenance Requests, it seems a� though there are a couple parties that stand out in the visual, quite " significantly having a higher frequency of emergencies. AV Important: Observe which agencies have more emergency maintenance FHOHEXCF It ENERIEWNAIHIEHAXCECOXCEW 01 requests. It is crucial that prospective tenants advocate to be shown the unit they are interested in renting, if possible, prior to the signing of a lease. „ LANDLORD R Landlords entering property for non-emergency kB1111'OR"rml11Iwo IFA OW110111ID"11 M kwHrk4uwAi1riNwkrkDubsimkd'IXiIIINll1751 reasons seems to not occur often k It i�,impgrtant Ihat ypu ayk ypur'landlard ar leasing agency fora 6 on&d Copy of your lease agreement. ' Otherwise consult Student Legal Serywes General Maincenswe Requear wt.Ernergenry Maimenence Requests - Reepanse Time! NUMBER Of TI6iE8 HIS KOUR LANDLORD ENTEAEO IOR NON (MMENCY RESUSUNSWIlWOUI 24 HOYR NOTICf[g211 The maximum value for both graph&responses Is Sand 4 days. In ' general, the trend is that those agencies that take less general `" A response time are better about responding to emergency requests. Responses that reported rental casts closer to the median of the data tended to have longer response times. a --- SUSTAINABILITY COMPLEX HIAS A ECYCLIND DISPOSAL IQM Recycling is a primary way to be personally sustainable, but when a property does not have a recycling bin, then It is much less likely that someone will recycle. Transportation ao. Walking, Driving, Carnbus Usage, Bicycling, and Iowa City Bus Usage are the most frequently chosen forms of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . transportation for respondents, `� , �� 4 SURVEY C C L U S 10 Unaffprdable hoLu5ing is a major issue in the Iowa City area with many respondents reported financlal strain duets high livkng expanses. Many respondents noted that problems In thelr rental property were inadequately addressed. In many cases, this has resulted in partial to no return of [halt securlty depodt- 4andlordsengaged in predatoryfinanoial aotians- r Student renters do not have the same voice as city and university officials Thus, cltyr and unlverslty leaders should vocalize shared tenant concerns, and work to ease the public on the barriers of renting by clarifying policy, and { errgagirrg in more discourse ai)out Iarrdl#rd arrCl property requirements. 2tl3-�f�4 1111111 IF - PRESENTATION CONCLUDED CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (3 19) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org