<p>I'm a transfer dorming in Collegetown this fall. If I were to so choose, could I drop the housing for the spring semester and just get an apartment, or am I contractually bound to stay in the dorm and pay for it for the spring?</p>
<p>I'm asking because the apartment will probably be cheaper since I plan to stay the summer in Ithaca anyways and the next school year too, and I'd probably prefer a more independent lifestyle over dorming again for the second semester.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot</p>
<p>Why don’t you call or email the housing office?</p>
<p>Yes, you can break your contract if you pay $750.
But honest to god, all the cheap apartments in Collegetown are gone.
I had to lease my apartment at Collegetown Plaza an year prior to me actually living there because Collegetown apartments go like hotcakes.</p>
<p>Just live in your dorm for now, and sub-lease over the summer. Since most of the students go home during the summer and their lease is 1 year, a lot of them are willing to sub-lease their apartment for next to nothing.</p>