Our resources help you find off-campus accommodations, sublease or roommate options,
and assist local residents with off-campus living related issues. If you would like
additional support, please contact us to schedule a 1:1 virtual consultation.
Off-Campus Living FAQs
Off-Campus Housing and Neighborhood Relations is open Monday through Friday 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., via email at saocss@mailbox.sc.edu
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OCLNR recommends taking time before you sign a lease. Although you may hear of students
searching for housing as early as Fall semester, you will have plenty of time to secure
housing. Do not feel pressured to sign a lease until you have received a lease review
from Student Legal Services
You can use the Daily Gamecock's online Garnet Living
No. Being a featured lister only means that the property has chosen to reach out to
USC students but is not affiliated with USC.
Short-term housing may be rare but is searchable on the Garnet Living
In order to make your own judgement on the safety of a neighborhood, please use the
Community Crime Map
The OCLNR office is not a referral service but a resource for our students. We provide
you with information to help you make the best housing decision for you. We suggest
you contact and visit multiple places to find the one that best fits your needs.
It may. Any financial aid that you receive must go through the Student Financial Services Office
You can find a roommate on our message board
As a safety and security precaution, all users must log in with their network ID and
password. This ensures that students you find on the message board are USC students.
If you need assistance, please contact OCLNR at 803-777-3366 or saocss@mailbox.sc.edu
You will need to try to work out disagreements with your roommate. Property managers
are not obligated to make arrangements for you because you can't get along with others
any longer. It is unlikely that a property manager will let you out of a lease because
of this. If you try to work things out and find that there is an escalation of the
problem, document what you tried and see if that helps your case with the property
manager.
Potential tenants should always visit and thoroughly inspect residential premises
that they are interested in renting. USC is not responsible or liable by the content
of advertisements or by conditions existing on the premises of advertisers.
USC students can request legal support and services in matters that relate to landlords,
tenants, housing and domestic relations. The Department of Student Life has teamed
up with Student Legal Services to offer consultations and educational programming
to fee-paying students. You can make an appointment here
