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pr10 t1_j5ornvw wrote

Reply to comment by hannahmckayx in Temple holds safety town hall after student attacked near campus by redeyeblink

I went to Temple, lived off campus, and it's fine. Try to get dorm housing the first year or two if possible.

And when living off campus, live as close to the campus core as possible - it's safer and makes it easier to get to class. Also, look into the areas where Temple Police patrol - they are infinitely more responsive than PPD.

Alternatively, the BSL and Regional Rail run through campus so they could commute from another area as well. A lot of my classmates rented in South Philly, for instance.

EDIT: spelling

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pr10 t1_j1zyugu wrote

Reply to Advice for How to Protect a row house when demolition is happening next door by Fattom23

Make sure whoever is doing it is properly licensed/insured and that there's someone on the hook if something goes wrong and the demolition/construction damages your property.

I was forced out of one of my apartments due to work next door - there was a foundation being dug and they didn't properly reinforce the sidewall to my building and it cracked. All the hallways and door frames in my building were super angled, it felt like I was walking through fun house. The real estate company doing the construction paid for my accommodations and expenses for a while until I found a new place which was nice, but still the situation sucked badly.

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