Housing
On Campus
It is wise to start looking for housing in Ann Arbor as soon as you have decided to enter the Law School.
Each year, approximately 260 law students choose to live in the Law Quadrangle's residence hall known as the Lawyers Club; Diane Nafranowicz is the director. Room assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis with applications available through the Admissions Office. Applications for residence are accepted from admitted students only.
About half of all newly entering students reside in the Lawyers Club, enjoying the easy access and camaraderie of on-campus life. All leases for the Club include a furnished room and a 13-meal-a-week board plan and cover both fall and winter academic terms. Leases for 2006-2007 range in price from $8,700 to $10,700, depending on the room type. Residents are held to the terms of the lease for the entire year. Nearly 95 percent of all Lawyers Club spaces provide for a private bedroom with restroom and shower facilities common to a floor. There are no kitchenettes for student use and there is no resident parking.
Law students who are not Lawyers Club residents may also purchase meals under a flexible Entrée Plus program.
Virtual Tour of the Lawyers Club
Inquiries about accommodations in the Lawyers Club may be addressed to Diane Nafranowicz, Lawyers Club, 551 South State St., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1208, or may be made by phone at 734.764.1116, by fax at 734.763.6732, or e-mail: nafrano@umich.edu.
University Housing also provides graduate and family housing in Northwood Community Apartments on North Campus, which is located three miles from the Central Campus and the Law School. The apartments offer additional services and information for students and families, including information about child care, local schools, and English classes for spouses and partners. The free University bus system runs frequently to the Law School and other areas of campus.
Supply is limited so applicants are encouraged to contact U-M Housing as soon as possible.
Off Campus
Approximately two-thirds of our law students live in apartments and houses. Furnished and unfurnished apartments and houses may be found within walking distance of the Law School and in complexes a few miles away. The Off-Campus Housing Office, within the University Housing Office, 1011 Student Activities Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1316, 734.763.3164, may be especially helpful if you are apartment hunting in Ann Arbor for the first time. Visit the Housing Web site, which is a comprehensive information resource that includes extensive "real time" listings of apartments, rooms, coops, parking spaces, and a roommate matching service. The site can be searched by monthly rental fee, number of bedrooms, proximity to campus, etc. This Web-based resource (www.offcampus.housing.umich.edu) also includes maps and a list of landlords and management companies who have met certain minimum standards.
The Law School provides an informal source for roommate matching in the spring of each year. Law students interested in looking for housing or interested in subletting their apartments while they are away over the summer or for extended periods can fill out an ad in the Law School Classifieds. The Classifieds are most active in late spring, when students search for subletters before they leave for the summer. If you would like to offer housing, seek housing, or wish to receive calls from potential roommates, complete an ad.
The Admissions office compiles a list of available summer sublets every spring. Current students may send an e-mail to Admissions, from January 10 until February 23, describing their sublet and Admissions will make it available to incoming summer starters. Please note: All sublet leases must run until at least the day after summer exams are over. Admitted students interested in finding a roommate or shared housing may also e-mail Admissions with information about themselves and the accommodations they are seeking. The Office will compile a list and make it available to other admitted students over the summer.