Becoming a Resident

Please fill out the application completely including all co-signer information. If you know who you would like to live with, be sure to include their name(s) on your application as well. Also, if you were referred by a current tenant, be sure to include their name too. Please make sure your application is signed!

The application will request you rank your apartment size/style preference from 1-7 (1 – being your first choice). Please be aware that approved applicants will be placed in apartments in the order in which the applications were received, on a first come, first serve basis. While every effort will be made to meet your higher preferences, no guarantee can be made as to which apartment size you will be placed in as there is limited availability of certain apartment floor plans/sizes. As we get closer to the move-in date, fewer options will be available.

B) Next, fill out the Roommate Profile sheet that is attached to your application. We will use this as a tool in helping find suitable roommates for you! Roommate placement is based on several variables including: gender, apartment floor plan/size preference, and the profiles that are completed by the applicants.

C) Please send your completed Application, Roommate Profile, Application Fee – $50, and reservation deposit of $200 to the address below. Please note: once application is received, it may take up to 4 business days to be processed.

5 Lyon Student Housing
5 Lyon Street, NW
Suite 200
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

A packet with all of the information you will need for move-in will be arriving shortly thereafter. This packet will include a confirmation of the apartment you have been placed in, as well as the following:

Welcome Letter
Lease (All Leases are from August 22^nd, 2012 – July 31^st, 2013)
Financial Page – Outlines money due for move-in
Resident Guidebook
Receipt and Acknowledgment of Resident Guidebook
Payment & Contact Release Authorization Form
Roommate Bill of Rights
ACH Letter and Form
Return Mailing Checklist

All documents will need to be signed by the Resident, with a few also requiring the co-signer’s signature. Once these documents are signed, please mail all the information back to us. Please be sure to include proof of College/University enrollment and the balance due for your Security Deposit (see the financial page for this amount).

A) You are now ready for move-in day!
Move in days are Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 and Thursday August 23rd, 2012.
Move in times are from 9am-5pm on both of these days.
Move-ins will be done in numerical order upon arrival. Friday and Saturday August 24th and 25th, 2012 will be pre-scheduled move-in appointments only. Due to the high volume of move-ins during this period, appointments outside of your move in time must be scheduled and confirmed at least 48 hours in advance.

B) In order to move in, all unpaid monies will be collected in full. This includes the pro-rated rent for August, full monthly rate for September, and a $50.00 non-refundable cleaning fee (Please refer to the financial page for these figures). Upon payment of movies due and verification that all documents mentioned above have been signed and returned, you will receive you room key and building key fob.

C) All bedrooms are pre-assigned. There will be no switching rooms unless it is approved by management.

D) A Move In/Move out condition form will have already been completed by 5 Lyon Management and given to you on move-in day. You will also need to fill out the move-in column next to management’s markings. Please walk through your bedroom, bathroom, common living areas and note maintenance issues requiring attention and/or any other damages to the premises. The form must be returned to 5 Lyon Management within (7) days, and can be mailed or dropped off at the 5 Lyon office (please see address above). Once you return the Move in/Move Out condition form, you will be issued a mail key.