Evanston's municipal fees for water, sewer, electricity, telephone, cable TV and waste hauling are higher as well. We have many residents who have moved from our Evanston buildings to our Eastlake buildings for that singular reason. Since Eastlake is the border between Evanston and Chicago, they comment that they enjoy all the benefits and atmosphere of Evanston without its higher costs, and on Eastlake, they can live at the beach. It's relatively inexpensive and it protects you from loss or damage to anything inside your residence. Our insurance will not cover losses from fires, tornadoes, theft, floods and so on.
Homeowners usually buy homeowner's insurance.
It follows that renter's should buy the same protections. We accept applications from students just as we accept applications from any other category of apartment seekers. The qualification criteria are the same. I'm considering a new roommate. Yes we do, but only toward the end of the selection process .