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SBU Student: Legal Housing is More Expensive

A report on The Statesman compares housing prices for students living on campus vs. off campus.

Stony Brook students are looking for housing options in the wake of the town’s crackdown on illegal housing.

According to an article in The Statesman, the universty’s student run paper, legal housing is typically more expensive than illegal housing, making the later option more attractive. The  story also cites the high cost of living on campus, .

Sophomore math major Jay Chen, told The Statesman that he find that  “legal housing is more expensive.”

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The report compares housing prices for students living on campus vs. off campus and typical prices for room rent around town.

To read the entire story on The Statesman, click here

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