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Page 6 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1980 THURSDAY LADIES NITE!! Unescorted Ladies come to the Studio — GET IN FREE 2 FREE DRINKS Happy Hour starts at 4 p.m. 4 FOR 1 in the Doux Chene Complex Off Campus Center availablr for apartment renting help YOU DESERVE SOME CREDIT YOU’VE EARNED IT Congratulations! You now can see the light at the end of the tunnel... graduation is in sight. Graduation means a new career, new responsibilities and the opportunity to apply the years of education that are behind you. What Can Ford Credit Do For You? Ford Credit understands your need for purchasing reliable transportation to get you to and from your new job—that’s why we developed the College Graduate Finance Plan. The Plan provides convenient financing so you can purchase a new Ford or Lincoln-Mercury car or Ford light truck. ASK ABOUT THE COLLEGE GRADUATE FINANCE PLAN AT bn bed ford 1309 Texas 1700 Texas 823-0044 By LAURA RUTHERFORD City Reporter Spring is in the air, birds are sing ing, the grass is turning green and most students are busy searching for a place to call “home” next fall. The coordinator and the student adviser for the Off Campus Center said students should have some gen eral apartment renting knowledge before beginning their search. Coordinator Jan Winniford said students should decide what they want in an apartment before the search begins. A written list should specify such things as: whether the apartment should be furnished or unfurnished, available transporta tion to campus and the desired priva cy level. She said the division of rooms often becomes a problem if there is an uneven number of roommates. “The two people that share a room usually get to know each other better than the person in the other room, and that can cause a lot of problems, she said. She said the second step in finding Most people don t realize a lease is legally binding. “They sign the lease with the thought in mind that they can walk out at any time and only lose their de posit. ” — Dena Todd, student adviser at the Off Campus Center. a suitable apartment is to compare. There is a considerable difference in rental rates, apartment quality and management from complex to complex. Winniford and Dena Todd, /nv/te the bunch.. mix a great big bucketfull of Open House Punch Serves 32... tastes like a super cocktail! Smoothest, most delicious drink for any crowd! Mix in advance, add 7UP and ice at party time — and serve from the bucket. Looks and tastes great. Recipe: One fifth Southern Comfort 3 quarts 7UP 6 oz. fresh lemon juice One 6-oz. can frozen orange juice One 6-oz. can frozen lemonade Chill ingredients. Mix in bucket, adding 7UP last. Add drops of red food coloring (optional): stir. Add ice, orange and lemon slices. Puts punch in any party! Southern Comfort Nothing's so delicious as Comfort® on-the-rocks! SOUTHERN COMFORT CORPORATION. 80-100 PROOF UQUEUR. ST LOUIS. MO 63132 r 3 r TT''!r:... Fir Battalion Classifieds CQ Call 845-2611 ■N TONIGHT! & LATE NIGHT EVERY THURSDAY *2.29 PERSON MIDNIGHT SPECIAL ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET STYLE LATE NIGHT 11 p.m. till 1 a.m. PIZZA HUT COLLEGE STATION 696-2512 102 UNIVERSITY DR. 07 TEXAS (ACROSS FROM BANK OF A&M) the student adviser, said too many people are dissatisfied because they rent at the first complex they look at instead of searching further and com paring other complexes. They warned that the renter should beware of potential problems that can be caused by things like wa ter marks on the ceiling or evidence of bugs. There is no guarantee this will be fixed, they said. They said good indicators of aprt- ment quality are grounds upkeep and maintenance, and the condition of the swimming pool during the swimming season. Another excellent means of judg ing an apartment is to ask the opinion of the current tenants. Before sign ing a lease the students should insist upon seeing an apartment, prefer ably the one they will be renting, otherwise there is no guarantee what the apartment will look like. “If they don’t show you anything other than a floor plan, don’t rent there,” Todd said. If the rented apartment is not shown before leasing, the manager should provide something similar for the tenant to see. However, if the renter is shown a model apartment, Winniford said, the tenant should have the manager write “I was shown a model apartment and I will receive one of comparable quality,” in the comments blank provided on the lease. Student legal adviser Jim Locke said most leases say that the renter has inspected and accepted the apartment — don’t sign unless you know exactly what you are getting. He said if something was wrong with the apartment it would be extremely difficult to break the lease even be fore moving in, unless the renter was able to void the lease on the grounds that he did not receive what he was sold. Once the tenant moves into the apartment, if something was wrong before he moved in, the only re course is to obtain repairs as the lease instructs. Todd and Winniford stressed the importance of reading and under standing the lease before signing it. The renter should ask the manager if there is something in the lease that is not understood. Todd said the renter should be aware of what he is signing. Some leases don’t require the manager to make repairs; the tenant will have to make any repairs himself. Some leases allow the management to in crease the rent at any time. The man ager may not have to show cause for the increase, depending on the lease. Winniford said to make sure any agreement between the renter and manager is written into the lease — don’t just make an oral agreement because it isn’t worth anything. Todd and Winniford also said nev er sign a lease on an unfinished apart- A lease-breaker can be sued for the total amount left on the lease. Some people don't feel threatened because they know they don’t have any money, but he manager can have a judge ment placed on the lease- breaker that can last up to 20 years, Todd said. ment. There is no guarantee it will be finished when the lease begins. If it isn’t finished, Locke said, the manager doesn’t have to find housing for the tenant unless that was written into the lease. He said the manager would probably release the tenant from the lease, and if the tenant could only find housing at a higher price, the manager might have to pay for the difference. Todd said most people don’t real ize a lease is legally binding. “They sign the lease with the thought in mind that they can walk out at any time and only lose their deposit,” she said. She said a lease-breaker can be sued for the total amount left on the lease. She said some people don’t feel threatened because they know they don’t have any money,! manager can have a placed on the lease-breaker lk , last up to 20 years. “You will have money evet® plus your credit rating is shot !! said. Managers have indicatedtoi pus officals that they plan toll' pursuing lease-breakers throu; side lection of the rent money, ski Ring If a roommate skips out ts ;.;pp t( lease, the remaining tenants® a mi sponsible for paying the rat j Sv said. There is a clause in mostls ; the t which says the tenants arejoii® mou sponsible. She said the only»i . fling get the money is for the room! jj sue the one that left, andthisisl! pening a lot lately. Todd and Winniford said li should carefully examine thej s ment and list anything wrong*! from on the move out/move outimrcM list. The renter should do thisi self before accepting the aptnMj This is the key factor in c’ ing how much of the security ilefl is returned. They said that when a securitS _ posit is not returned, thefaultsi:§, ■ times lies with the renter. Tk to get the manager to go oh: J[ M move in/move out inventorylia ff them, to be sure to leave ak ;f ing address with the manageii\> D/ give 30 days notice. ter d( The manager must return ISVk-l security deposit with in30(k the It send an itemized deduction ! Univi renter doesn’t receive one oli tually he should talk to the managers a ban as he can. H The Off Campus Center# M with problems such as finding! ment vacancies or roommate! 1,*^88 also provide roommate coo ^ and have information on Its J ust a landlord rights and response‘Y 601 - and carpool referral. ; H » Winniford said they try toW tf J renter avoid problems befejigT ^ happen. “What we are tryingt'i'j ^ ^ educate the student on cons Qn ^ issues — how to be an infomri ILj sumer and prevent problems, said. It wil iRanch anniversary celebrated Texas way tache ," AI vered surge joiner estab: United Press International MOUNTAIN HOME — Charles Schreiner III figures it will take 10,000 trips by cars, vans and buses just to ferry the guests back and forth to the big all-night “black tie and boots” gala he is hosting at the Y.O. Ranch Saturday. Schreiner has invited 2,000 guests — ranging from astronauts and big game hunters to the consul of Jordan and just plain cowpokes — to help him celebrate the 100th anniversary of his 60,000-acre spread nestled in the Texas hill country 15 miles west of Mountain Home. The guests will dine on 200 pounds of smoked turkey, 200 J pounds of axis deer, 200 pounds of sika deer, two whole elands, two en tire longhorns, 300 pounds of wild boar, 500 pounds of cheese and 50 ostrich eggs. And those are just the entrees. There also will be eggrolls, filled oriental pancakes with plum sauce and fried rattlesnake served along with foods from seven countries while the guests are entertained by four bands. Schreiner, the latest in a list of Schrieners to operate the cattle and exotic game ranch, said a Texas-size party seemed in order to celebrate the anniversary of one of the few real working cattle ranches still in opera tion in the state. Those who stay up all night, or rise early, will be treated to an! cowboy breakfast cooked intis! and served in tin cups and £ from a chuckwagon. The guests will come froinj away as New Zealand, Wesli many, Australia, Italy, France, ico and Canada, as well as tl out the nation, and will include! who have paid up to $1,200' one of the exotic animals thall the ranch. The Y.O. Ranch is operatedi as it was when it was founM Capt. Charles Schreiner in 15^ has been the scene of several 1 , ern movies and was thesiteofl boro Country” cigarette coil cials. Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased With These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods Each Daily Special Only $1.99 Pius Tax. “Open Daily” Dining: 11 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. —4:00 P.M. to 7: MONDAY EVENING SPECIAL Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy Whipped Potatoes Your Choice of One Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea TUESDAY EVENING SPECIAL Mexican Fiesta Dinner Two Cheese and Onion Enchiladas w/chili Mexican Rice Patio Style Pinto Beans Tostadas Coffee or Tea One Corn Bread and Butter WEDNESDAY EVENING SPECIAL Chicken Fried Steak w/cream Gravy Whipped Potatoes and Choice of one other Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread andBuk Coffee or Tea THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL Italian Candle Light Spaghetti Dinner SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing - Hot Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee FOR YOUR PROTECTION OUR PERSONNEL HAVE HEALTH CARDS FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL BREADED FISH FILET w/TARTAR SAUCE Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee SATURDAY NOON and EVENING SPECIAL Yankee Pot Roast (Texas Salad) Mashed Potato w/ gravy Roll or Com Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee !“Quality First’ SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON and EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINNtf Served with Cranberry Sauce Cornbread Dressing Roll or Corn Bread - Buttef CoffeorTea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable