Welcome at FAU, I'm Lasvinie.

I'm Benjamin.

And we are here to help you with your start at FAU.

In this video we want to take a look at one of the most pressing matters, your move into

your German accommodation.

A little side note first.

In Germany students are expected to be self-reliant and take care of their own matters.

You can get all the help you need but you have actively asked for it.

You can expect that all the information you need will be available to you but sometimes

you have to find it on your own.

First we are going to take a look at the German student dormitory itself with this cross section

model.

The equipment in your dormitory might differ but usually it won't be different from what

you know from dormitories all around the world.

Depending on the dormitory you will have your own kitchen and bathroom or there will be

common facilities.

In accommodations on the private market you will have to see yourself what will be available.

You will be expected to keep order in your house as hiring help in Germany is really

expensive and not really common as a student.

If you do not, to say keep an orderly household, you might come into conflict with some inhabitants

of the dormitory.

The caretaker and the landlord.

The caretaker wants you to keep everything in order because it's simply his job to

take care of the place and the landlord, he owns this place.

So he wants his dormitory of course stay in a condition that is as good as possible.

But you can obviously find help within your dormitory.

Not with cleaning your place or anything but with organization and formalities.

The tutor.

He, she or they might be able to help you with communication as the caretaker or landlord

might not speak English.

About the formalities.

We created a little table of elements that you need to be aware of.

Let's start with a group of contents of the renting contract.

So first things first, the period of notice.

If you want to end your renting contract, you have to cancel it sometime in advance.

So mostly this time span is about three months.

If you do not keep to that, you might have to pay another month of rent.

In most cases, you will have paid the security deposit as well as one or two months of rent

already before you sign the renting contract.

But the security deposit is still a very important part of the renting contract.

It is a security for the landlord so that just in case you break anything or cause any

damage, he is able to pay for that damage with your security deposit.

After you've moved out and there is no damage, you will get your security deposit back.

The contract also states the amount of rent and how and when you will have to pay it.

It also states the duration of your tenancy and whether your contract is unlimited or

if you have to extend it every semester.

One thing in this group that you need to know is that with your signature, you agree to

all regulations in the contract and also the house rules.

So if you break them, you will be held liable.

Let's move on to the block of to-do's.