I have problems with my roommate(s)?
Off-Campus Student Services offers referral service to trained mediators for students who are experiencing problems with roommates. This process requires that both parties voluntarily agree to mediation and be willing to accept a non-binding resolution. Contact Off-Campus Student Services at (614) 292-0100 for more information on mediation. Each tenant who signs the lease is usually responsible for all terms of the lease. The landlord can hold any individual tenant, or all of the tenants, responsible for any rent or damages owed.

I got a ticket for parking on the street?
If you receive a parking ticket you can pay it, contest it or request a hearing at columbuspvb.com.

I want to purchase an off-campus parking permit?
Parking on many of the streets off-campus requires a city issued parking permit. Parking permits can be obtained at the City of Columbus Parking Viloations Bureau at 400 W. Whittier Street, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays. Phone: (614) 645-6400. To purchase a parking permit the driver must present a driver's license, proof of residence (lease or utility bill in the driver's name or notarized letter from your landlord/property), Vehicle Registration. Permits cost $25. VISA, MasterCard, Discover, cash or check (made out to Treasurer, City of Columbus) are accepted. This information may have changed; you are encouraged to call the city Parking Violations Bureau office at (614) 645-6400 to get the most accurate information.

My car was towed?
If your car was towed from private property (such as the parking lot of an apartment complex) check the parking lot for signage with instructions for claiming vehicles towed from that lot. If such signs are not apparent, contact the property manager of that property for more information. If your car was towed from public property (city streets) the place to claim your vehichle often depends up on the type of tow enforcement that caused your vehicle to be towed. When a general parking ban is enforced on weekends in the University District, often the University will allow the city to tow vehicles (at no cost to the owners) to the west campus lots as a courtesy to students who may not have been aware of the parking ban. Check with your Community Ambassador to see if a parking ban was being enforced in your area when your vehicle was towed. If you violate a city parking law/rule/ordinance contact the City impound lot at (614) 645-6400.

What is the new couches on porches ordinance?
What it says:"No person in any residentially zoned district as defined in Chapter 3303, C.C., shall store, collect, park, leave, deposit, maintain, reserve, put asside for future use, permit, allow, or suffer to remain on any porch, balcony, roof, or in a yard, except in a completely enclosed building or structure, any: upholstered furniture, furniture, mattresses, materials, and other similar products not designed, built, and manufactured for outdoor use unless such is in an enclosed porch or balcony." What it means: No indoor furniture on porches, balconies, roofs, yards, or anywhere outside.

Where can I drop-off my recycling?
If you are interested in recycling there are a number of drop-off locations in the Univeristy District and in the greater Columbus area. Please visit SWACO (the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio at http://www.swaco.org/ for more information regarding recycling drop-off locations and materials acceptable for recycling.