University District Tenants

1. The rental units available in the University District vary from year-to-year depending on renewals by current tenants and/or needs of the University.
   • Typically, units only become available as students graduate.
   • This means we are unable to guarantee which units, and how many units, are going to be available year-to-year.
2. Beginning early January, available University District rental units will be advertised on the Accommodation Listing Service (ALS).
3. Interested students may contact our office per the requirements in the listing ad to book an appointment to view a unit.
4. Applications will be processed on a first come, first serve basis.
5. IMPORTANT: By submitting an application for a unit, the applicants are agreeing to sign a lease for the unit on the University’s normal terms and conditions IF the application is approved. The application is the applicants’ Offer to Lease the unit from the Landlord. Do not submit an Application if you are not prepared to rent the unit.

You must be a current registered Queen’s students in good standing with the University. 

Please be sure to include your Queen’s student number and a current email address (preferably your @queensu.ca account) on your application. We will send you an email to let you know that your application has been received. Successful applicants will be notified by email of rental offers as they are available; please be sure to check your email regularly as there is a limited timeframe in which to respond. If you have email filtering activated, please be sure to add community.housing@queensu.ca to your safe list.

University District Sample Lease (PDF 313KB)

Queen’s Community Housing strives to provide the best possible environment for students to achieve their academic goals. The residential rental properties owned by Queen’s University and managed by Community Housing are not handicapped accessible housing. Tenants/occupants have the opportunity to view the unit personally or have an agent view the unit prior to signing a lease and should be able to make an informed decision if the unit meets their individual needs as the unit is presented. However, there may be unique circumstances where a tenant/occupant may request special consideration. Community Housing cannot guarantee to accommodate all requests for special consideration.

Not all disabilities or medical conditions require special assignment or considerations. The documentation completed by the medical professional must verify the tenant has a disability or medical condition but not the specific diagnosis, and identify the functional limitation (if any) related to the disability or medical condition.

Should you have questions regarding this or would like to make a request for consideration, please contact Community Housing by emailing community.housing@queensu.ca.

PARKING for Tenants

• There is limited active parking spaces available for Tenants.
• Parking privileges apply only to the person issued the tenant parking permit hang tag and in the appropriate tenant designated parking areas for this property group: University District.
• Tenants will need to provide Community Housing with proof of vehicle registration in their own name or a parent with the same last name and license plate number.
• All vehicles registered with Community Housing must display a valid parking permit hang tag in the vehicle window at all times.
• Where this privilege is granted, it is not transferable to another vehicle, person and/or property group eg., An Clachan, John Orr Tower.
• We do not issue temporary parking permits, short-term parking permits, or permits for family members, rental vehicles, recreational vehicles, …etc.
• Tenant designated parking lots and driveways are monitored weekdays, Monday to Friday from 7 am to 5 pm.
• At this time, Community Housing is not charging an additional parking fee to tenants. Parking fees may be subject to change at a later date.

PARKING for Visitors – We do not have visitor parking in our tenant designated lots. The options are on-street parking (as indicated on signage), or there is underground parking at the Athletics and Recreation Centre.

Two laundry rooms are provided for the exclusive use of students living in Queen’s owned University District rentals. These facilities are located at:

• 153 Alfred, and
• 170 Barrie.
• Please visit Coinamatic for Service Requests or for Refund Requests.
• All tenants are required to download the Coinamatic CP mobile app from Apple Store or Google Play to pay for their washing and drying.
• For those without a smartphone, you will be able to purchase a new laundry card directly from a Card Reload Kiosk.

Card Reload Kiosk Locations:

1. An Clachan – 47 Van Order Drive, in the lobby of Building 5
2. Victoria Hall on campus

Consideration should be given to the time of day laundry facilities are being used to be considerate of tenants as noises do carry. Tenants are asked to use the laundry rooms between the hours of 8:00 am and 10:00 pm only (last load should be in a machine no later than 9:30 pm).

Laundry left in machines: Please ensure prompt removal of your clothing from the machines so other tenants may use them. Items left in the laundry room are left at the tenant’s own risk.

• Garbage and recyclable materials must be placed out as approved by the City of Kingston.
• Download the Kingston Waste App to get your garbage/recycling schedules and reminders sent right to your phone. Enter your address to get custom notifications for your location.
• Furniture and other large items will can be donated or dropped off at a local waste transfer station (dump) for a fee (typically by weight).

• Fire safety is always important.
• The best way to learn how to protect yourself and those around you is by reading our fire safety document. In it you will find information about what to do in case of a fire or fire alarm.
• Each of our units and our buildings are equipped with fire detection devices. To learn more about the fire detection models present in your unit and building follow the links below.
• Fire Safety Devices in the University District

Students living in the University District are within a 5-10 minute walk of campus buildings and services, but for those wishing to access other areas of the city there are many routes accessible to tenants. Visit the Kingston Transit website for more information on routes and schedules.