Most Commonly Asked Questions for Park Place

1. Can I pay monthly? What if I have a scholarship? In most cases rent for Fall semester is due at the beginning of Fall semester and on December 10th for Spring semester. Students can pay “monthly” if their parents sign a guaranty agreement for the rent. Those that pay “monthly” are required to pay 1/3^rd at move in or the first day of Fall semester, which ever comes first, 1/3^rd one month from the start of the semester, and 1/3^rd two months from the beginning of the semester. For Spring semester 1/3 is due Dec 10th, 1/3 on Jan 10th, and the balance on Feb 10th. There is a $50 per semester charge for those paying monthly. For those with scholarships we realize most scholarships are not funded until about a month into the semester. In such cases you must show evidence of the scholarship and then pay 1/3^rd of the semester rent upon move-in. If your scholarship is not here within 30 days from the start of school, or if we cannot confirm with the school that it will be here soon, then we treat you like a student paying “monthly” (see above) until the scholarship funds arrive to pay your rent.

2. Do I have to sign a 2 semester contract? Generally yes, unless you come only for Spring Semester which starts in January. If you come for Spring Semester only you may sign a one semester contract. If you want to sign a one semester contract for Fall semester then the rent is $200 extra and you must pay it up front -- no monthly payments.

3. Can we use nail, tacks or sticky tape on the walls? You may use small nail and tacks but no sticky tape. We patch the holes and touch up paint each year. If you use large nails, use sticky tape, or go crazy with nail holes we will make the repairs and deduct the cost from your deposit. Sticky tape should never be used, as it is very expensive to repair.

4. Does my deposit go towards my rent? No. The deposit is used as security for any damages caused or cleaning that is not taken care of at the end of the lease. A non-refundable sum of $50.00 is deducted for carpet cleaning, window cleaning, and touch up painting which is done each year after the students leave. The rest of the deposit, less damages and cleaning fees, if any, will be mailed back to you.

5. Are utilities included? They can be. We give you a choice. Generally, Park Place pays for high speed Internet, cable TV, and garbage collection. The Students pay for gas and the Ephraim City utility package, which comes on one bill and includes electric, sewer and water. Generally each student, in an apartment of six students, pays $20.00 to $30.00 per month for utilities. If you want Park Place to pay utilities you must decide to do so as an apartment and then we make the same arrangements our competitiors do. They charge $100.00 more rent per semester to cover utilitiy charges and they deduct $25.00 more than we do from your deposit at the end of the lease. They also charge you extra if your utilities go over a certain amount per month. We are happy to give you the choice. If you want us to pay utilities

6. Is there assigned parking? Is there plenty of parking and do I have to buy a parking ticket? There is not assigned parking. You do not have to buy a parking ticket. There is plenty of parking (one space per student plus plenty of guests parking). You will be issued a parking sticker. Unauthorized vehicles will be towed or booted after hours.

7. How big are the apartments? How many bathrooms and bedrooms are there? Park Place has two different types of apartments that accommodate 6 students each. The first type is a standard three bedroom apartment. Each bedroom has a walk-in closet and a private bathroom. These bedrooms are about 16.5 feet by 15 feet including the closet and bathroom. If you don’t count the closet and bathroom the room is about 15 feet by 11 feet. Most of these apartments have washers and dryers but there are several which don’t. These apartments are about 1225 square feet but one is 200 square feet larger. In this large apartment the downstairs bedroom has an extra large walk-in closet and the two upstairs bedrooms have two separate walk-in closets. The front room and kitchen are much larger. This large apartment does not have a washer and dryer. The second type of apartment has 6 single private bedrooms. These single bedroom apartments have three bathrooms. Two bedrooms share a bathroom. Each bedroom has it own closet. These bedrooms average about 8.5 feet by 12 feet 10 inches which includes the closets but not the bathrooms. Sixteen of these private bedroom apartments are about 1275 square feet; 8 of these apartments are bigger and contain about 1,325 square feet. Tthese larger private units have kitchen tables with chairs rather than the standard kitchen bars with stools.  For Fall of 2010 we are making these units even larger and they will by the only private bedroom units serving Snow College with washers and dryers. All apartments have central air conditioning. You can view the apartments and the floor plans on this internet site at www.utahcollegeapartments.com .

8. What do I need to bring? What furniture and appliances come with each apartment? What size are the beds? All apartments are fully furnished. The front rooms have a couch and love seat. The kitchens have nice oak or maple upgraded cabinets. Each apartment has all standard appliances including a dishwasher, microwave oven, oven with range top, and refrigerators. In addition, 32 of the 3 bedroom apartments have washers and dryers. The bed rooms have standard twin size beds, with a computer desk, dresser, nightstand (in 3 bedroom units), and are wired for phone, cable TV, and high speed internet. You will need to bring kitchen dishes, pots and pans, utensils, etc. You will also need to bring your own sheets, blankets, pillows and personal items. You do not need to bring a shower curtain as all of our tub/showers and showers have doors. There is no telephone or TV. Most students bring a television and use cell phones. You can contract with the local phone company for a phone—each bedroom and kitchen is wired for a phone.

9. What is the Internet like? We supply high speed internet service, It is DSL, 128 K. Our internet is hard wired into each bedroom. for some of our buildings you do need to rent a modem for $50.00. At the end of the lease we refund $25.00. The $25.00 we keep covers the cost of modem replacements (we spend several thousand dollars each year on this).

10. Do I have to be a college student to live there? No, but over 98% of those that live at the apartments are college students.

11. Can I bring my bike? Yes, we don’t allow bikes to be stored in the apartments we have bike racks outside the apartments.

12. Are pets allowed? No, not even fish.

13. Can I bring my own bed and dresser? We don’t suggest it, but will allow it. We charge a $15.00 storage fee if you do because we have to move our furniture and rent storage space to store our own furniture.

14. Can I use the hot tubs and tanning beds? Yes. The hot tubs are free but there is a charge for the tanning beds (less than half of what a tanning salon would charge).

15. I will be there for orientation or at some other time; can I come and see the apartments? Yes, just call and make an appointment with the manager. The manager’s Phone is 1-435-283-6143 or e-mail us at www.utahcollegeapartments.com to set up an appointment.

16. How many students to an apartment? Each apartment can accommodate six students. Some apartments may have less if a person rents a shared room for him/herself.

17. What do you do to make Park Place a safe place to live? Is there a curfew? We have tried to make Park Place as safe as can be. We have a full time manager with an office in the clubhouse. The clubhouse is open M-F from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p. m. We have workers in the clubhouse from 4:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. M-F and for shorter hours on Saturday. We have a night time manager that lives in an apartment in the clubhouse. They are there to enforce the rules at night. We enforce our rules. Guests must be out of the apartment by 12:00 midnight, except on Friday and Saturday nights when they must leave by 1:30 a.m. If they are not their cars will be booted or towed. If you plan on smoking, drinking, or using drugs at Park Place don’t apply to live here. Our full time manager is married to an Ephraim City Police officer and we will not hesitate to have you arrested if you are breaking the law. We have motion detector lights on the backs of the buildings, parking lot lights, night lights in the park, six cameras covering the clubhouse and hot tubs (these cameras record 24/7 and the monitor is in the clubhouse convenience store, with a seperate monitor in the nighttime manager's apartment), hand rails to hold onto while you cross the stone bridges across the stream in the park, a fence enclosing the project, and night lights on the sand volleyball court, basket ball court, and pavilion in the park. There is no other apartment complex in Ephraim with as many safety features.

18. What is the surrounding area like? Manti, Moroni, and Mt. Pleasant are all within 7 to 12 miles. The Palisades Golf Course is a great one and is about a 10 mile drive. The Manti La Sal National Forest which is nearby offers great hiking, camping, hunting, and fishing. Nine mile reservoir is about 12 miles and is great fishing. There is a Wal-Mart in Ephraim, a four screen movie theater, lots of restaurants, and other stores. Ephraim is a smaller town and therefore the College plans many activities to keep the students involved.

19. Is Park Place within walking distance of the college? Yes, we are right across the street from campus. You will not need to drive to school.

20. When will the roommate assignments be made? Can you reserve a specific room for me? We generally don’t reserve specific rooms—although we do make exceptions. Rooms are generally on a first come first serve basis. Roommate assignments are completed the first week of August. You will be sent notice at that time.

21. What is the move-in date? Can I move in early? You can move in two days before the first day of school without an additional charge. You can generally move in anytime before that for a prorated daily rental rate. For example if you come 21 days before the start of school for a sports program or some other reason you will be charged 19 days rent at a prorated basis. For example, if your rent is $995.00 for the semester (about 4 months) then the prorated rate would be $8.00 per day.

22. What is in the clubhouse? Our 5,800 square foot clubhouse is the nicest student housing clubhouse we know of in the western United States. You can take a picture tour of it on our internet site at www.utahcollegeapartments.com . It has a convenience store, manager’s office, computer room (free for our residents), large gathering room with big screen TV and kitchen, laundry mat, two tanning bed rooms, game room, exercise room, indoor and out door hot tub, night time manager’s apartment, and overnight accommodations for visitors. It is open M-F from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., then from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. It is open for limited hours on Saturday and is closed Sunday. The laundry mat is open from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 7 days a week.

23. What are the grounds like? In addition to the Clubhouse and both hot tubs, we have a basketball court with 2 standards, a twelve foot fence around it, and night lighting. A beautifully landscaped Park with a pavilion which seats 100 persons and two large covered charcoal grills. We also have one gas grill that students can use for $1.00. The park has a fenced sand volley ball court (with night lighting), lots of trees and grass, and a beautiful rocked stream with two 5 foot waterfalls. There are also several other outdoor barbeque grills around the site for student use. There are bike racks next to each apartment. There is not another apartment site in Ephraim or in Utah that comes close to Park Place. You can view the Park and the grounds on our internet site at www.utahcollegeapartments.com .

24. Does Park Place have any activities? Park Place has a opening social barbeque for its tenants each fall under the pavilion in the Park, there are other activities such as a Halloween dance in the clubhouse, movie nights, free breakfasts in the clubhouse during finals week each semester, and other miscellaneous activities. For example in the past we have had subway sandwich parties, live bands in the clubhouse, beach parties, etc. We provide a number of activities to help our student get to know each other and have a quality experience here.

25. What is your overnight guest policy? No overnight guests are allowed without permission. Generally permission will only be given for parents visiting from out of town. Guests must be out of the apartment by 12:00 midnight, except on Friday and Saturday nights when they must leave by 1:30 a.m. We have an overnight guest apartment in the clubhouse which can be rented. It is very nice.