One Semester
One-Semester Housing in New York City
Sublet Buddy has 3 places open for at least a month of the coming semester, from $2,650 to $5,700 a month.
Brooklyn · New York
Spring Semester
2-Bedroom in Downtown Brooklyn
Hosted by ArjunVerified NYU student
$5,700 / month
≈ 4.4 months · $25,111 total
Manhattan · New York
Spring Semester
Private Room in Murray Hill
$3,300 / month
≈ 4.9 months · $16,274 total
Manhattan · New York
Spring Semester
Private Room in East Village
$2,650 / month
≈ 4 months · $10,629 total
The Math for These Dates
The middle price on this page is $3,300 a month. The coming semester is 120 nights, which comes to $13,019 in rent, because rent here is charged by the night (the monthly price times 12, divided by 365). Renters pay no fee to Sublet Buddy on top of that.
The One-Semester Problem
Most New York leases run twelve months. A semester runs about four. If you are here for one term as a visiting or exchange student, on a co-op, or finishing a degree in December, a standard lease leaves you paying for eight months you will not use, or hunting for someone to take it over. A sublet lets you rent only the term.
What Four Months Costs
The honest way to compare is by total. A room at $1,850 a month for a four-month semester is $7,400. The same room on a twelve-month lease is $22,200, of which $14,800 covers months you are not there. Search with your semester dates and every card shows the total for exactly those nights.
What to Check Before You Commit
Confirm your school’s move-in and move-out dates, ask the lister for the landlord’s written approval, and see the place in person or on a live video call. Pay only through Sublet Buddy, where rent is held until your move-in date.
Have a place sitting empty for these months?
An empty room is rent paid for nothing. At $3,300 a month, three months away is $9,900. Listing takes a few minutes, you choose the dates and the price, and listers pay a Concierge Fee of 10% of each rent payment (8.5% with a creator code). Get your landlord’s written approval before you sublet.
Questions
Can I rent an apartment in NYC for one semester?
Yes, by subletting. A sublet covers the months the regular tenant is away, so you rent about four months instead of signing a twelve-month lease.
What is the shortest stay?
Thirty days. Every listing on Sublet Buddy is a sublet of 30 days or longer.
What do renters pay besides rent?
Renters pay no fee to Sublet Buddy and there are no security deposits. $5 secures an agreed deal and is credited to your first rent payment. Rent is charged every 30 days from move-in and prorated by the night.
Related
General information, not legal advice. Get your landlord’s written approval before you sublet.