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Landlord/Manager Assistance
Mon to Fri 8am - 5pm
Tel: (413) 577-2187
124 Berkshire House

Student Assistance
Mon to Fri 8:30am - 5pm
Tel: (413) 545-2100
235 Whitmore Administration Building

Service Expectations
Exceptions to these standards will be noted in a lime green ALERT box. Unless otherwise noted, customers can expect the following:

Monday - Friday

  • Acknowledgement of voice and email messages sent the same day if submitted by 4pm, otherwise, the next business day.
  • Rental listing status acknowledgement sent same day if submitted by 4pm, othewise, the next business day.
  • Renter/Housemate Profiles the same day if submitted by 4:30pm, otherwise, the next business day.

Saturday and Sunday

  • Rental listings and Profiles will be acknowledged during the weekend. Other communications submitted on Saturday and Sunday will be acknowledged by the end of the day Monday.

Email: OCH@gw.housing.umass.edu

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Welcome to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Off Campus Housing Referral website. Whether you use this site as a Tenant or as a Landlord, Housing and Residence Life provides this information to University of Massachusetts Amherst students, faculty, and staff to help them find and form mutually successful landlord/tenant relationships.

The information found on this website pertains only to Landlord/Tenant laws in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. If you are viewing this site from another state you should be aware that this area of law differs significantly from state to state. If you are a University of Massachusetts Amherst student and have questions or concerns about the information here, please contact the Student Legal Services Office, (413) 545-1995.

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