University of Virginia Library

Rents Increase

Even the Charlottesville realtors admit there
is a severe shortage of housing close to the
University, and for those houses or apartments
which are (or were) available, the rent for many
of them is unreasonable. "Some of these rental
here are out of this world" states Martin
Romanov, a Charlottesville realtor who has
watched houses that rented for $125 four years
ago rent for $250 the year. He reports that this
is hard on students, but even more difficult for
families who can't divide the rent between
several people.