Landlord Services
How to Get Listed With Our Office
The University of Pittsburgh Off-Campus Living is soliciting listings of apartments available for the upcoming academic semester.
The University of Pittsburgh will list apartments inspected by the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Building Inspections. The bureau has agreed to perform residential building inspections, upon landlord request, with inspections usually scheduled within two to three days of request.
Apartment owners and managers interested in listing their apartments with the University should complete a Residential Building Inspection application (please call our office to have an application sent to you) and return it to the City of Pittsburgh, Bureau of Building Inspection Department, 200 Ross St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219. There is an inspection fee of $33 for the first unit and $12 for each additional unit, paid to the City of Pittsburgh.
Off-Campus Living is the primary source of information regarding house and apartment rentals for the Pitt community of 27,000 students, 7,800 staff, and 2,900 faculty. For more information, please call Off-Campus Living at 412-624-6998.
Inspected apartments will be listed by Off-Campus Living upon receipt of the following items.
- Copy of the Residential Rental Certification issued in the past 12 months by the City of Pittsburgh, demonstrating that the interior and exterior of the subject property have been inspected and found to be in compliance with the "BOCA Existing Structures" code. Use our apartment inspection checklist.
- An 8.5" x 11" rental information sheet listing the following information:
- Building name (if applicable) and address
- Name, address, and telephone number of building owner or manager
- Rental rate (for each apartment unit and type)
- Lease term (and when available)
- Type(s) (e.g., studio, one-bedroom unit, etc.) and total number of apartment units
- Furnished (yes or no)
- Utilities (included or not included)
- Air conditioning (yes or no)
- Cable TV (yes or no)
- Parking (yes or no)
- Washer and dryer hook-ups (yes or no)
- Pet policy
- Other features and amenities
- An 8.5" x 11" floor plan for each available unit showing individual room dimensions is optional.
Once an apartment listing has been accepted, the photographs and apartment information will be listed on the University of Pittsburgh Off-Campus Living Web site. In addition, the photographs and apartment information will be available in Off-Campus Living at 127 N. Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Note
Questions concerning the City of Pittsburgh Residential Rental Certificate building inspection should be directed to the City Bureau of Building Inspections at 412-255-2179. Questions concerning the listing requirements should be directed to Off-Campus Living at 412-624-6998.
The University reserves the right to refuse to list or remove from the list any landlord who fails to meet the submission requirements listed here or for any other reason that does not violate the law. In the case of removal from the list, the University will provide a notice of removal from the list to the landlord.