Shared Flats
If at first you do not want to move into your own apartment, you also have the possibility of renting a furnished room in a flat with other people. This can be done by registering at the "Mitwohnzentrale", an organisation that rents furnished rooms and apartments on a temporary basis. You can also check the newspapers. The term used to describe shared flats is "Wohngemeinschaften" or "WG". Often you will see the term "WG Zimmer", which means a room in an apartment with other people. Often these rooms are not furnished. Another possibility is to look for adverts placed on university campus notice boards. Many students who move away for a limited period of time sublet their rooms or apartments. This means that the flats or rooms are rented without a contract being signed with the actual landlord. The contract is merely signed with the tenant ("Untermietvertrag").
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