Some students from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have been found renting out their hall rooms for up to $900 per month, which is against the school rules.
NTU responded to the issue saying that it violates their code of conduct and students who breach this ruling will face eviction from the premises and potentially being expelled.
According to The Straits Times, some local students have been capitalising on international NTU students who are finding it hard to seek accommodations in recent times, and renting out their own hostel rooms.
Some of the applicants for the room were reportedly caught on Telegram auctioning for the rooms for rent, with the prices going up to $900 per month.
The rooms being rented out also do not have toilets attached, nor do they have air conditioning – they are also either single or double rooms.
NTU charges their students $450 for a single, non-aircon room without a toilet; while double non-aircon rooms without a toilet at charged at $325 monthly.
Rooms that offer aircon and an attached toilet are being priced at $635 per month.
A spokesperson for NTU spoke to MS News saying that students who do not need housing on-campus should return their hall placement to the school for it to pass it on to the next student who needs it.
They highlighted that subletting hall rooms or allowing another person to take over or stay in their rooms is prohibited and is a serious breach of their code of conduct, regardless if there is money being exchanged for it.
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