Housing

Seton Hall Law School is happy to assist incoming Seton Hall Law Students locate housing to fit their budget and lifestyle. Feel free to contact Cindy Ball Wilson in the Office of Student Services at (973) 642-8707 or send an email if you have any questions after reading this material.

After making the important decision to attend Seton Hall Law School, incoming students must research where to live. As you prepare to start law school, there are several things that you should consider if housing is an issue for you. If the New Jersey/New York metro area is your home, you may not need to move. You should consider how you will travel to school each day, and whether your current environment is supportive of the rigorous demands of law school.

If you will be returning home to the area to attend law school you may want to consider the economical choice of living with family. Again you must consider whether such a living arrangement will be conducive to studying, and whether your commute to Newark will be realistic.

For many reasons, a good number of incoming students will be finding a new place to live. This search is exciting, but can be overwhelming. We are happy to assist incoming students with securing housing to fit their budget and lifestyle.

Your first resource for housing information is this web site, which provides an overview of the surrounding area and links to web sites with information on mass transportation and towns and cities where students frequently live. The Office of Student Services maintains a list of apartment and house rentals available in the area. These postings are updated almost daily.

We also maintain a roommate resource database. Once you are admitted, you can fill out a roommate request form on the web. After submitting this form, you may search the database to find other incoming students who are interested in sharing an apartment.

Visiting the Law School for an admitted student day or a reception is also a good way to begin your search. Many successful roommate relationships have begun at these events. Upper class students, who attend these events, are a terrific source of information on housing.

Additionally, the Office of Student Services has the most current apartment listings, local newspapers, realtor references, apartment guides, area maps, mass transportation maps and schedules, as well as other helpful information. We are happy to guide you in your search.

A useful website for students to include in their housing search is www.GardenStateApartments.com.  This website works with landlords, property managers, and real estate agents, so that the renters can get the most diverse selection of apartments  to choose from.

Seton Hall Law School recently created an alliance with Clinton Street Lofts, LLC, through which students have the opportunity to rent luxurious but affordable apartments within a five-minute walk to the Law School. The rent starts at $1075 for a one-bedroom apartment and $1,500 for a two-bedroom apartment.  For further information about the Clinton Street Lofts, please visit http://unionbuilding.com/rental.html or call (609) 344-8811.  While any leases will be between  the student (s) and Clinton Street Lofts, LLC, Seton Hall will work to facilitate the arrangements.  

The newest housing addition to Newark is the luxury apartment complex Eleven80.  It is two blocks from the Law School and offers such higher end amenities as valet parking and a bowling alley.  If you are interested please visit www.eleven80rentals.com or call (973) 824 – 1180 for further information.