Housing guarantee - Q&A

Q: I am an International student, can I use the housing guarantee?

A: If you are eligible for housing guarantee, your place of study will send you a letter with the necessary information. Please contact your place of study for more information.

Q: When can I apply?

A: You may apply on the following dates: Autumn semester from the 1st of April until the 15th of May, and spring semester from the 14 th of September until the 15th of October.

Q: I have registered my application. When will I receive an offer for a room?

A: An offer for a room will be sent to My Page as soon as possible after the application deadline. You will receive an e-mail informing you when the contract can be accessed from My Page. Please note that it may take up to one week for us to register the signed lease, due to high e-mail demand during this period.

Q: When I log onto My Page, it states "Do not find any contract history on your user". What does it mean?

A: If you do not find a contract on My Page and you have received an e-mail from us to the contrary, it is important that you contact us immediately at bolig@sammen.no.

Q: I did not receive an e-mail confirming my application or the contract. Why is that?

A: We regularly send information to you via e-mail. If you have a G-mail, Hotmail address etc, please check that e-mails from us do not end up as spam. If you experience this, you can set all e-mails from Sammen not to be treated as spam.

Q: I have received the offer for a room, but it does not correspond with the room or housing area that I applied for. What do I do?

A: We try to meet your request based on your application. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to find a room or housing area that corresponds with your request. In this case we will allocate according to availability.

Note that if you reject the offer for a room, based on the fact that it does not correspond with your wishes, you have lost the housing guarantee.

Q: On my lease it is written that I have a 3 months` waiting period before I can terminate the agreement – what does that mean?

A: It means that you will have to pay rent for at least 3 + 3 months. You may register a termination as early as you wish after moving in, but the termination period of 3 months will begin 3 months after the start of the contract. If you have a lease that is 6 months or shorter, you are not able to terminate it.

Q: How do I return a signed copy of the agreement?

A: We recommend that you either upload the signed agreement from My Page, or send it by e-mail to bolig@sammen.no. Do not send the signed agreement by postal service, as this will result in Sammen receiving the agreement too late.

Q: I am having problems uploading the document as the file exceeds 1MB - what do I do?

A: If you are not able to compress the document down to 1MB, it is sufficient that you only upload the page with your signature. If not, send the signed copy by e-mail to bolig@sammen.no.

Q: I have uploaded the signed document - do I have to send it by e-mail as well?

A: No. It is sufficient either to upload it, or to send it by e-mail.

Q: I have returned the signed copy of the lease - how do I know that you have received it?

A: If we have not received the signed lease, we will contact you. You may also check the status of your contract on My Page.

Q: I will not go to Bergen after all - can I cancel the offer for a room?

A: If you wish to cancel the offer for a room, you may do so, if you are not going to study in Bergen after all. A written statement from your place of Study must be presented to Sammen Housing, by the end of June/November at the latest. Cansellation for any other reason means that you will be held to the terms of cancellation stated in § 2 in your agreement.

Q: When do I pay the first rent?

A: The invoice for rent will be sent to My Page beginning of each month, after you have moved in. You will receive an e-mail when the invoice is obtainable. We recommend that you pay directly from My Page using Visa or Mastercard.

Q: I have other questions concerning my contract. Who do I contact?

A: You may contact bolig@sammen.no. Note! State your tenant number (6 digits). You will find it in the upper right corner of your lease.