Daydreamer coffee downstairs and game days by the pool. Another year of both starts with a quick renewal.
Your student can renew at Rambler Athens in a few minutes. They accept the renewal offer in the Resident Portal, then sign the new lease with their guarantor. Here’s what another year on West Broad Street looks like and what staying saves your family.
Why do students stay at Rambler Athens?
The amenities
Rambler Athens sits on West Broad Street, a few blocks from downtown Athens, with coffee, study space and a pool all under one roof. Daydreamer, the on-site coffee shop, serves handcrafted pastries and house-made drinks, and residents get 10% off drinks. For papers, group projects and all-nighters, the study mezzanine has six private study rooms and two computers.
Downtime means pool days and game days: a resort-style pool and hot tub, fire pits, a grilling area and a Jumbotron so no one misses kickoff. Wellness is close to home, too. The fitness center has an artificial turf area, on-site yoga, two saunas and access to the Ladder training app, and residents with pets can use the dog spa’s ready-to-use washing stations.
Apartments come furnished and ready, with a full-size washer and dryer, a mounted Smart TV, premium Wi-Fi and lockable bedroom doors.
The community
Rambler is built around community. The terrace, courtyard and coffee shop are where residents find their people, and renewing keeps your student’s place among them. Coming to town for a game? Ask the leasing team about Rambler’s Football Guest Suites.
If your student loves Rambler Athens, renewing keeps them home for another year and saves your family a move.
What Renewing Saves Your Family
Moving to a new apartment adds up fast. Here’s what a move typically costs:
| Moving cost | Typical range |
|---|---|
| New security deposit | $300 up to a full month’s rent |
| Application and administrative fees | $150 to $350 total |
| Truck rental or movers | $200 to $600 |
| Move-out and move-in fees / cleaning | $150 to $500 |
Staying also keeps what works. Your student keeps a home they know, a leasing team that knows them and amenities they already use. If their roommates renew too, the whole group stays together.
Waiting, on the other hand, has a cost. After the renewal deadline, your student’s current bed space isn’t guaranteed and can be leased to someone else. Renewing now takes next year’s housing off their plate before spring exams.
Renewing Takes Three Steps
Your student handles everything in the Resident Portal:
- Accept the offer. The renewal offer is in their email and the Resident Portal. Accepting it lets our team know they’re staying.
- Sign the new lease. We’ll email it for electronic signature. It’s also in the Resident Portal under My Apartment → Documents → Needs Action.
- Get every signature in. Your student and their guarantor, if they have one, sign all required lease documents. Then next year is set.
One thing to keep in mind: accepting the offer starts the renewal, but the apartment isn’t secured until every required lease document is signed.
Help Your Student Lock In Next Year
The most helpful thing you can do today is ask your student to check their inbox for the renewal offer. Questions along the way? Contact our leasing team, and they can walk you or your student through any step.
The Rambler Athens leasing office is at 558 W. Broad St., Athens, GA 30601. Call or text 706-659-9476, or email [email protected]. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m.
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Does accepting the renewal offer secure my student’s apartment?
Not on its own. Accepting starts the renewal. The apartment is secured once your student and their guarantor, if applicable, sign all required lease documents.
Where does my student find the new lease?
Our team emails it for electronic signature. It’s also in the Resident Portal under My Apartment → Documents → Needs Action.
I’m my student’s guarantor. Do I need to sign too?
Yes. Guarantors sign the required lease documents along with the resident, and the renewal is complete once every signature is in.
Who can we contact with renewal questions?
The Rambler Athens leasing team, at 706-659-9476 or [email protected].