Grand Bahama Island - Ross University Bahamas is seeking to identify landlords and home owners who have housing accommodations they would consider renting to Ross University students, staff or faculty.  A town meeting will be held on Monday, September 29, 2008 at the Foster B. Pestaina Centre [Pro-Cathedral of Christ the King] commencing at 6:30 p.m. All interested persons are asked to attend.

The University will operate a Housing Office that will assist landlords in locating tenants.   This is a service that Ross currently provides at their Dominica, St Kitts, and Miami campuses, and one that has been very effective for both landlords and tenants. The university takes care to inspect each rental unit, and provides students with accurate and convenient information; the service is used by virtually all students and faculty seeking housing.

Most Ross students cannot take the time away from their studies to travel to a new place and search for housing.   By using the university's housing referral service they are able to obtain trustworthy information and to arrange their housing conveniently.

Ross University operates a small amount of housing at each of its campuses, but does not rent units from local landlords on behalf of its students. The University does not want to become a large landlord. Ross students are mature graduate students and they’ve held a good track record of being good tenants.

Most Ross students will stay in Grand Bahama Island for approximately 8 months, however every 4 months some will leave as others will arrive. Landlords that provide quality affordable housing are generally able to sustain continuous occupancy because of the steady influx of new students.

According to Ms. Leslie Musgrove, Ross University Off-Site Housing Coordinator, about 100 local landlords have already inquired.   Ross is in the process of gathering information and preparing its Bahamas Housing Referral website, which is expected to be functional by mid-October.