Moving and Housing

Housing

For immediate housing help, call the Office of Student and Housestaff Services at 410-955-3905.

You can also get in touch with other postdocs looking for roommates by searching the classifieds section of JHPDA website.

• Private short-term housing options
• List of area apartment Complexes (as of 2005)
• Baltimore Hotels

For advertisements for apartments for rent, check out two local newspapers in the real estate section under Apartments For Rent:

• Baltimore Sun
• The City Paper, Rental Classifieds
• JHU gazette

Other useful web sites include:

• Baltimore Communites - Choosing where to live
• Apartment ratings for Baltimore - See what other people think about the apartments
• Find out about crime in the area you are thinking of moving to

Some web sites with apartment search engines:

• Baltimore Apartment Rentals
• Apartment locator web site for the Washington DC/Baltimore area
• Baltimore Sun Classified ads
• Baltimore Apartment Rentals

Getting set up at home

Telephone

There are several telephone companies with whom you can open an account. Verizon is the fastest, you can arrange telephone service in your accommodation via their web page. Or call them on 410.954.6260/6230 (or 410.954.6250 for Spanish)

Long Distance Telephone Service is provided by a separate company, for example:

• AT&T (1.800.222.0300)
• MCI (1.800.888.0800)
• SPRINT (1.800.877.7746)
• Verizon:. 410.954.6260/6230 (or 410.954.6250 for Spanish)
• Internet: Comcast.com; or Verizon FIOS (in some areas)

You can compare rates at LowermyBills.com.

Gas and Electricity

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) is the gas and electric company for residents of theBaltimore-metropolitan area. To get set up, you may have to make a deposit in advance, depending upon your credit history. For customer service or billing inquiries, please call 410.685.0123 or 410.234.5000.