Current Residents

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Pay Rent

Your modern apartment at The Nest comes complete with easy-to-use online payment tools. Log in to your account at any time for quick access to our online portal and find paying rent to be as simple as clicking a few buttons each month or setting up automatic withdrawals.

Resident Login

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Say Hello

We do it all here at The Nest. Think fun social activities, themed events to ramp up your school spirit, and keeping your community looking awesome – no matter what it is, our team is totally on it. Get to know the friendly faces around The Nest today. We can’t wait to meet you!

Meet the Team

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Learn More

Having an awesome student apartment home comes with having access to all the important intel on your new community. Quickly find the resources you need or simply click through to learn more about your new home and community - find it all here in our Resident Handbook.

Resident Handbook

What do I do if I have a maintenance problem?

What do I do if I have an after-hours emergency?

Is insurance required to live at The Nest?

What do you mean by individual leases or by the bed?

At The Nest, we lease by the bedroom. In an individual lease, you are only responsible for the payment of your bedroom space. All roommates will split shared utilities and be responsible jointly for the common areas.

We have a term lease that begins on a specific date and ends on a specific date for one fee. This fee is divided into 12 equal installments for your convenience.

When do the contracts start and end?

What utilities should I expect to pay?

What is the move-in process and what do I need to do?

Prior to your move-in day:

Make sure all of your lease documents are signed
Make sure rent and other monies due are paid in advance, we do not accept payments in the office.
If you did not sign up for our property damage liability waiver (PDLW) you will have to submit your personal insurance in advance of moving in.
Sign up for Simple Bills Utilities

Move in day:

Check in will be assigned through time slots on 8/15. Any other day check in starts at noon.
Please bring your photo ID.
We will check your account and assign your keys.

What is the move-out process and what do I need to do?

How can I received information updates throughout the year?

Do you offer roommate matching?