For tenants at Kaialundveien student home

Private Room / Apartment

Cleaning of your own room or apartment is the responsibility of each resident, and you must provide your own cleaning equipment.

Common Areas

A cleaning company cleans the common areas once a week. This includes hallways, stairways, elevators, accessible toilets (HCWC), laundry rooms, and the shared lounge. Rugs outside doors in hallways are not permitted, nor are drying racks or similar items.

Shared Lounge

If you use or rent the shared lounge, you must clean it after use. We recommend taking pictures of the lounge before use if it has not been cleaned prior to your rental. The person booking the shared area is responsible for ensuring that the rules are followed and that the room is completely cleaned and tidied no later than 12:00 noon the following day. If the lounge is not cleaned by 12:00, you will be charged for the time required for cleaning. Failure to comply may result in losing the right to book shared areas. You will find a student cleaning supply closet on the 2nd and 4th floors with limited equipment intended for cleaning the shared lounge after use.

• Quiet hours begin at 24:00 on weekends and 23:00 on weekdays.
• To have exclusive use of the shared lounge during the booking period, there must be at least 10 people present. If there are fewer than 10 people, all residents in the building may use the area.
• Those booking the shared lounge are responsible for cleaning and tidying it.
• Trash must be removed before leaving the room, and cleaning must be completed by 12:00 noon the following day. Hallways, shared toilets, and elevators must also be cleaned if necessary.
• All furniture and equipment used must be cleaned and returned to their original place after use. The student who booked the shared area is responsible for ensuring it looks the same as in the photos when leaving.
• All reservations must be made through the “Reddel” app. You may book the room once per month.

When you move in, you must inspect the housing unit carefully. If you discover major faults, damages, or other issues, you must create a report in the app. Describe the issue and attach photos if possible. This will be stored as documentation for both you as the tenant and us as the landlord. If you move into a furnished room, the bed should include a mattress topper and a mattress protector sheet.

If you are changing housing units internally, you must book a pre-inspection through the app. The inspection will take place as close to the moving date as possible, so book well in advance. Before the inspection, you must clean as thoroughly as possible. These inspections are carried out to detect and prevent the spread of pests. You will not receive access to the new housing unit until the pre-inspection has been completed. If the inspection is approved, you will gain access to the new unit. If the cleaning is insufficient, you must arrange a move-out inspection with the inspector or through the app. This inspection will take place after you move out of the old unit. If pests such as bedbugs are discovered, measures will be taken before you are allowed to move to a new unit.

When moving out of Studentinord housing, you must book a move-out inspection. The inspection should take place as close to the move-out date as possible. Keep in mind that many residents move out during Christmas and summer, so book early.

This is done through the app.

If you leave the housing unit without completing a move-out inspection and the cleaning is not satisfactory, you will be charged for the time required for cleaning. See the price list and fees.

If your inspection is not approved and you still choose not to correct the issues, the same rules apply as for not booking an inspection.

If your inspection is approved, you may leave the housing unit with peace of mind.

Cleaning Checklist Before Moving Out:

• Dust lamps and shelves, and remove stains
• Clean the inside and outside of wardrobes, including the top of the wardrobe
• Wash walls, doors, door frames, windows, and window frames
• Wipe down and vacuum furniture and beds
• Scrub bathroom tiles and walls thoroughly
• Clean sinks and toilets thoroughly
• Clean mirrors
• Clean and organize the kitchen, appliances, and equipment. Kitchen cabinets assigned to you must be cleaned thoroughly. The kitchen fan and filter must also be cleaned.
• Empty the refrigerator and freezer of your food
• Wash floors and baseboards
• If you have a storage room, it must also be emptied and cleaned

If you are a short-term resident at Kaialundveien, you will find cleaning equipment in the student cleaning supply closets on the 2nd and 4th floors for cleaning before leaving the housing unit. Bed linen must be removed and placed in the laundry closet. Kitchen cabinets and all contents belonging to the room must be cleaned. Insufficient cleaning or missing inventory in the room or kitchen kit after the rental period ends will result in invoicing for the time spent and the actual cost of lost items.

Short-term tenants do not need to book a move-out inspection.

All student homes have Wifi with gigabit line 1000/1000. After you have moved in you need to register at this page to get a password for your Wifi network. You will be asked to provide a MAC address, which can be found at the internet central (home gateway) inside your home.
After your registration, you will receive an SMS from our internet provider Signal with username and password - within one working day. 

Please note! The text message is written in Norwegian, but look for: "Altibox####" - which is the name of your Wifi, and "passord: ****" - which is your password. 

Please call Signal customer service on +47 7543 05 00 if you experience any problems. If Signal can’t help you, you can contact the Housing office.

You can do your laundry at the Student home's common laundry between 8am and 10pm. 

It is easy to book and pay for laundry wit Appwas. Here you can read about how to proceed. 

TIP: It is a good idea to set an alarm on your phone a few minutes before your laundry is done. This way, you can avoid unnecessary queues at the washing machines. If you're there when your laundry finishes, the next user won't have to empty the machine for you, and you'll have full control over your clothes.

A regular laundry contains 2-3 liters of water. This means that if you hang the laundry to dry in the apartment, without venting well, this can cause mites and bacteria. We recommend using a dryer as long as it is possible.

If you have no other option than to hang the laundry inside your home, it is important that you ventilate well.

The common livingroom on the ground floor is a social meeting place for you who live here. To maintain unrestricted use of the facilities we depend on your cooperation when it comes to tidying and cleaning.  

You can book the common room in in Reddel. Click here to access the Reddel group for Kaialundveien student home. You need to create a user and log in to access the group. You find the booking service under the menu item "ting".

Please remember that it must be quiet in the building form 11pm on weekdays and from midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

The common livingrooms must always be tidy and clean by 12am the next day if used the night before.

• Tidy and clean the tables after use
• Put dirty dishes in to dish washer, and put them back in the cupboards when they are clean
• Clean the floors
• Take out the garbage
• Gather empty bottles and cans
• Keep the rooms generally tidy

You find mops and other equipment for cleaning in the student closet on the 1st and 3rd floors. Please bring dirty cloths and mops and other equipment back to the closet after use.

Here you find the following documents and information

• Regulations for student residence
• Rates and fees
• Cancellation rights
• Housing assignment regulations

The most efficient way to reach us is through the housing app Studentinord bolig, or via My page in a browser.

The housing office

Tlf: (+47) 476 20 800 (Monday - Friday kl. 8am - 3pm)
E-post: bolig@studentinord.no

Security company

If you need assistance outside of regular opening hours (8am - 3pm) you can contact the security guards at Securitas AS.  

Contact Securitas free of charge in case of technical problems with the key, noise, or other things that cannot wait until the morning. Please note that you may be charged with a feee in case of self inflicted problems. 

Contact Securitas per phone (+47) 22 88 14 09. 

If the fire alarm goes off - always call (+47) 110. This is important both if you have a burnt pizza and in case of an actual fire.

Get familiar with escape routes and roytines in case of fire. The routines can be found on posters in the student home. Do also get familiar with the firefighting equipment. Each unit is equipped with a fire detector mounted on the ceiling. This detector detects fire and smoke and must not be tampered with. It should not be confused with a battery-operated fire alarm.

View our fire protection guidelines here.

One of the students at your housing facility is elected as a representative for the shared kitchen, the floor or the building. The representative work for a good social environment, and can initiative various social events and activities. The representative can also bring up cases regarding the social life at the student home with Studentinord.

You should find posters with contact info to your housing representative at the student home. If not, or if you have questions regarding this arrangement, you can contact Studentinord at bomiljo@studentinord.no. 

Here you find good pieces of advice for building a nice social environment where you live.