Los Angeles Student Housing Suggestion/Other Information The Academy, being in the heart of Hollywood, allows students to seek housing not only nearby, but in the many surrounding areas which are only a short commute away. These include Burbank, Glendale, Studio City, Los Feliz, North Hollywood and others. With the new red line of the Metro Rail now operating between Hollywood (closest station is at Hollywood Blvd. and Highland Ave.) and the West Valley (with current stations in Universal City and North Hollywood) even students without cars may be able to look for housing outside of the local Hollywood area and still find fairly quick travel to and from the Academy. Apartment managers usually require previous address and length of residency. Most require bank account numbers and both employer and character references. Bring traveler's checks or money orders. Recently, many of our foreign students have found Washington Mutual Bank one of the easier banking institutions which to establish an account. Last, but not least, allow yourself TIME to find housing (most students arrive in California and start looking for housing at least two weeks prior to the start of classes). Housing Website The following are a number of housing websites that are excellent sources for housing in and around the Hollywood area. A few of the following sites are free and the others are available for a minimum usage fee. If you have internet access, these types of services are recommended especially if you are not planning to travel to Los Angeles until close to the start of your classes. These sites will give you a good idea of the housing that is currently available. www.westsiderentals.com 323-634-RENT (7368) Westside Rentals - $10 OFF Discount for AADA students *AADA highly recommends this site to make your move easier* Westside Rentals is the leading apartment rental service throughout Southern California, with over ten years of experience connecting landlords with quality tenants. Since 1996, we've helped more than 1 million renters search for housing. Hundreds of thousands of SoCal landlords look to WestsideRentals.com to assist them in finding responsible tenants to fill their vacancies. You must be a member to access our 15,000+ available rentals in SoCal. AADA has arranged a corporate membership whereby our students receive $10 OFF the $60 membership. Please email your full name and school term to housing@ca.aada.org for access to the discount. www.latimes.com Free site with some of the listings from the Los Angeles Times. www.metrorent.com (323) 848-3490 This site was recommended to us from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Has a local office in the Hollywood area. Fee charged. www.renttimes.com (323) 653-RENT Another local Hollywood based company. Fee charged. http://www.cho.ucla.edu/housing/chovisit.htm Part of UCLA's Community Housing Office lists off-campus housing which is posted on-line. Free site. Newspapers There are several newspapers in the Los Angeles area, which are excellent sources for both housing and employment. Carefully check the classified ads in these papers: Los Angeles Times Times-Mirror Square Los Angeles, CA 90053 (213) 237-5000 Daily News 21221 Oxnard Street Woodland Hills, CA 91367 (818) 713-3000 (800) 346-6397