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LOGAN — A number of Utah State University students were scrambling to find housing Thursday after an under-construction apartment complex announced it wouldn't be ready in time.
Cole Duersch said he just received a notice Wednesday night from the 800 Block apartments. That leaves him a month to find a new option.
"We are writing to regretfully inform you that the original move-in date of Aug. 27 has been postponed due to numerous supply chain issues and labor shortage that have affected the construction industry from a national and global perspective," the notice read.
The notice also stated that residents were to be released from their leases and it provided a list of potential additional housing options.
"Three of them were student housing that was already full and one of them was VRBO, which for students that doesn't make a lot of sense," Duersch told KSL-TV. "Even if you are spending $50 a night, that's way more than you would spend (on) a studio apartment here."
It wasn't lost on Duersch that this wasn't the first time the 800 Block apartments sent out a late notice to students citing construction and supply issues. Last year, a similar notice left students scrambling as well.
"It was very vague, the email they sent, and very unprofessional of them," Duersch told KSL-TV.
Multiple attempts to reach Nelson Partners for comment on the situation did not immediately result in a response.
Duersch just hoped he could find a new place in time for the new semester while cautioning others to keep their options open.
"Always have a backup plan just in case your under-construction apartment decides to fall through," he said.
