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Need a summer sublet near Columbia, June 1 to Aug 15, under $1,800
Found 14 listings across Facebook groups, Listings Project and Columbia housing. 6 passed our checks. Here are the best 3.
Only ones with a lister who actually replies
Done. These 3 tenants usually reply within 4 hours.
Sunlit bedroom with white curtains and plants on the windowsillTenant verified
$1,650 / month
Sublet · private room, W 112th St
Jun 1 to Aug 15 · Furnished · 6 min to campus
Found in a Columbia Facebook group · Photos checked · Replies in ~2h
Apartment with a brick wall, orange sofa and wooden dining tableTenant verified
$1,500 / month
Sublet · room in a 3BR, Amsterdam Ave
May 28 to Aug 20 · 2 grad roommates
Found on Listings Project · Lease allows sublet · Replies in ~4h
Bright studio apartment with a bed near a white kitchenTenant verified
$1,780 / month
Sublet · studio, Morningside Dr
Jun 1 to Aug 31 · Laundry in building
Listed on Gable by a Columbia student · Checked in person

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The hard part was never finding listings. It's knowing which ones are real.

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Jess RentalsColumbia Housing (Sublets) · 2h

Beautiful 1BR near campus, $900/mo all utilities!! I'm abroad right now so can't show it. Send the deposit by Zelle to hold Zelle, zero protection

Glossy staged studio apartment photoPhoto found on StreetEasy“Can't show it, I'm abroad”
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Bedroom with a brick accent wall and a blue bedspreadTenant verified
$1,550 / month
Sublet · private room in a 2BR, W 109th St
Photos are theirsLease allows subletPay through Gable
How we check

Every listing earns its badge before you see it.

Three checks, done by people, on every place. Here's what that looks like.

New York apartment buildings with fire escapes
Check 1

We confirm the tenant with the building.

Before a listing goes up, we check that the lister actually lives there and is allowed to sublet.

Tenant is on the leaseConfirmed
Lease allows sublettingConfirmed
Address existsConfirmed
From our interviews
4 of 5

students we talked to brought up scams or fake listings on their own.

Check 3

Listers who actually reply

MMaya, W 112th~1h
DDaniel, Amsterdam~3h
LLena, 109th~5h
From Reddit
95%

of Facebook group housing posts are scams, one student on r/nyu guessed. Every sublet on Gable is checked before you see it.

Bed with patterned pillows and glasses on a book
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Every photo gets a reverse image search.

Stolen StreetEasy photos don't make it in.

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