1. What is 'Hospiteren'? Presenting yourself
   When it is your turn to rent a room, you will receive notice that you can present yourself to your prospective housemates. Also 14 other candidates will receive this e-mail. You can visit the floor or house in which a room will be vacated, in order to both view the room and meet your prospective co-tenants. They will organize an evening on which you can present yourself as a candidate (hospiteeravond). The tenants already living there, have the right to choose their housemate out of these candidates.
   
   
2. When is it my turn to present myself?
   You first have to apply for a vacant accommodation through the ad on this website. 15 candidates with the 'oldest' registration date have the opportunity to present themselves. They receive an e-mail from SSH.
   
   
3. Am I obliged to present myself for a temporary room?
   As opposed to other SSH rooms, you don't have to present yourself for temporary rooms. Instead, you will be allocated a room. It is possible to first see it.
   
   
4. What happens if you are not chosen at any of the evenings where you can present yourself (hospiteeravond)?
   If you haven't succeeded in finding a room in three months, you can ask us to reserve you a room which will be allocated to you without having to present yourself. Before we allocate a room, we will always check how many times you have presented yourself in those three months. You have to have attended at least 20 present-yourself evenings.
   
   
5. If I don't want a particular room, am I entitled to refuse it?
   The procedure of presenting yourself entitles you to refuse as often as you wish. But if it turns out that you have refused quite a few offers, you will not be allocated a room after three months.
   
   If you already accepted an accommodation on your personal page, it is not possible to just cancel it. In that case, you have one month's notice.
   
   
6. I live in Curaçao, but am coming over to Holland in a few months´ time. Do I have to present myself as well, or is it different for me?
   You could already start responding to the temporary rooms on offer, which are allocated to whoever is highest on the priority list at the time. So, in this case you don't have to present yourself. However, once you have a temporary room, you can start presenting yourself in order to get a different room by responding to rooms in the 'Currently Available' list.
   

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