UGA furnished spring 2027 sublease: move-in-ready rooms for January

If you're looking for a UGA furnished spring 2027 sublease, mid-November is when the January handoffs start to show up. Students leaving after the fall term are posting their rooms now, so it pays to reach out before finals. Below are five furnished subleases from our current Athens listings, each with its own price, lease dates and distance from campus by car.

Every listing here is a sublease posted by a student, and every one is marked furnished. None of them is marked as available right now, so the dates on each listing matter. Read them closely, then message the lister with your move-in date before you get attached to a room.

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Furnished Room & Private Bath at The Con is listed at $850/month. It's a furnished apartment sublease at 255 The Preserve Dr in Athens, with 1 bed and 1 bath on the listing and a lease timing of December-July. The listing says the room is available as early as December 14, 2026 and that the lease ends July 23, 2027. It also says the bedroom comes with a desk, bed frame and dresser, and that the unit has a full-size in-unit washer and dryer. It's listed as more than 10 minutes by car from campus, so plan how you'll get to class before you commit.

The Mark Athens is listed at $1,119/month, with a lease timing of January - July 2027. The listing shows 4 beds and 4 baths, furnished, at 130 Hickory St in Athens, and it's listed as under 5 minutes by car from campus. The listing says an assigned covered parking spot is included, along with WiFi and renters insurance, and that the building has a gym and pool. It also says summer dates may be negotiable. Ask the lister what the utility split has looked like lately.

2 bed/ 1 bath Arches on the Lake comes in at $720/month for a January 2027 - July lease. It's a furnished 2 bed, 1 bath apartment at 1000 Lakeside Dr in Athens, listed as 5 to 10 minutes by car from campus. The listing says both bedrooms must be rented together, so this one makes sense if you already have someone to move in with. Ask the lister to confirm whether the price is per room or for the whole unit, and what utilities usually add.

The Mark Athens- Spring 2027 Sublease is listed at $1,100/month. This is a furnished 1 bed, 1 bath sublease at 130 Hickory St, the same address as the $1,119/month listing above, and it's listed as under 5 minutes by car from campus. Its lease timing reads Jan 27-May/Aug 27. The listing says the lister is flexible on move-in and move-out dates and that the sublease could extend into the summer. It also says the unit has an in-unit washer and dryer and the building has a pool and gym. Rent is described as negotiable, so ask for the final number in writing.

Sublease Arches at the Lake is the lowest-priced option in this group at $595/month. It's a furnished apartment at 1000 Lakeside Dr with 4 beds and 2 baths on the listing and a lease timing of Dec 2026 - July 2027. It's listed as under 5 minutes by car from campus. The listing says move-in could be late December 2026 or early January 2027, that the unit has an in-unit washer and dryer, and that parking is available and already paid for. Ask about the utility estimate and what furniture is in the bedroom.

What January subleases in Athens look like right now

Spring handoffs in Athens follow the semester. A student leaves in December, and someone else takes over the remaining months of a lease that usually runs into summer. Four of the five listings above have lease timings that run to July, so you'd likely be picking up the summer months as well as the spring term. If you only need January to May, say so in your first message. The one at $1,100/month lists May or August as possible end points, and it's worth asking the others too.

Furnished is the norm in this group. Every listing above is marked furnished, but furnished can mean a bed frame and desk in one place and a full living room setup in another. Ask for a list or photos of what stays in the unit, and confirm whether anything belongs to the current tenant and will leave with them.

Distance varies more than the prices might suggest. Three listings are listed as under 5 minutes by car from campus, one is listed as 5 to 10 minutes by car, and one is listed as more than 10 minutes by car. If you won't have a car in Athens, check current bus routes and schedules yourself before you sign anything.

Two pairs of listings share an address. Both Mark listings are at 130 Hickory St, and both Arches listings are at 1000 Lakeside Dr. They're separate units with different prices, layouts and dates, so treat each one as its own conversation with its own lister.

UGA furnished spring 2027 sublease: what students are posting about

If you're comparing UGA furnished spring 2027 sublease options, it helps to know what other students are talking about. In student posts in local Facebook housing groups collected on 9 Nov 2026, 45 new posts were analyzed and the median rent per person quoted was $900. That figure is what students typed in their own posts. It isn't our listing data and it isn't a market rate.

In those same Facebook posts, semester timing came up often, and so did sublease and lease takeover posts, furnished units, pools and gyms, pets, being close to campus and laundry. The floor plans students named most were 4x4 layouts, townhouses and 2-bed, 2-bath units.

Pets came up often in those posts, so if you have one, raise it early. Ask the lister whether the original lease allows pets and whether the property charges any pet fees before you agree to take over a lease.

A sublease also means the original lease still matters. Ask the lister for a copy of the terms, find out whether the property has to approve the transfer, and ask if there's a fee. Getting that paperwork done before winter break can save you a scramble in January.

Tips for locking in a January sublease in Athens

• Ask the lister for exact move-in and move-out dates and get them in writing, since timings like December-July or Jan 27-May/Aug 27 leave room for interpretation.

• Find out whether the property needs to approve you, what the application or transfer fee is, and how long approval usually takes.

• Ask what utilities have cost per month recently, and whether WiFi, parking or renters insurance are already included.

• Request recent photos or a video tour of the room and shared spaces, and ask what furniture stays when the current tenant moves out.

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