Each spring apartment managers get offer signing bonuses and unique perks to students to get them to sign leases. Apartments can start to blend together in the minds of students after they see six or seven, and the deciding factor can be the perks and bonuses some complexes have to offer.

Signing bonuses are money incentives that complexes can offer you when you sign a lease. Most commonly, they are a set amount of money that goes toward the first month’s rent.

The four-letter word that can hook any college student is free. Students who sign at Canyon Court, Chase Court, Highpointe and Parkway Commons, which are all First Management owned complexes, get free DVD rentals, Williams Pointe and LeannaMar Townhomes have free carports, Jefferson Commons has free tanning and The Legends has free breakfast.

Pets are not welcome everywhere. Apartment buildings that are pet friendly often put weight restrictions on the animals. Animals less than 30 pounds are welcome at many complexes, including Abbots Corner, South Pointe Apartments, Stonecrest Townhomes, Quail Creek, Eddingham Place, Pinnacle Woods, Pepper Tree, Parkway Townhomes, Park 25 and Canyon Court. Animals less than 60 pounds are welcome at other complexes, including TrailRidge, Hawthorn Place Townhomes, Hawthorn Houses and Graystone.

Fire places, an elegant perk, can be found at many complexes, including Chase Court, Eddingham Place, Greens at Alvamar, Highpointe and Trailridge.

Many complexes have pools, but Colony Woods and The Legends have gone the extra mile with their water perks. The Legends has a beach entry pool and Colony Woods has a heated indoor and outdoor pool.

One of the most significant signing bonuses is at Williams Pointe Townhomes. For a limited time, every person who signs the lease will receive a free desk.

Lorimar and Courtside Townhome are offering an early signing special on three-bedroom townhomes for just $810 a month if tenants sign before April 1.

If residents of Jefferson Commons refer a friend who signs a lease, they receive either $200 off of a month’s rent or a gift certificate.

Potential renters who sign a lease with Holiday Apartments before the end of March, receive free security deposit, which is equal to one month’s rent.

This is just a taste of what apartment complexes in Lawrence have to offer. Signing bonuses will expire so don’t wait to sign a lease and enjoy the perks of your new complex.

Perks and bonuses

Lawrence apartment complexes

offering perks and signing bonuses include the following:

Free DVD rental

Canyon Court (700 Comet Lane)

Chase Court (1942 Stewart Ave.)

Highpointe (2001 W 6th St.)

Parkway Commons (3601 Clinton Parkway)

Pools

Colony Woods (1301 W. 24th St.)

The Legends (4101 W. 24th Place)

Free tanning

Jefferson Commons (2511 W. 31st St.)

Fire places

Chase Court (1942 Stewart Ave.)

Eddingham Place (1501 Eddingham Drive)

Greens at Alvamar (3700 Clinton Parkway)

Highpointe (2001 W. Sixth St.)

Trailridge. (2500 W. Sixth St.)

Animals less than 30 pounds welcome

South Pointe Apartments (2166 W. 26th St.)

Stonecrest Townhomes (530 Eldrigde St.)

Quail Creek (2111 Kasold Drive)

Eddingham Place (1501 Eddingham Drive)

Pinnacle Woods (5000 Clinton Parkway)

Pepper Tree (3100 W. 22nd St.)

Park 25 (2401 W. 25th St.)

Canyon Court (700 Comet Lane)

Animals less than 60 pounds welcome

TrailRidge (2500 W. Sixth St.)

Hawthorn Place Townhomes (Clinton Parkway and Kasold Street)

Hawthorn Houses (3600 W. 24th Street)

Graystone (2500 W Sixth St.)

Free carports

Williams Pointe (4410 Clinton Parkway)

Leanna Mar Townhomes (4501 Wimbledon Drive)

Signing bonuses

Williams Pointe Townhomes (4410 Clinton Parkway)

Lorimar Townhomes (3801 Clinton Parkway)

Courtside Townhomes (4100 Clinton Parkway)

Jefferson Commons (2511 W 31st St.)

Holiday Apartments (211 Mt Hope Court)

Compiled by Lisa Tilson