“If all things go well, I’d say by the time school starts in January, they’ll be living in the new house,” said Joe Goodsir, president of Community Resource Management Co. (CRMC), the company that owns the property.

CRMC purchased the property in October from the Beta Tau Alumni Corp.

David Zemon, rush chair for Alpha Epsilon Pi, said he is happy with the landlord change.

“We worked with people who couldn’t get stuff done over the summer, and he does this for a living, so I trust him,” he said. “He has the manpower and finances to get everything done.”

The reason the house needs a rental license is because it has been vacant since December 2006, and if a license is not kept up for over a 12-month period, it needs to be reapplied for, said Annette Irwin, East Lansing’s operations administrator for Code Enforcement and Neighborhood Conservation.

The house was on the agenda of the Housing Commission’s last meeting, but not enough members were present to make a decision. The Housing Commission meets the third Thursday of every month.

“We have review standards that (the commission) is required to look for when reviewing a property,” Irwin said. “Some examples are making sure the property is code compliant, making sure there’s parking and making sure there’s a responsible party for the property.”

Goodsir said he wasn’t surprised that the Housing Commission recommended the license to council, because the house had an inspection on Monday, and eight minor things were pointed out that needed to be repaired.

“They (went) through (Thursday), and verified we have taken care of those eight minor things they caught,” he said.

Moving into the house will improve the morale of the fraternity members, and bring the group closer together, Zemon said.

“The hardest part has been going to class every day and seeing it empty across the street,” he said. “And seeing four or five trucks working on the house, and knowing we’re so close.”