Developers, quick to catch on, are starting to advertise on college campuses and in apartment complexes occupied by young renters.

The typical mover, according to the bureau, is a young, middle-class renter.

As a result, many of the developments have been designed for young, first-time renters, Ms. Barone said, with a large proportion of studio and one-bedroom apartments.

South Campus is a dynamic residential neighborhood consisting overwhelmingly of young renters under thirty-five, and specifically Chico State students.

As a result of the "murder", many of the young renters leave and the four men are given cash and a rent discount by the complex to keep living there.

It is not unusual to see young renters piled into Upper East Side apartments.

Their condo had a number of investor-owned apartments, and thus a lot of young renters.

"Tenants are not fleeing Manhattan," Ms. Smith said, "but more young renters are looking to the waterfront for value."

The next night a man fitting Drewe's description was found hiding in the acquaintance's basement by a young renter.

The young renter failed to identify him.