All residents of University-owned housing are required to sign leases called rental agreements. In signing your rental agreement, you have agreed to be responsible for any damage or breakage occurring in your apartment due to accident or negligence and to maintain your apartment in a clean and orderly condition. The assignment and lease of premises in University Housing does not include the right to use such premises for any business or professional purposes, for storage of commodities for sale, or for any purpose other than personal residence. The apartment rental agreement is an obligation for the entire regular academic year, or until the end of the regular academic year if the resident group or an individual moves in after the academic year begins. A student's monthly rent amount may change if the number of people under lease varies during the course of the academic year.
Rental charges begin on the date the contract commences.
In cases involving early arrivals, rent begins on the date the key to the apartment is picked up. Residents leaving the campus for an extended period are responsible for paying their rent throughout the period of absence. Guests who stay longer than five days are deemed to be residents and will be expected to sign a Rental Agreement and abide by the terms and conditions outlined in that document. Housing Services also reserves the right to terminate the Rental Agreement of any resident who willfully houses an individual NOT ON the rental agreement. Return to Index Eligibility for University Housing Eligibility to rent University Housing, unless otherwise defined by the University, is limited to eligible students of Washington State University.