The contract for renewing students runs from July 1 through June 30.

The contract for new students runs from the first business day in August (or later if the student arranges to start the contract later with Housing staff) through June 30.

Continuous occupancy of Graduate and Family Housing may not extend beyond six calendar years from the effective date of the first contract signed by the student. No apartment may be continuously occupied for more than six calendar years.

Contract transfers require an inspection by Housing and Campus Facilities staff and require approval.

Students must be enrolled in at least one credit hour of degree-granting coursework at the University of Missouri during the term of the contract. Additional eligibility requirements for Graduate and Family Housing include:

• Being at least 21 years old
• Participating in a graduate program
• Being married and/or having legal dependents

The student may be accompanied by their spouse, domestic partner, desired roommate and/or legal dependent(s). If you live with your spouse/domestic partner, you may not have a roommate who is not a legal dependent.

No other adults or legal dependents (related or unrelated) may reside in the apartment except for legal dependent care arrangements pre-approved by Housing.

Housing reserves the right to approve other residents who may or may not meet this eligibility criteria.

The maximum number of occupants in a 1-bedroom apartment is two people; the maximum number of occupants in a 2-bedroom apartment is five people. Families with more than three legal dependents cannot be accommodated. Accommodation is based on availability and is not guaranteed.

The student is responsible for the behavior of the roommate, spouse, domestic partner and/or legal dependents living in the apartment.

The contracted student and roommate must sign the Roommate Agreement prior to taking occupancy. Failure to sign the Roommate Agreement does not absolve the contracted student of responsibility for consequences including, but not limited to, conduct and financial obligation.

The student is responsible for keeping the Additional Occupant information (roommate, spouse, domestic partner and legal dependents) up to date in the Housing Portal.

Applicants for University housing are subject to a check against the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Missouri Sex Offender Registry. Housing assignments shall be considered tentative and subject to modification or cancellation pending completion of this registry check. Further, students may be subject to interim suspension or emergency removal from university housing under student conduct and equity policies adopted by the University. All residents of an apartment may be subject to the Sex Offender Registry check.

Monthly rent is due as billed by the University. Failure to pay any University bills may have consequences, including, but not limited to, being ineligible to renew the apartment contract with Housing or to enroll in classes for the next semester, a hold on the student transcript, etc.

If the Board of Curators approves a rate change, students will be given a minimum of 30 days’ notice. Rate changes typically occur July 1 of each year.

For more information on payment options, contact the Cashier’s Office. 

Students may not sublease their spaces. The contracted student must reside in the space.

“Sublease” is defined by Housing as a contracted student no longer residing in the apartment but collecting rent from an approved or unapproved additional occupant(s).

If the contracted student wishes to participate in a study abroad program, internship, etc. (maintains enrollment eligibility) and will not be present in the apartment for more than 10 days, they must notify Housing in writing no less than 30 days prior to departure. Housing may approve or deny the request for the additional occupant(s) to remain in the apartment without the contracted student. If the request is denied, the additional occupant(s) must vacate the apartment and return the apartment key before the contracted student departs.

For more information, see Absence and Housing Contracts and Roommates.

Students must follow check-in, -out procedures.

Students can complete a Notice of Intent to Vacate form in the Housing Portal.

Housing staff will contact students about renewing the contract or declaring their intent to vacate prior to and no later than 120 days before the end of the Contract Term. Students must notify Housing of their intention to renew the contract or vacate the apartment by the deadline given. Failure to submit a housing contract by the deadline will indicate the student’s intention to vacate at the end of the current contract term.  

Students who are graduating or no longer meet eligibility requirements must vacate the apartment no later than 7 days past the date of graduation or departure from MU. Failure to vacate after ceasing to be eligible will result in disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, eviction.

To check out, the contracted student should drop all issued apartment and mailbox keys in the dropbox located in the laundry room in building 2. Housing staff will check the condition of the apartment.

Charges for missing keys, abandoned property, damages and cleaning the apartment will apply.

For more information, see Billing Procedures, Abandoned Property, Damages, Failure to Vacate and Housing Contracts and Roommates.

The contract for renewing students runs from July 1 through June 30. The contract for new students runs from the first business day in August (or later if the student arranges to start the contract later with Housing staff) through June 30.

If a student does not vacate their assigned space as scheduled or has left the University but hasn’t removed all personal property or gone through an official check-out, Housing will reach out to the student to ask if they are still living in the apartment. If the student confirms they have gone, Housing staff will begin the Abandoned Property process. If the student says they are still living in the apartment, Housing staff will inform the student they have 24 hours to vacate the apartment.

The student will be billed for the days they have items in the apartment and will also be charged a failure to vacate fee.

Students must vacate the apartment within seven days after the date of graduation, withdrawal from the University or after cessation of eligibility for occupancy. Failure to vacate after the student becomes ineligible to live in Graduate and Family Housing will result in conduct action including, but not limited to, eviction.  

If a student maintains occupancy of the apartment past the date of termination, the student will pay an additional charge of $100 for failure to follow proper check-out procedures and is responsible for damages incurred, including, but not limited to, lock changes, lost rentals, lodging expenses and reasonable attorney fees. The student pays an additional charge equal to 200 percent of monthly charges, per the Apartment Contract. The University will have the right to remove the student’s possessions from the premises, store the student’s possessions in a reasonable place at the student’s expense and to remove the student from the premises.

For more information, see Abandoned Property, Billing Procedures and Check-In, -Out.

Students may request a transfer to another Housing apartment if a new dependent joins the student’s family or for other reasons by contacting Housing at housing@missouri.edu. Transfer requests are prioritized by the date received and are assigned at the discretion of Housing staff.

The student’s account must be current regarding rent and associated housing costs.

The student’s current apartment must be clean and free from danger of fire or any nuisance. Housing staff will complete an apartment inspection.

Housing reserves the right to deny a transfer request. Reasons include, but are not limited to, the current apartment being unclean or in poor condition.

If approved, the student must move to the new apartment on the scheduled date. The student will have four days to complete the move and must complete an official check-out of the old apartment. There will be a $150 transfer fee and a $125 cleaning fee applied to the student’s account. Other fees may apply.

Rent charges are pro-rated based on the day of the move.

If the student does not want to move to the assigned transfer apartment, the student must decline the new apartment in writing by emailing Housing at housing@missouri.edu. 

If the student does not respond to Housing’s transfer offer by the deadline given, the request will be canceled. 

For more information, see Billing Procedures and Check-In/-Out.