Summer Housing

To centralize summer assignments, the only complex open for Summer 2024 will be Independence Village Wilson, Hobby & Tyson Hall apartments (for both males and females). If that space is exceeded, Independence Village 4-person apartments will be used for overflow.

UMHB does not offer storage units for the summer. All items must be moved to your new assignment or stored off campus to allow university employees full access to unoccupied spaces.

If you are NOT planning on staying in the apartments in the summer, you must remove all your belongings and turn in your key when you check out on May 5. You may not leave personal belongings with a roommate staying for the summer.

• Each of the summer sessions is billed separately. Your housing assignment can only be occupied (by you or your belongings) if the housing costs for the session are paid.
• Summer Incentive Program Exception: The summer incentive program will allow those residents who enroll in and complete a total of 6 or more hours during the summer to live in summer housing rent-free. The housing for a resident participating in this program is considered “paid” for all three sessions if the resident has enrolled in and completed 6 hours or more during the summer. The resident can move into their summer housing assignment at the beginning of the May term and remain there through the end of Summer II if they choose to do that. If the resident is going to be gone for any significant length of time during the summer, he/she will be required to communicate with the RD of that facility. (ex. resident moves belongings in at the beginning of the mini-semester, leaves to go on vacation or go home and doesn’t return until the beginning of Summer I or Summer II). Each resident has completed a Storage Agreement Form, and the university will not be responsible for belongings left in a residential space.
• Residents cannot store furniture and other personal belongings for a roommate. The only exceptions to this rule are for items shared by roommates and used by both when the roommate stays for the summer. Examples would be a TV or shared furniture in the main living area, or shared kitchen items. Suppose a resident leaves items because they have a shared use. In that case, the resident leaving the items will be expected to sign a Storage Agreement Form acknowledging that they are leaving the items for the use of their roommate and that the university is not responsible for those items. If the roommate is required to move during the summer for any reason, he/she will be responsible for caring for and removing those shared items.

• Please remember that the current spring occupants of your summer assignment have until 2 pm on Sunday before being out of the apartment. You will not be allowed to begin moving your belongings into the summer assignment until May term check-in Sunday, from 3 to 5 pm.
• Please note that if you are moving into an apartment on this date, the UMHB Housekeeping staff will NOT have had time to bring the apartment up to “move-in” status.
• There will be specific check-in and check-out procedures before and after each session. For students staying in the same apartment for multiple sessions, these procedures will be paperwork only and will not require a physical move. All check-in and check-out processes will take place in the complex office.
• Residents currently living in designated summer housing must go through the checkout process with their RA at the end of the spring semester, even if they intend to live in the same apartment for the summer.
• If the resident has been assigned another apartment in the complex for the summer session(s), they must move to the new assignment on Sunday before the May term begins. They must check out of their spring assignment on the Sunday before the May term begins from 12 pm to 2 pm and then check in to the summer assignment from 3 to 5 pm.
• Residents are responsible for their housing. If a resident requests housing for multiple terms, they will be billed for those sessions. Students must formally check out to end the summer housing contract or cancel future housing. Housing is billed in block terms and will not be pro-rated for partial occupancy. Storing items in an apartment will be considered rented or occupied by the resident, even if they are not present.
• All residents of the apartments will be expected to go through the fall check-in process.

Be sure to read the Summer Application carefully and make sure you are being billed correctly. If there is an error on your bill for the summer, you will need to contact the Residence Life Office within 30 days of receiving the bill to ensure that a correction can be made. The Bursar's office will charge your account for housing at the beginning of each session you reside on campus. Once you have completed 6 hours, those charges will be removed from the account. If circumstances change and you decide not to take classes, the balance of charges is your responsibility.

UMHB housing is primarily meant for undergraduate students, and priority for assignments is given to the traditional undergraduate. Graduate students required to be in person on campus to complete coursework during an intensive time frame are eligible to apply for summer housing. They will be assigned if space is available. The housing incentive will not be offered to graduate students. If interested, the student must contact the Residence Life Office to have their identity added to the housing portal before applying.