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Housing Requirement Appeals
Students who sign up for campus housing should do so with the sincere intent and plan to live in campus housing. Signing up for campus housing is not a "safety net" while looking at other options. If you are eligible to and would like to explore other options, please do so; we will be happy to assist you in securing on-campus housing at a later date if housing is available.

We acknowledge that situations can change and are open to receiving appeals for release. Please know, however, that submitting an appeal does not guarantee a release, no matter your reason for the appeal. Do NOT make other plans until you have been notified of the outcome of your appeal.

Appeals to be released from housing are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Your Housing Appeal must be submitted via your MyHousing page. Please log on to your page and click the left-hand navigation link "Request a Housing or Commuter Appeal".

Please note that all appeals will be reviewed within three weeks of being received. All releases are subject to a cancellation and/or release fee.

Pay careful attention to what information and, where applicable, documentation need to accompany an appeal.

First- or Second-Year Housing Requirement Appeals
The University’s commitment to residential education requires that the Office of Residence Life & Housing provide housing for all first-year and second-year students. The second-year requirement applies to all students, whether continuing, returning from any type of leave, or students transferring to Emory as second-year students.

New and continuing students who wish to request an exemption from this policy for Fall 2012 should submit a written request to the Office of Residence Life & Housing no later than May 1, 2012. Appeals received after that date will not receive full consideration. Readmits and transfer students should submit a written appeal within two weeks from the date of their re/admission.

**Please note that appeals are rarely granted and all first- and second-year students should plan to live on campus.

The "Reason For Appeal" portion of your form must include the following information:

• Narrative explaining the rationale for why you are requesting to be exempt from the housing requirement. If no explanation is included, the appeal will be considered incomplete and returned to you.

If your appeal is to live with your immediate family or a spouse, please include:

• The mailing address for the location at which you will be residing;
• The name of the parent/guardian with whom you are living OR the name of your spouse;
• If appealing to live with a spouse, a copy of the marriage certificate must be submitted separately.
• If appealing to commute from your parent(s)/guardian(s)' home, a letter supporting the request from your parent/guardian must be submitted separately.

Please note that appeals are rarely granted and all first- and second-year students should plan to live on campus. Appeals may be granted (but are not guaranteed) in the following instances, based on documentation:

1) severe financial difficulties as confirmed by the Office of Financial Aid, or
2) medical conditions Housing cannot accommodate as confirmed by the Office of Disability Services, or
3) Family status: students who have custody of minor children and/or who are married and living with their spouse off-campus, or
4) Commuter: students who live with immediate family locally and wish to commute from home.

If an appeal is granted and the student is released from his/her housing obligation, a $200 cancellation fee and a termination fee if applicable will be charged to the student's account. Questions regarding the appeal process may be directed to: housinghelp@learnlink.emory.edu.