BYU Approved Housing Information

Brigham Young University desires an environment for its single students living on and off campus that is conducive to their moral and spiritual growth as well as their academic performance. Because the university relies on the community to provide accommodations for most of its students, BYU has established housing guidelines and policies to cultivate such an environment for single students desiring to live off campus. BYU Housing personnel attempt to rectify any deviations from these standards and policies.

The university has approved more than 1,400 landlords and 4,700 living units for single students to live in off campus. The owners of approved rental units agree to: (1) adequately separate single men and women, (2) exercise reasonable efforts to maintain BYU Residential Living Standards, (3) maintain the facilities in good repair, and (4) not abuse basic tenant rights.

The university has recently confined its boundaries for approving new rental facilities to the city limits of Provo. Since the summer of 2001 we have not accepted applications for approval from any facilities outside the Provo City limits. We will continue with this policy.

Required Furnishings

Unless permission is granted by the Off-Campus Housing Office to the contrary, all facilities rented to single students shall be furnished as follows:

• Study desk(s) or table(s) with a surface area of not less than 6 square feet per student, and adequate light or lamps for study purposes. The apartment should be large enough to provide the appropriate amount of study space.
• One straight-back chair for each tenant at tables or bars used for dining or studying and one at each study desk.
• Adequate dresser or chest-of-drawers space.
• Bookshelves (minimum of 3 feet per student).
• Sanitary floor coverings (carpeting, tile, linoleum, finished wood) in good condition.
• Curtains and window shades in good condition that afford privacy to the occupants throughout the entire dwelling unit.
• Living room furniture to comfortably seat all residents.
• A dining table and chairs.
• A separate bed must be installed for each single student. Beds and mattresses shall be comfortable, sanitary, and in good repair.
• Provide all furnishings in good repair.

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