(1) All single undergraduate students except as specified in
subsection (1)(B) below must, and graduate and professional students
may, live in housing that has been certified by the Dean of Students
or a designee. Certified housing is defined as being housing that
meets the following criteria:
(A) The facilities are certified for compliance with municipal
health and safety codes, municipal minimum housing standards,
and the University of Illinois Housing Standards for Certified
Single Student Housing (available from the Housing Information
Office).
(B) The property owner or a designated representative, who
may be the head of the unit student government, shall be registered
with the Dean of Students.
(C) The housing unit is operated in compliance with the University’s
policy regarding nondiscrimination.
(D) The housing unit is physically designed primarily for
single individuals, as opposed to family occupancy; such housing
units include University residence halls, fraternities, sororities,
and privately owned residence halls and houses.
(E) Residence in the housing unit is restricted to University
students, except when this provision is waived by the Dean of
Students.
(2) The following categories of students are exempt from this
requirement:
(A) students living with parents or a legal guardian in the
Urbana-Champaign area (B) single undergraduates who have reached
an age or educational level established by the Board of Trustees
(changes in this regulation may occur; students should consult
the Dean of Students for current requirements)
(C) single undergraduates who have been granted permission to
live in noncertified housing by the Dean of Students or a designee
(D) single undergraduates who have elected eight or fewer credit
hours during a regular academic semester
(1) The student government of each living unit, or in the absence
of a student government the residents, may establish regulations
concerning social conduct that are in keeping with fair requirements
of the landlord or management. (See exception, subsection (c)(3)
below.)
(2) For security reasons, each living unit may establish a time
when all outside doors will be locked. Students in cooperation
with the residence staff may establish mutually satisfactory plans
to lock the house. Provisions must be made for admitting those
residents or guests who come in when the house is locked.
(1) Residents of certified housing units shall abide by University
regulations and local, state, and federal laws with regard to
the possession and use of alcoholic beverages, marijuana and controlled
substances, and the possession of weapons. (See §§ 1-305
through 1-309.)
(2) All students shall comply with published University and
municipal fire safety codes with special regard for emergency
evacuation, fire and safety devices, and parties and decorations.
(See § 1-104(b).)
(3) Students living in certified housing may entertain guests
in their living units subject to regulations established by the
student government of the unit and approved by the Dean of Students
or a designee.
