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Please read the following information carefully, as our renewal procedures and schedule have changed.

Housing Renewal for Fall 2026 will be in person in which students will drop off their housing application and additional forms to the Housing Office, C404. Students will be able to choose their preferred roommates, if any, and provide up to three (3) preferred rooms per room option. Housing staff will use this information to complete Fall 2026 placement.

Students are given a specific day to drop off their completed forms to the Housing Office, C404. Status is based on current credits completed, and does not include credits being taken during the Spring 2026 semester.

All forms must dropped off starting at 9am on your assigned day. Early applications or applications that are emailed will not be accepted.

Make sure you and your roommates drop off your application materials on the date of the roommate with the highest class ranking. For example, if a Senior, two Juniors, and a Sophomore want to live together, all forms may be submitted on the Senior Day. However, any of the roommates can drop off the forms, it does not have to be the roommate with Senior status.

If you are signing up to live with roommates, only ONE person needs to drop off everyone’s forms to the Housing Office.

Students with a housing accommodation through the Office of Student Access will drop off their application on the assigned Accommodations day.

To find out your current status and your assigned date to drop off your forms, please refer to the card that is given to you by your Resident Assistant. If you did not receive a card, or you lost/misplaced it, please email housing@ltu.edu.

» Renewal Schedule

Friday, April 3rd	Students with approved Housing Accommodations & Single Room Lottery Recipients
Monday, April 13th	Graduate Students & Seniors (90 credits or more)
Tuesday, April 14th	Juniors (60 – 89 credits)
Wednesday, April 15th	Sophomores (30 – 59 credits)
Thursday, April 16th	Freshmen (0 – 29 credits)
Friday, April 17th and after	Late applicants and/or commuter students who are not signing up with a current housing resident.

» Procedures and Reminders

Procedures

Review all Housing Renewal information on the website, in the email sent by University Housing, and in the Housing Renewal 2026.
All students living in housing are required to have a meal plan.
Determine your desired roommates and building for next year.
Complete all necessary forms, which include:
- Housing Application
  - Each roommate will need to complete their own application.
  - Building Preference & Room Preference Section
    - This section will require students to rank their building preferences from 1 to 5, 1 being the first choice, 5 being the last choice.
    - This section will also require students to provide three (3) specific potential rooms in each of those buildings.
    - Failure to complete this portion of the form will result in Housing staff placing you based on any preferences listed on your housing application and/or in any open space available.
- Roommate Survey Form
  - If you do not have roommates planned for next year, please complete the Roommate Survey so we can find you the best possible roommate.
- Over Occupancy Form
  - This form is only necessary if you plan to live in an over-occupied room next year. (Available in Donley ONLY)
- Residents who wish to stay during Summer 2026 must submit a Summer Housing Application in addition to the Fall Housing Application. More information can be found on our Apply Page.
On your assigned Housing Renewal Day, you must bring your completed housing application, your housing renewal cards and any other necessary forms to the Housing Office C404, to drop off in person
- If you are signing up with roommates, you must designate ONE person to submit all forms for all roommates.
- Each student must have their own housing application printed and filled out. If submitting other forms, only one is needed for the room.
All forms must be turned in on your assigned day or of the assigned day of the roommate with the highest class status IN PERSON.

Placement

The Office of University Housing will be placing all students based on the following criteria:
- Your assigned date to sign up/class ranking
- Place in line – all applications will be timestamped in the order they are received which becomes your place in line.
- Preferred building and room options.
As applications are received, they will be numbered and placed in order for that day’s group.
- For example, if you have senior status and you submit your application first, you and your roommates will be placed first during the senior placement round. If you are the fifth senior to turn in your application throughout the week, you and your roommates will be placed fifth during the senior placement round, etc.
The Office of University Housing will look at your preferences marked on the Building Preference and Room Preference Section of the housing application.
- For example, if you marked your first choice as a Donley 2-bedroom apartment, and put three specific room choices, depending on your assigned day and place in line, you will either get one of your room choices, or we will try to give you the same room number on a different floor.
- If none of your room choices are available, but the building is, we will try to place you in a different room within the same building.
- If all rooms are full in your first building choice, we will then place you in your second, or possibly third choice building, depending on spaces available.
- Please remember, this section is a guide for Housing staff regarding your preferences, and placement in specific spaces is not guaranteed.

Donley Hall

Priority will be given to those whose room will be occupied by ALL Graduates, Seniors, Juniors, or those who will be Juniors in the fall. If you sign up with a current freshman or sophomore who will still be at freshman or sophomore status in the fall, you will be placed in Donley Hall if there is space after priority placements are made.
- For example, if a Senior and Junior status student sign up with two students who will only be at Sophomore standing in the Fall, they will be placed at the end of the Junior day once priority is given to those who are signing up with all eligible roommates (all Juniors and above).
Your class ranking is based on credits completed. Current (Spring 2026) credits are not counted. Placement rounds will go in the following order, by class level:
- Graduate Student
- Senior: 90 or more credits
- Junior: 60 – 89 credits
- Sophomore: 30 – 59 credits
- Freshmen: 0 – 29 credits
Do NOT contact the Office of University Housing in regards to where you were placed once the week of renewal is over. All students will receive their placement via email in July. We will not respond to any email inquiries about placement.

Waitlist Procedure

If you receive your placement in July, and did not get your building of choice, you may then email a Waitlist Form to housing@ltu.edu.
We will not accept waitlist forms for a different room number within the same building you were assigned.

Housing Renewal Tips and Reminders

Download all of the forms you will need to your computer and save them.
Print your forms front and back to reduce paper.
Any forms submitted before your assigned date will not be accepted.
Once your forms are submitted, they will be numbered with your place in line. This is the order in which Housing will assign your room.
Single rooms are not available unless you have a pre-approved accommodation from the Office of Student Access prior to Housing Renewal or are selected during the Single Room Lottery.
Co-ed rooms are no longer available.
All returning students will receive their placement via their LTU email in July. DO NOT contact the Housing Office prior to this for your placement. Inquiries regarding placement before placement emails are sent out will not be answered.
Upperclassmen move-in will be Friday August 21st – Sunday August 23rd, 2026.
To live in University Housing, you must be a registered full-time student, and must maintain the proper amount of credits throughout the semester.

Each student is responsible and required for reading the Housing Guidelines at the beginning of each school year to inform them on any changes in housing. They can be located here.

Available Floors for Returning Students

Note: All rooms in all buildings are available except RA Rooms, which are listed below. Do not request a room with one of these numbers on your Building Preference and Room Preference section of the Housing Application.
Donley Hall	RA Rooms are the 07s and 16s.
Reuss Hall	RA Rooms are the 108s and 201s.
South Hall	RA Rooms are the 04s and 10s

Please review the floor plans of each building to request a specific room.

Roommate Information

Each roommate must complete their own Housing Application, but only one roommate within a room should turn in all of the applications, housing renewal cards, and forms on their assigned day or the day of the roommate with the highest class status.
If one of your roommates lived off campus this year, they can still submit an application during housing renewal week. Please be sure to include them on your application and they should turn in an application as well.
You should place your desired roommates on your housing application.
Make sure you discuss potential room numbers with your roommates and note them in the Building Preference and Room Preference Section of the application.
If you don’t have a roommate, you should still fill out the Building Preference and Room Preference section of the application to secure your specific building and room number preferences.
- If you don’t have a roommate, please submit a Roommate Survey. Even if you have submitted one in the past, we ask that you resubmit a new form each year during Renewal.

Rooms Occupied by residents who are over and under 21

Rooms that occupy students where one or more residents are 21 or older and at least one or more is younger than 21 are permitted.
Rooms with mixed ages must be agreed upon and mutually requested by all roommates involved, and they must turn in the Alcohol & Roommate Policy and Contract form during the first week of the Fall semester. You will receive the form from your Resident Assistant.
This policy is in place to ensure that all residents of the room understand and agree to the University Student Code of Conduct and University Housing Guidelines alcohol policies.

Over Occupied Apartments

In order to request this, all students must agree and mutually request the same roommates and turn in the Over Occupancy Policy form at Housing Renewal.
Over occupied apartments are allowed on any returning student floor in Donley Hall Only.
There are specific rates for over occupied rooms listed under the housing and meal plan rates.

Consolidation

During housing renewal, the consolidation policy will be in effect. All rooms will be filled to capacity during housing renewal.
If you do not have enough roommates to fill your preferred room, you will receive an assigned random roommate.

Official Room Assignment Notification

If you receive your placement in July and did not get your building of choice, you may then email a Waitlist Form to housing@ltu.edu.
We will not accept waitlist forms for a different room number within the same building you were assigned.
The Office of University Housing makes every attempt to keep you in the room that you signed into during housing renewal. However, sometimes a need arises that necessitates your reassignment.
You will receive notification by mail or email by mid to late July of your room assignment for the fall. Be sure to check your email over the summer for important information about your housing assignment.

Contract Cancellation

Should you desire to cancel your housing contract once you submit it, please be advised of the following:

Approved cancellations before July 31st will receive a full refund and no cancellation fee. However, you will forfeit your housing deposit.
Approved cancellations after August 1st until the day before classes begin, will receive a full refund but will be assessed a $250 cancellation fee and will forfeit your housing deposit.
Approved cancellations after the first day of classes will be assessed a $500 cancellation fee and will forfeit your housing deposit and will be refunded according to the refund schedule.
Please read the terms and conditions of the application and contract carefully.

More information regarding contract cancellations can be found here.

Contact Us

Main Office
Taubman Student Services Center, C404

Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Phone:
248.204.3940

Fax:
248.204.4115

housing@ltu.edu

» Building Contact Information

Building	Phone Number	Email
Reuss Hall	248.204.7941	reusshall@ltu.edu
East Hall	248.204.7950	easthall@ltu.edu
Donley Hall	248.204.7919	donleyhall@ltu.edu
South Housing	248.204.3955	southhall@ltu.edu