Congratulations on receiving your housing offer! We can’t wait for you to join our family housing community.
If you’re still in the process of applying, head to our Housing Portal to finish your application. When your offer is ready, this page will guide you through what’s included in your housing offer, how to review it, and the next steps to secure your new home at UC Berkeley.
What your housing offer includes
Apartment location and housing type: Your offer email will let you know that a space is now available and which apartment you are being offered. For example: EV-100-101-21TH1 or WV-150-301-11F3.
This code will tell you:
- East Village or West Village
- Building number
- Unit number
- Number of bedrooms and number of bathrooms
- If the apartment is a townhouse or flat
- Floor the unit is on: 1 = ground floor, 2 = 2nd floor, 3 = 3rd floor. Please note, since townhouses are two levels, if the floor is 1, then the townhouse is on the first and second floors. If the floor is 2, then the townhouse will be on the second and third floors.
Abbreviations in your offer:
- UVA = University Village Apartments
- WV = West Village
- EV = East Village
- F = Flat
- TH = Townhouse
Start date: Lists the start date of your rental agreement, which is also the date your financial responsibility begins. The start date is the day you may receive your keys and move in, and while you can not move in earlier, you can move in at any point after your start date.
Rate information: Provides the monthly rent amount for your apartment. This section also outlines the payments required to accept your offer, such as the security deposit and first month’s rent. Rates apply to the entire contract period and are billed monthly.
Deadline date: Specifies the date and time by which you must accept your housing offer. Missing the deadline will result in the offer being rescinded and the apartment being offered to the next applicant on the waitlist.
Tour information: Before deciding, you may tour the unit by submitting a tour request form that’s linked in your offer email. If you cannot schedule a tour of the apartment you were offered before the offer deadline, you can contact the UC Berkeley Housing’s Family Student Housing department about the possibility of extending the offer deadline.
Sample rental agreement and floor plan: In the offer email, you will find links to a sample rental agreement and a sample floor plan for the type of apartment you have been offered. These are provided as references before you decide to accept or decline, but please note that the official rental agreement for signing will be in the Housing Portal after you have made the initial payment, and the floor plan may not be an exact match to your specific unit.
How to accept your offer
Follow the steps below to accept your family student housing offer. If you miss your deadline or decline your first offer, your application is moved to the end of the wait list.
- Log in to the Housing Portal.
- Click “Apply for Housing.”
- Scroll down and click on your Family Housing UVA & CKC Apts Application.
- Click “Continue.”
- Provide emergency contact information for emergency use only.
- Read and agree to the Terms and Conditions of your Rental Agreement and the Guide to Living in Family Student Housing.
- Read and provide a digital signature by clicking the check boxes once you agree to the Terms.
- Pay the security deposit and the first full month’s rent.
Electronically sign the rental agreement in the Housing Portal. If you have a partner/spouse, they will need to sign the rental agreement next. If they do not receive the DocuSign email, check the spam folder or that the email you provided is correct; if needed, contact the family student housing department at apts@berkeley.edu for assistance.
Offer deadline
Your offer email will include a deadline to accept the offer, usually five days from when the offer email is sent. If you do not complete the steps to accept the offer by the deadline, the housing offer will be rescinded, and the offer will go out to the next person on the wait list.
Declining your offer or missing the deadline
If you decline your offer or miss your offer deadline, your application can be moved into resubmitted status and placed at the end of the wait list. Please be aware that a second offer is not guaranteed by your original want date. To prevent your application from being automatically canceled, be sure to update your want date if it will pass by more than three months. For details about the wait list, visit Family Housing Assignment Process and Offers.
If you decline or miss the offer deadline for the second offer, your application will be canceled and you will have to submit a new application if you are still interested in family student housing.
How to apply for housing accommodations
We encourage you to request accommodations early in the application process to help ensure your housing offer aligns with your needs. Not applying for accommodations may delay your housing assignment offer.
To learn how to request an accommodation, visit Apply for Housing Accommodations. For additional questions, email housingaccommodations@berkeley.edu.