Community Living Portal
UCR Housing has set up a great resource called the Community Living Portal, where students can post housing needs, look through vacancies , and communicate with others who are looking for roommates. Find it here!
Dining Plan Options
Are you living off-campus, but want to buy a meal plan so you can eat in the residence halls? Dining Services offers a wide variety of annual dining options including snacks, regular, late-night and guest meals at several Residential Restaurants and other on-campus locations. Dining Plans can be purchased at any Residence Hall Resident Service Office. Your Dining Plan Options
The Insiders Guide to Living Off-Campus
What is renters insurance? How much is a security deposit? How can I get telephone and other utilities? Confused yet? Fear not. Our Insiders Guide has everything you need to know about living off-campus. Get the Insiders Guide!
Safe Bet Guide - Living in Perspective
The Safe Bet Guide has all the vital information about living off-campus. Everything you need to know about more than two-dozen apartments is rated by category including number and size of bedrooms and bathrooms, distance from campus, parking costs, bus stops, pool/gym amenities and more! Get the Safe Bet Guide!
Landlord Information Sharing
Before you sign that lease, check out the Landlord Information Sharing Database with feedback from past students about their rental housing challenges and successes.
The goals of the Landlord Information Sharing Program are:
- To provide students with a constructive format to raise concerns about the quality of their off-campus housing in a manner that will lead to issue resolution.
- To provide a neutral context in which landlords can respond to and address students’ concerns.
- To provide a record of concerns raised and the manner in which they were addressed.
- To reduce the number of student concerns that ultimately go unknown, unresolved or escalate beyond the point that an amicable resolution is possible. In our experience, conflicts between students and their landlords often occur due to a breakdown in communication. We hope this program can promote more effective, constructive communication between students and their landlords.
Process
Any UCR student can leave a comment. Students must clearly explain their concerns or issues on the form provided or by attaching a separate typed letter. Students cannot simply provide an opinion of their landlord with no supporting factual basis. Student Life staff would also like to hear about positive interactions students have had with their landlords. Please provide detailed information about specific situations.
Access the Landlord Information Sharing database