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You should feel comfortable in your room and residence hall, and so should your neighbors. Excessive noise, disturbing the peace, and disruptive behavior are all inappropriate actions. Examples of disruptive behavior include pranks; snowball, water, pillow, paint ball or food fights; and in-line skating, roller-skating, skateboarding, and long boarding.

Students who persist in such behavior could be asked to change rooms, transfer to another housing area, or leave On-Campus Housing. They may also be referred to the Honor Code office.

Students may be requested to leave the university if their behavior could result in injury to themselves or others.

Normally, students who have been asked to leave BYU as a result of disciplinary action must leave housing within 72 hours after notification by the Honor Code Office or area management. However, in some cases, they may be required to leave sooner.


Quiet hours are in effect 24 hours a day during reading days and finals week. Each floor/apartment has the opportunity to establish quiet hours through community standards.

You're welcome to bring entertainment equipment for your room or apartment, but please be considerate of your roommates by keeping the volume at a level that will not disturb them. Outside antennas are not permitted, and students living in Heritage Halls will need to provide their own coaxial cable to connect to the kitchen cable TV outlet. Cougar Cable is available in all On-Campus Housing TV rooms. Also, please be aware that copyright laws prohibit showing video or DVD movies in common areas in or around the residence halls. Tampering with or altering university audiovisual equipment, including cable, is prohibited.


When decorating, please use the bulletin boards and tack strips to hang up your posters, pictures, and other decorations. Additional decorations may be hung with white removable mounting adhesive (such as Plasti-Tak, etc.) or 3M Command Adhesive® hooks. Please don't use nails, tacks, tape, or other types of adhesives. Make sure your decorations can be easily removed (no paint, stickers, or contact paper).

Decorations should not be hung on the outside of windows or buildings, on the ceiling, or on window coverings. Fire code allows up to 25% of the entire door to be covered with decorations.


Each month, the hall staff will do apartment/room checks to help you ensure proper care and upkeep. Improper care can result in referral to area management, cleaning charges, or both.


You're welcome to rearrange the furniture in your room to suit your taste as long as the arrangement is deemed safe by your hall advisor. Please do not move furniture out of your room or commons rooms. Beds can only be elevated on supports provided by housing. You may not move appliances.


Pets and animals of any kind (including fish) are not allowed in the residence halls. The only exceptions are special assistance animals for residents with disabilities, or fish for certain biology classes. If you need to keep fish for a class, you must receive prior approval from your hall advisor, and you may keep the fish only until your assignment is complete.


Your parents' homeowners insurance may cover your personal belongings while you're at school. If not, we recommend that you purchase renter's insurance. The university does not accept responsibility for personal belongings that are damaged or stolen in the residence halls.


We support the Honor Code. Anything deemed by your hall advisor or other housing officials to be objectionable, obscene or disruptive is not allowed in the residence halls. You can request at the U.S. Post Office that objectionable material not be delivered to your mailbox.


You're welcome to sunbathe in designated areas Monday-Saturday. See your hall advisor for these areas. Please do not use BYU bedding or furniture.

Swimming attire must be modest in fit and style. See-through suits, cut-offs, bikinis, and men's Speedos are not permitted. Proper attire is subject to the discretion of the pool official on duty. All swimsuits and other clothing with straps or ties are to remain fastened or tied while swimming, sunbathing, or lounging.


Advertising, door-to-door sales, sales presentations, and collection drives are not permitted in university housing.


Operating a business based from your apartment/room is prohibited. Use of your hall address or apartment/room telephone number for business purposes is not permitted. Please contact your area management for further clarification.


Gambling is not permitted in the residence halls.


Community areas in the residence halls are for residents to enjoy. Please make sure you clean up after yourself and leave the facility ready for someone else. You will be charged for any repairs or cleaning due to damage or littering. Please leave the furniture, including cushions and microwaves, in the lounges.

Items left beyond the contract period will be turned over to BYU Lost and Found, or sent to Deseret Industries. You will be charged daily room rates until all personal items are out of your room or storage area. You're welcome to leave your things in your room during Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks, but please don't store your friends' belongings.


For your protection, your bike must be registered with the BYU Traffic Office. Bikes may only be locked to approved bike racks. Do not store your bike in your room or in the stairwells. Limited indoor bike storage is available for rent at Helaman Halls $10 per semester, $5 per term. Contact the Cannon Center for more information. Bikes left after the contract period will be turned over to University Police.


Students should consult the Parking website after August 25 to find instructions on how to register their vehicle on campus. Vehicles must be registered with the BYU Traffic office or risk being ticketed.

Guest and temporary parking permits for non-students are available through the BYU Traffic Office, from area central building, and from hall advisors.

For the Traffic Office hours and more information, see the BYU Traffic Office website, or contact them directly at (801) 422-3906.


Please don't service your vehicle in the housing parking lots. This includes changing oil or mechanical repairs. You will be charged for any damage to the parking lot.