Housing Agreement Information

You are not submitting an application, you submit a legally binding agreement.

The Housing Agreement is legally binding once you submit the Housing Agreement with your Processing Fee. It is binding for the entire academic year, both FALL and SPRING semesters. You are obligated to the Terms and Conditions, it is important you review them carefully before signing and submitting the Housing Agreement. Financial reasons are not a reason for cancellation.

There are separate Housing Agreements for each summer semester.

How to submit a Housing Agreement

Submit a completed Housing Agreement, a $100.00 (US) non-refundable processing fee and a vaccination form. There is no Housing Agreement submission deadline, we encourage you to submit as early as possible, spaces are limited.

If you are under 18, you and your parent or legal guardian must sign the Housing Agreement and Meningitis and Hepatitis B vaccine information form.

Housing Agreement Process

What happens after I submit a Housing Agreement?

Housing Office correspondense will occur through your e-mail address. Once you recieve an FIU e-mail address, all correspondence will be sent to your FIU e-mail address.

Assigned students will be sent a Housing Invoice that includes thier room assignment, room type, costs, and other details. The invoice must be returned with payment by the specified deadline. The Housing Agreement is for both the FALL and SPRING semesters. We are unable to guarantee housing.

Housing Payment Information

Payment Options

Housing fees for each semester are due in full by the dates on the Housing Invoice. We offer several options for payment of your housing fees:

Online with an electronic check or credit card (mastercard, American Express or Discover) through PantherSoft.
By mail to our Housing Office (check or money orders only).
In person at our cashier's window at the Housing Office (check or money orders only).

Deferment of Payments

Students recieving full or partial financial assistance may be eligible to defer thier housing payment. Deferment may be requested by submitting a completed Fee Deferral Request Form prior to the payment due date for each semester. Three types of housing deferments are avalaible:

FINANCIAL AID: Any FIU student who has received financial aid or a private loan may defer housing fees up to the amount of the award for housing. A copy of your official notificiation of financial aid award (from the Office of Financial Aid) is due with the Fee Deferral Request Form. Tution and fees are deducted from the award in order to determine the amount available for housing costs. If the award does not cover full fees, only the amount covered can be deferred. The remaining amount is due by the payment deadline provided to the student in a deferral letter.
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS: May defer up to the amount of the award for housing. Any difference between the award and the housing fee assessed is due by the payment deadline provided in the deferral letter.
FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE PROGRAM (FPCP): Submit a copy of the Florida Prepaid College Program housing card prior to the payment due date each semester. Any difference between FPCP for housing and the housing fee assessed must be paid by the payment deadline in the deferral letter.

Cancellation Information

Submit a Cancellation Request Form. The Housing Agreement may be cancelled if one of the following conditions is met:

The student withdraws from the University.
The student participates in an academic program that requires residency outside the Dade⁄Broward area (documentation required).
The student is dismissed or suspended for academic reasons.
The student graduates and does not continue as an enrolled student in another program.
The student gets married after signing Housing Agreement (documentation required).

To obtain an approved cancellation of the Housing Agreement, the student is responsible for providing evidence of the ocurrence of one of the conditions for cancellation above no later than the seventh week of the semester. No refunds are made after the seventh week of the semester. Cancellation will not be effective until verified by the Housing Office. In the event the cancellation is based on the student not enrolling for the following semester, enrollment by the student in the following semester voids the cancellation of the Housing Agreement and the student remains obligated to comply with the terms of the Housing Agreement.

If a cancellation request is approved, the university will assess a fee based on the date cancelled. Approved cancellations on and after the first day of classes are subject to a $500.00 fee.

Graduate Housing for College of Law and International Masters of Business Administration (IMBA)

First-year College of Law students will have a different on-campus housing check-in date than second and third year Law students. On-campus housing is available for Law students and IMBA students with housing fees being charged at the daily room rate for early check-in and late check-out based on the University's Office of the Registrar's 2008-2009 Acadmic Calendar. Payment for checking in earlier is to be paid at the time of check-in in August. Payment for checking out later is to be paid by the second week of April.