Hi! I just found out I got assigned housing in the Segundo residence halls (Malcom), and I was wondering what UCD’s rules are on having a friend sleep overnight. Do I have to sign them in ? Is there like a limit on how many times I can have a guest per month? Of course obviously I’m going to need my roommates consent but I’m just wondering about UCD’s policy about overnight stay.
You can bring them over as long as you have your roommate’s permission. No real limit, but you probably wouldn’t want to bring them over too often. If your roommate complains to your RA, then only at that point will you be told that there’s a UCD policy on bringing other people to your dorm.
I know at least a few years ago there was a technical limit of something like 7 total nights where someone stays overnight, per resident, per quarter.
In practice, as long as your roommate doesn’t complain and your guest isn’t causing a general disruption, nobody really cares. But yeah, unless you have a phantom roommate that’s never in the room in general it’s just common courtesy to not have overnight guests too often, and to double check with your roommate before inviting someone over for the night.
http://housing.ucdavis.edu/housing/sha/faq/
Please use above link to review rules yourself. Here is a cut and paste from website above:
“Residents may have occasional overnight and weekend guests without notice to or consent of the university; however, students must have discussed this with their roommate(s) and received approval prior to the guests’ arrival. Residents may not have an overnight guest more than seven (7) cumulative nights per academic quarter. Guests are expected to abide by university and Student Housing regulations and residents are responsible for their guest’s actions and behavior. Should guests violate any rules or regulations outlined in the SHA contract or engage in behavior detrimental to the welfare of the community, they may be required to leave and disciplinary action could be taken against the resident.”
Don’t take your roommates permission for granted or dump on your roommate in some way.
It happens, but here’s the thing: your roommate is going to be pleasant to accommodate you for a one-time thing. Any repetitive stays, and you are abusing the situation.
You have to remember that the dorm is a private sleeping quarter. You are asking your roommate/s to divide their sleeping quarter (which is already small) to share with another person. Don’t abuse the privilege he/she is giving you.
AND, . . . . if you plan on doing more than sleeping, that’s just not cool.