In the event the upper-division population exceeds the number of available bed spaces, Housing and Residential Experience may offer the opportunity to request off-campus authorization. A randomized seniority driven process will be utilized in determining whose request is approved. Off-campus authorization is never guaranteed. Only students who have been authorized or who are required to reside off campus by the Director of Housing Assignments and Operations or the Director’s designee are permitted to do so. Students should not make deposits or sign leases for off-campus accommodations until they receive written notice from the Director of Housing Assignments and Operations that they are authorized or required to reside off campus. The University will not be liable or responsible for any contractual arrangements or agreement into which a student without authorization to live off campus has entered, such as a lease agreement for off-campus housing. Housing and Residential Experience maintains an off-campus referral service.
When Vanderbilt receives notice of a landlord whose practices are violating local law and/or endangering the safety and well-being of student tenants or neighbors, Vanderbilt reserves the option of denying students the privilege of living off campus at properties owned by such landlords.
If a student living in an off-campus residence is found by the University to be in violation of the "Good Neighbor Guidelines" or is adversely affecting the University's relationship with the neighboring community, all Vanderbilt students who are residents may be subject to corrective action through the University’s accountability process, even though a specific individual responsible for the conduct cannot be identified.