Housemate Profiles
Landlord/Agent Assistance
Mon to Fri 8am - 5pm
Tel: (413) 577-2187
118 Berkshire House
General Assistance
Mon to Fri 8:30am - 5pm
Tel: (413) 577-1451
235 Whitmore Administration Building
Service Expectations
Exceptions to these standards will be noted in an orange ALERT box. Unless otherwise noted, customers can expect the following:
Monday - Thursday
- Acknowledgement of voice and email messages sent the next business day.
- Approved listing status acknowledgement sent within 24 hours of submission.
Friday
- Acknowledgement of voice and email messages received before noon sent the same business day. Messages after 12 noon will receive acknowledgement the next business day.
- Approved listing status acknowledgement sent same day if submitted by noon, othewise, the next business day.
Saturday and Sunday
- Listings and other communications submitted on Saturday and Sunday will be acknowledged by the end of the day Monday.
Email: OCH@gw.housing.umass.edu
Voice Messages 577-2187 July 4 Holiday
Return calls for voice messages left between Thu 7/3 and Mon 7/7 will be returned beginning Tues 7/8. Other services will be provided as announced.
Graduate Students
There are still spaces in the 12 month and Graduate Residence Hall (Prince). Applications received by Friday, August 1 will receive assignment priority. An application, Residence Hall Contract, and $100 prepayment is required.
From the Housing website homepage, select Information for New and Prospective Graduate Students.
http://www.housing.umass.edu/pdf/grad_app.pdf "Graduate Housing Application Form"
Contract:
http://www.housing.umass.edu/pdf/Grad_Contract.pdf "Graduate Residence Hall Contract"
Most University of Massachusetts Amherst students who live off campus will have one or more housemates. Searching for a housemate is both an important and exciting undertaking. Sometimes it can feel a bit daunting. If you're wondering how best to approach the task of choosing someone to join your household, click the Additional Resources link to the left and select the Choosing a Housemate Checklist. It will give you some tips, some ideas about questions to ask, guidelines for determining the "rules" for your household, and some ideas about resolving the inevitable conflicts that will arise during your time together.
If you don't have housing and are planning to submit a Housemate Profile, feel free click the Website Help link to the left and select How to Manage Your Housemate Profile from the list of Help documents.
The information offered by Off Campus Housing Referrals at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is for the benefit of our students who live off campus. The University assumes no responsibility for situations arising from the use of the provided information or forms.