MyHousing

The myLife portal enables you to complete all of your housing business, from submitting housing contracts to requesting assignment changes and maintenance requests.

Assignment Changes

The process for assignment changes varies depending on what type of student you are and what time of the year you are requesting the change. Please refer to the sections below for guidance on how to request roommates and how to request assignment changes.

Apartments, Suites, RIT Inn, or Greek Circle:

Submit a 'Report a Problem/Ask a Question’ form at help.rit.edu.

Residence Halls:

The Center or Residence Life and RIT Housing facilitate, manage, and approve assignment changes. All roommate issues or room change requests must be directed to the appropriate Residence Life staff member.

• For the residence halls, the staff person would be the Residence Coordinator for the building that you reside in.
• For the apartments, University Commons, and Global Village, the staff person would be the Residence Coordinator for the complex that you reside in.
• Contact your specific Residence Life representative or email residencelife@rit.edu
• Include in the email:
  • Name
  • RIT Username
  • Where you currently live
  • Where you would like to move to
  • The RIT username of the person you want to roommate with

  Current Students:

  If Housing Selection and assignments for the 2024-2025 academic year are complete, and you would like to request a change of assignment, please complete the Change of Assignment form in the myLife portal.

  Change of Assignment requests are not guaranteed and you will keep your current assignment if your request is not processed.

  Instruction to Submit a Change of Assignment Request:

  • Navigate to the myLife portal
  • Click Change of Assignment in the orange header bar
  • Select the assignment you would like to change from the menu
  • Save and continue
  • Select your desired Room Location and Room Preferences
  • If you would like to request any roommates, list the roommate's name(s) in the comment box. Note: any student you list will also need to submit a Change of Assignment Request. They will also need to list your name as well as anyone else you have listed.
  • A confirmation email will be sent to each student's RIT email once the request has been completed.
    • You will receive an email if your assignment is changed
    • You may update or modify your request as needed

    Incoming First Year Students:

    After Room Selection is complete, the assignment staff will continue to assign incoming First Years who did not select their own room and incoming First Years who have recently applied for housing.

    From June 1 - July 15, assignment change requests can be submitted at help.rit.edu, however, requests are not guaranteed.

    From July 15 - September 9, no room change requests will be accepted.

    Residents may not swap bedrooms, suites, or apartments without the prior approval of RIT Housing staff.

    To request a bedroom or apartment swap, every student within the apartment/suite must complete and sign the applicable form: Apartment Swap Form or a Bedroom Sign Up Form. Follow these instructions to complete the form:

    • Navigate to the myLife portal
    • Select Forms icon
    • Select applicable form
    • Every student within the apartment/suite must sign the form to acknowledge and agree to the changes
    • All signatures must be physical, we cannot accept electronic signatures
    • Once all students have physically signed the form
      • Upload the form back into the myLife portal
      • Or bring the form to the RIT Housing Office located in Grace Watson Hall

      Once approved, students changing assignments must come to the RIT Housing office to exchange keys.

      

      RIT Housing works closely with the Center for Residence Life to facilitate, manage, and approve assignment changes. Resident Advisors are the first contact for roommate conflict resolution.

      Roommate Requests

      If you have found a student who plans to fill a vacancy in your room or apartment, you must submit a roommate request.

      There must be a vacancy in an apartment or suite to complete a roommate request.

      Both the student making the request and the student accepting the request must complete one of the following steps.

      Step 1: The student with the vacancy

      • Navigate to mylife.rit.edu
      • Login with your RIT computer account username and password
      • Click on the Housing & Dining Applications icon
      • Select academic year that applies to you
      • Navigate to next steps on the left
      • Choose “Roommate Requests” in the drop-down menu and hit continue
      • Choose “Request a Roommate” in the drop-down menu and hit continue
      • Put in the information of the student you’d like to live with
        • Preferred name and RIT Username

        Step 2: Student who was requested

        • Navigate to mylife.rit.edu
        • Login with your RIT computer account username and password
        • Click on the Housing & Dining Applications icon
        • Select academic year that applies to you
        • Navigate to next steps on the left
        • Choose “Roommate Requests” in the drop-down menu and hit continue
        • Choose “Accept a Roommate Request” in the drop-down menu and hit continue
        • Input the information requested
          • Unit/apartment name and number
          • The preferred name of the student who placed the request
          • RIT Username of the student who placed the request

          Step 3: After the request has been sent and accepted, there is a 24 hour wait period for any objections from the students currently living in the apartment/suite

          If there are no objections:

          • RIT Housing will be able to add you to the space
          • Student will be notified when to pick up the keys via your RIT email

          Residency Verification

          A Residency Verification is an official document which shows proof of residency for a current and/or previous student residing in RIT Housing. The letter includes the student's name, history, and dates of previous RIT assignments. Housing records are kept on file for a limited amount of time.

          Submitting a Residency Verification Request
          Residency verifications can be requested using one of the options below:

          • Submit a 'Report a Problem/Ask a Question' form at help.rit.edu or call (585) 475-5000.
          • A release form can be submitted by a property owner or agency via fax to (585) 475-5050. Students are required to sign a release form provided by the property or agency requesting verification before the information is released.

          Residency verification letters will be returned between 1 - 2 business days from the initial request.

          Experiential Learning

          RIT enables students to apply what they're learning through lectures, labs, assignments, and projects to a variety of experiences outside the classroom. If you plan to study abroad, go on co-op, or conduct research, RIT Housing allows you to end your housing contract with no fee or subletting needed.

          Students who study abroad during the fall semester may maintain their RIT housing contract and assignment.

          Rent will be reduced for the term(s) that the student is on study abroad to one-half the term's rent of the type of housing the student is assigned to. The student will not have key or card access to housing during the term(s) they are on study abroad. The student is not allowed back into the housing held until the official move-in date of the term they are returning.

          You must notify RIT Housing by submitting a 'Report a Problem/Ask a Question’ form at help.rit.edu to participate in this special option no later than two weeks prior to the start of the term that you are registered for study abroad.

          A student whose co-op is located 45 miles or more from Rochester and requires the student to relocate (not a co-op completed virtually) during the fall semester, may maintain their RIT housing contract and assignment.

          This option is not offered to students whose co-op is to be completed virtually or locally (within 45 miles of RIT). This option is not offered spring semester or summer term.

          Rent will be reduced for the term(s) that the student is on co-op/study abroad to one-half the term's rent of the type of housing the student is assigned to. The student will not have key or card access to housing during the term(s) they are on co-op or study abroad. The student is not allowed back into housing held until the official move-in date of the term they are returning.

          You must notify RIT Housing by submitting a 'Report a Problem/Ask a Question’ form at help.rit.edu to participate in this special option no later than two weeks prior to the start of the term that you are registered for co-op or study abroad.

          A student whose research assignment is located 45 miles or more from Rochester and requires the student to relocate during the fall semester, may maintain their RIT housing contract and assignment.

          This option is not offered to students whose research assignment is to be completed virtually or locally (within 45 miles of RIT). This option is not offered spring semester or summer term.

          Rent will be reduced for the term(s) that the student is on the research assignment to one-half the term's rent of the type of housing the student is assigned to. The student will not have key or card access to housing during the term(s) they are completing research. The student is not allowed back into housing held until the official move-in date of the term they are returning.

          You must notify RIT Housing by submitting a 'Report a Problem/Ask a Question’ form at help.rit.edu to participate in this special option no later than two weeks prior to the start of the term that you are registered for a research assignment.