Emory University: Can we sign an off-campus lease while keeping the dorm as a backup?

By CollegeHousing.ai · Sources checked · 2026-27

DIRECT ANSWER

Do not treat an off-campus lease as a backup plan while assuming Emory will release the on-campus contract.

The 2026–27 agreement specifically advises students not to finalize off-campus housing until they have written approval of a housing cancellation or release. Signing another lease does not by itself end the Emory housing obligation, so a family could become responsible for both arrangements.

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