For housing near James Madison University, can a first-year JMU student live at a family home instead?
DIRECT ANSWER
Categories permit consideration, not automatic release. Source as of: 2026-10-16 Use cited page body and explicit policy period. A page update date does not extend an expired rate or deadline. Confirm current requirements and the actual student, employee, household or property circumstances with the cited authority. No property inventory or named professional is assigned by this answer.
JMU may approve an exception for daily commuting from a parent or legal guardian's permanent home within 60 miles. Its listed additional exception categories are age 21 or older, prior active-duty service, marriage, or a dependent minor living with the student. An exception requires a student-initiated written request and may require documentation.
Answer
JMU may approve an exception for daily commuting from a parent or legal guardian's permanent home within 60 miles. Its listed additional exception categories are age 21 or older, prior active-duty service, marriage, or a dependent minor living with the student. An exception requires a student-initiated written request and may require documentation.
Scope and verification
Categories permit consideration, not automatic release.
Source as of: 2026-10-16
Use cited page body and explicit policy period. A page update date does not extend an expired rate or deadline.
Confirm current requirements and the actual student, employee, household or property circumstances with the cited authority. No property inventory or named professional is assigned by this answer.
Sources & verification
- First-Year Student Housing - JMU Retained independently source-supported evidence for the stated question and qualifications
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