University of California, Santa Cruz: Can we sign an off-campus lease while keeping the dorm as a backup?

By CollegeHousing.ai · Sources checked · 2026-27

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Yes, that can create two obligations. An off-campus lease does not by itself cancel a UCSC housing contract.

Families should not treat an off-campus lease as a substitute for formal UCSC contract cancellation. Until UCSC approves a release under the housing contract, the student can remain responsible for university housing charges while also owing the private lease.

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