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University Housing reserves the right to prohibit guests at any time based upon operational and/or public health needs. Should this occur, residents will be notified through Cal Poly email.
General solicitation of members of the public through an advertisement, posting or any other format in any medium is not considered a personal invitation under this policy.
| Resident |
A student officially licensed, as a Licensee, to reside in on-campus housing. |
| Resident Host |
A resident of a room, suite, apartment, or building who invites and/or permits guests to be present in their space or within University Housing. |
| Guest |
Any person visiting any building that they are not officially assigned to live "or given official University approval to access" |
| Overnight Guest |
Any person who is visiting any resident/host in a space that they are not officially assigned to live in from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. seven days a week. |
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Guest & Overnight Guest VisitationRight to sleep, study, and feel comfortable in one’s own environment takes precedence over the social desires of a roommate. Roommates should establish norms ahead of any guest’s visit.Established guest norms between roommates may include standards for advanced roommate notification, preferred communication methods, and defining block-out dates for guests that best suit the room. These norms should be agreed upon and may be reflected in the roommate agreement. Residence Life staff are available to help address and create these norms with roommates. |
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Resident Host ResponsibilitiesRoom occupancy is limited to 6 persons per residence hall room or 12 persons per apartment (Cerro Vista Apartments and Poly Canyon Village).
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Overnight Guest Registation
All Overnights Guest are required to register online in your Housing Portal.
Resident Host must have the approval of their roommates or apartment-mates of any guest(s) that are staying with them.
Resident Host’s guests are not permitted to cohabit with them in residence halls/apartments. Cohabitation exists when a person who is not assigned to a particular room/suite uses that room/suite as if they were living there.
Guests are not permitted during the following no-guest time periods:
Halloween
8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29 through 8 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, 2026
Minor Guest Registration
Guests 17 or under must bring a signed Minor Guest Registration Form signed by their parent/guardian.
The Minor Guest Registration Form may be completed by printing, signing, and physically bringing it to the Front Desk.
