Apply for Housing at Orchard Park and Primero Grove

For more information about on-campus housing, please visit our Apartments webpage.

Priority Groups and Eligibility

The following groups are eligible for Family and Graduate Housing with Student Housing and Dining Services (SHDS), and unit-lease offers are prioritized in the following order:

  1. Students with Children
  2. Students in a Marriage or Domestic Partnership
  3. Single Graduate Students
  4. Single Undergraduate Students
  5. University Affiliates

Bed leases are available to single students. Single refers to unmarried individuals without a legal domestic partnership, children, or legal guardianship.

Apply for Housing at Orchard Park and Primero Grove

2025-26 Application Instructions

  1. Visit the myHousing Portal
  2. Complete the Family and Graduate Housing Application
  3. Check for an email notification from studenthousing@ucdavis.edu
  4. Review your lease offer on the myHousing Portal within 48 hours*
  5. Monitor email for notification your lease is available for signing*
  6. Complete the Lease Signing process via the myHousing Portal

*Accept your lease offer and sign by the deadlines provided via email. If you miss a deadline, your offer will be rescinded.

  1. Fill out this form to gain access to the myHousing Portal
  2. Check for an email notification from studenthousing@ucdavis.edu
  3. Visit the myHousing Portal
  4. Complete the Family and Graduate Housing Application
  5. Check for an email notification from studenthousing@ucdavis.edu
  6. Review your lease offer on the myHousing Portal within 48 hours*
  7. Monitor email for notification your lease is available for signing*
  8. Complete the Lease Signing process via the myHousing Portal

Residents who want to continue living with us for the 2025-26 term should complete the renewal process by the deadline. The renewal process includes options to renew the lease for the current space or indicate a desire for a different space.

2024-25 Application Instructions

2024-25 Application: If you are interested in available housing options for the current 2024-25 year, please email studenthousing@ucdavis.edu.

Documentation for Priority Groups

Documentation of family and student status will be requested to verify student-family status. Students with children or who are married or in a domestic partnership will be directed to send documents to shdsleasing@ucdavis.edu. Any falsification of documents or misrepresentation of facts is grounds for the termination of an application or lease.

Please consult the chart below to determine the necessary documentation based on your family status:

Priority Group Required Documentation
Students with Children Copy of each child's birth certificate, legal guardianship, adoption or proof of pregnancy
Students in a Marriage or Domestic Partnership Copy of Marriage Certificate OR State Declaration of Domestic Partnership

You Belong Here

Student Affairs programs and services are open to all, consistent with state and federal law as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service or community event—is designed to be accessible, inclusive and respectful of all identities. UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy Statement for University of California Publications Regarding Student-Related Matters.