A much needed change. Hopefully this improves quality and cost of housing.

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Sep 23, 2021
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BYU just ended the approve housing requirement after your freshman year.

v1k0u6

9/23/21 9:13am

It will be interesting to see how this changes things.

BYUtka

9/23/21 9:16am

Yeah, 'studentville' just became a thing of the past

Hotlanta

9/23/21 9:21am

If so then more demand for living closer to campus so they don’t have to deal

kotacoug

9/23/21 9:30am

Maybe someone will bulldoze the Riviera and put up a high rise parking garage

ryebrye

9/23/21 9:32am

Its insane the number of students who live 2 blocks away and still drive now

Charles Darwin

9/23/21 9:34am

25% of BYU students don't even own a car. Even so I don't disagree

runnincoug

9/23/21 10:03am

This will be interesting. For years there have been internal discussions at BYU

Nat Gas Man

9/23/21 10:33am

Why no below ground parking? I like that option for aesthetics and convenience

runnincoug

9/23/21 10:52am

security and safety

Nat Gas Man

9/23/21 10:56am

I "heard" that the new music building had the choice of underground parking.

BlueCoug

9/23/21 11:54am

Do you consider the parking at the LSB to be underground?

Charles Darwin

9/23/21 12:11pm

Really? Where did you see this?

Sandstone Cougar

9/23/21 9:16am

Y News email.

v1k0u6

9/23/21 9:18am

Great!

Sandstone Cougar

9/23/21 9:27am

Notice the phrasing here...

VACOUGFAN

9/23/21 9:38am

I truly don't understand why anyone would choose to go to BYU-I

RealSimsShadY

9/23/21 9:43am

My son wanted to "go" to college.

HuskerFan2

9/23/21 10:02am

None of his UVU classes were offered in person?

tarzan15

9/23/21 12:11pm

One class had four in-person periods. They were all full.

HuskerFan2

9/23/21 1:57pm

Side note: how long until they rename Ensign College to "Liahona College"

ryebrye

9/23/21 9:43am

When there's more diversity

RealSimsShadY

9/23/21 9:45am

My freshman year was a long time ago.

Sea Chicken

9/23/21 9:16am

Good news! you can finally move out of BYU approved housing!

ryebrye

9/23/21 9:30am

This is long overdue

dwhitebud

9/23/21 9:16am

That should hopefully drop housing prices in Provo

Turnpike Lane

9/23/21 9:16am

Rents are higher in Orem than in Provo, but the complexes are newer and nicer

Nat Gas Man

9/23/21 10:35am

The sound you just heard was Provo landlords everywhere watching their monopoly die in an instant

TCuz

9/23/21 9:17am

good

Hotlanta

9/23/21 9:19am

RE: The sound you just heard was Provo landlords everywhere watching their monopoly die in an instant

letthewookieewin

9/23/21 9:21am

Why? Couldn't anyone apply for it?

darkcoug

9/23/21 9:24am

You had to live within a geographical radius (like 2 miles) or with family

Hotlanta

9/23/21 9:25am

It restricted the area to a certain geography. This will open up new options

johnnybyu

9/23/21 9:27am

I does give landlords more options though and less hoops to jump through…

kotacoug

9/23/21 9:28am

I agree for really bad housing but rent increases have increased so much outside

johnnybyu

9/23/21 9:29am

Link, or is this just info you heard and is coming down the pipe?

Iman23

9/23/21 9:18am

Link

MarkWatney

9/23/21 9:32am

Related to LGBTQ? Isn't there a housing case against BYU RN?

Iman23

9/23/21 9:19am

from the article

v1k0u6

9/23/21 9:21am

It’s pretty silly to make landlords enforce the HC

JOPE

9/23/21 9:28am

A much needed change. Hopefully this improves quality and cost of housing.

delux_247

9/23/21 9:21am

That's going to be rough for the landlord's families who rely on the artificial increase in demand on approved homes.

shimmy

9/23/21 9:22am

oh cool. i'm a giant hack

shimmy

9/23/21 9:23am

So you now won't be able to live with UVU kids in BYU approved housing? But you

Iman23

9/23/21 9:22am

you couldn't live with UVU kids in BYU approved housing?

shimmy

9/23/21 9:23am

Moving forward. BYU-contracted off-campus housing (i.e. "BYU approved" housing)

cougarfan84

9/23/21 9:32am

yeah. your freshman year will be BYU only. but afterwards you can live wherever

v1k0u6

9/23/21 9:23am

Freshman year - BYU approved and limited to only BYU students. After that - everything is open.

kccougar

9/23/21 9:26am

Good change. One of the dumber BYU rules. No reason to treat adults like EFY kids

letthewookieewin

9/23/21 9:24am

There's a slippery slope! Once you allow women to use your restroom, who knows

ryebrye

9/23/21 9:34am

Keep in mind that the housing rules are still in place per the Honor Code (i.e.

cougarfan84

9/23/21 9:35am

the new Utah Rules on accessory dwelling units will be interesting too

v1k0u6

9/23/21 9:30am

What does that mean for curfew, chastity lines, etc?

BYU Fan

9/23/21 9:32am

RE: What does that mean for curfew, chastity lines, etc?

Saxa

9/23/21 9:35am

I bet those rules will still be in place - just not enforced by the landlord

ryebrye

9/23/21 9:35am

That's how I read it. Student are still expected to follow the rules, but it

cougarfan84

9/23/21 9:37am

"BYU single students choosing to live in non-contracted off-campus housing will

BlueCoug

9/23/21 9:35am

If we ask enough questions eventually the entire letter will get pasted here 🙂

ryebrye

9/23/21 9:37am

LOL. There are actually 2 letters and a FAQ page. Links inside!

BlueCoug

9/23/21 9:46am

but i doubt they'll require entire buildings to be segregated, like they do now.

v1k0u6

9/23/21 9:40am

How could they? This will make life much easier for landlords now

ryebrye

9/23/21 9:45am

BYU is basically ASU now. Couple of party schools with no rules. Sad, really.

TCuz

9/23/21 9:37am

you're being sarcastic, right?

run26

9/23/21 11:13am

Now BYU students can be adults and not be babysat 24/7

Alpi Gusto

9/23/21 10:51am

Right? It’s such a crazy thing, this attitude of having to monitor adults. I hea

Jay Rick

9/23/21 10:53am

Not just freshman year - "For their first two semesters as a BYU student"

ryebrye

9/23/21 9:39am

My take... Blame UVU...

TheLost

9/23/21 9:40am

or thank UVU, depending on your point of view

v1k0u6

9/23/21 9:42am

Blame? More like thank. College students are adults. Stop treating them like kids

letthewookieewin

9/23/21 9:44am

I almost agree... however..

TheLost

9/23/21 9:54am

Now that I have read through this I think I’m really happy about the changes… we

kotacoug

9/23/21 9:50am

If your house is decent I don't think rent prices will decrease much.

johnnybyu

9/23/21 9:52am

Ya it’s in great shape. We’ve done a few things to it over the last year.

kotacoug

9/23/21 9:54am

and honestly i heard that they were just flat out denying some people

v1k0u6

9/23/21 10:16am

About freaking time. Always been one of the most ridiculous things about BYU. In my

SayMyName

9/23/21 10:16am

This is true, but there were good reasons for it.

runnincoug

9/23/21 10:24am

While technically true, I never knew of any landlord that put any effort into enforcing the HC.

vegasnative

9/23/21 11:24am

At BYU I never saw anyone either. At Ricks though? Bed checks every night.

Jay Rick

9/23/21 11:27am

Then we had different experiences

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