Housing

1. Log into the myHousing Portal (eRezLife) and choose the “DTAV/Patch Application Process” button. https://maine.erezlife.com/.
2. Update your Profile, if necessary. Return to Home page.
3. Complete the housing application for the fall term.
   • Under Recommended Actions, click on “Apply for Housing.”
   • Click on “Apply Now” for the Fall 2026 term on the left.
   • Complete and submit the housing application.
4. Click on “Home.” You now have some new Recommended Actions. Note – Apply for Housing will still show while the application period is open even if you have completed it. Once we close it in the fall, it will go away.
5. New options will appear on the left side menu.
6. Click on “Roommate Groups.”
7. Turn on my profile by checking this box at the top. This enables you to search for and be searched for as a roommate. Select the things you are willing to share with others looking for a roommate and any information you would like to share about yourself and the media platforms you would like to use. SAVE.
8. “Roommate Search” now appears on the left. The leader of the group will use this to add the members of your roommate group. “Roommate Groups” is active. If you have been invited to a Roommate Group, it will appear here. Just select your choice or create a Roommate Group. Remember – If your roommate group members have not completed a housing application, you will not be able to add them to your roommate group.
9. Create Roommate Group.
   • Name Roommate Group (ie, Sally’s Besties, etc) – Save.
   • If you are the person creating a Roommate Group, add each of your group members by searching for them.
   • Once you have found each person, click on “Add to roommate group” and add them. Do this for all the members of your group.
   • Click on “Roommate Groups” again. You can now see the members of your roommate group and an invitation to join your group has been sent to the members you have added. They must each log into the myHousing Portal and accept the roommate group invitation.
   • Once your roommate or all members of your group have chosen to be part of the group, a green check mark will appear by their name.
10. This completes the application and Roommate Group portion of the DTAV/Patch Signup Process.

Meal Plans:  With eRezLife, selecting a meal plan is not part of the housing application. Students may change their meal plan once they have an assignment through the first two weeks of the fall semester. The default plan is the Unlimited Flex Meal Plan.

Suite Assignments will be done by Friday, February 20, by the Housing Office. Groups will be notified via email of your suite assignment.

Groups will also be notified if they do NOT get a suite, so you know whether you need to participate in the regular Room Signup Week or not. Every year we have to turn away groups from the DTAV/Patch process because so many students apply.

Your best bet to get a suite is to have a group filled with either older students (rising juniors and seniors) or, for groups of rising sophomores, at least students with good GPAs and no conduct issues. Students with Student Life conduct issues will be turned down for a suite but may select a room elsewhere on campus during the regular Room Signup Week.

Cancellation Fees – The Cancellation fees outlined on our website go into effect the day after Room Signup Week is over.

Thank you for your interest in our on-campus resident suites.Please email questions to um.housing@maine.edu.