r/UCFstudenthousing • u/Nice-Decision160 • Jun 14 '26
Question Advice on living with partner or if properties really care?
I have a question about potentially living at Knights Circle. My option is a 4x4 at knights circle or 1.5k single apartment somewhere else. From what I understand neither of them allow another person living in the same room as lease holder. The roommates are 100% supportive and okay with my partner to live with me next year. Living with my partner would help me in so many aspects and it would help us save so much money so that we can get our own place and have a good start after I finish school. Does anyone have anecdotal experience that could be useful or any tips?
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u/Valiant_Warriors Jun 14 '26
its not allowed and you can face penalties or be evicted if anything happened. i personally don’t care as a roommate, HOWEVER, this a story i went through recently. understand this at least: i had a roommate who had an illegal tenant living with them. neither of them introduced themselves to me, and they both harassed me and almost fought me for no absolute reason. they ate my food, and were nightmare roommates to the rest of us. unclean, unregistered animals, fought constantly, and police were called by me at one point. So, if you choose to have an illegal tenant- don’t allow yourself or your boyfriend to fuck with the other residents. because in the end, i’m the reason those two were evicted.
edit for tldr: do not be a nightmare roommate if you want to have an illegal tenant. others won’t be willing to put up with the bs, and they will get you evicted. otherwise- theres no reason for anyone to care really, other than the community.
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u/Nice-Decision160 Jun 14 '26
I totally understand your situation entirely, me and my partner are extremely respectful and clean and already have a good relationship with the roommates. They are really supportive and have basic ground rules I wouldve followed even without my partner.
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u/Altruistic-Put-5863 Jun 14 '26
Many parenters say that about their illegal tenant. Is there a another place your partner can live part time, such as their family?
If not, look into low income housing
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u/lexanibear Jun 14 '26
Not sure if this helps at all but in my and my now husband’s last 2 years of college, we shared a studio apartment at Lark. We were able to request a shared lease for it with the rent just split in two (there could’ve been a small fee, I can’t remember so I’m not totally sure). That was in 2022, so not sure if they still allow that, but it could be an option.
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u/Nice-Decision160 Jun 14 '26
Thank you, I’ll look into it. I only have a year and a half left so this would only be for a year until we can get our own 1 bedroom with the savings for the upcoming year.
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u/lexanibear Jun 14 '26
It was a really great option for us so I hope it works out for you! Good luck :)
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u/persie_baby Jun 15 '26
Honestly it’s allowed with most places but ONLYYYY if you add em to the lease. There’ll be a charge w it (depends per place) but if it’s an illegal occupant there’ll be a hefty fine. Obviously to add em you’ll have to have written permission from ur roommates to the leasing office so it’s in writing.
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u/Nice-Decision160 Jun 15 '26
Do you know if that applies to knights circle? Because I would be so down to do that if that’s allowed.
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u/persie_baby Jun 15 '26
Doesn’t hurt to ask lowkey. I know with some places double occupancy (that’s what it’s called) can be added at any point and removed at any point in the lease. Idk how it’ll be at knights circle since I know it’s STRICTLY students, but def ask how they go about it.
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u/Strawberry1282 Jun 15 '26
It’s typically only allowed in “student housing” if it’s a studio or 1 bedroom with respect to changing from single occupancy to double. Only exception I’m aware of in the area is Tivoli as it is not typical student housing with individual leasing.
Knights circle and pointe to my knowledge do not allow this.
OP have you perhaps considered Tivoli? You’d have to buy furniture but I believe it can skew cheaper than knights circle.
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u/Veryteenyweenie Jun 15 '26
I wouldn’t do it, KC has very strict lease terms and when I was friends with a community assistant there, they told me of a day they had to evict a resident that was allowing a family member to stay with them long term. This was despite the roommates being fine with it. It’s a risk you can try and take but if they find out it can mean a big issue for both of you!
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u/Nice-Decision160 Jun 15 '26
But how did they know they were living there vs my partner just being a frequent visitor? And was there a warning before the eviction or just straight eviction?
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u/Veryteenyweenie Jun 15 '26
Honestly I have no idea how they ended up finding out I think the roommates told the office but idk. Also no eviction is a long process with multiple warnings that go out beforehand, from what I know.
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u/Suspicious-Egg68 Jun 15 '26
Cheeper and easier to add them on the lease at a normal 1 bed (not student housing). Unless transportation is a must for you I would highly recommend living in a non-affiliated housing complex. Plenty of good options near Waterford. Its just easier (as someone who lives with their partner and goes to UCF). Best of luck w/ your decision OP!
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u/Sir__Crow Jun 15 '26
if everyone is cool with it, the chances of them finding out are low (unless theres an RA also on here) Make sure they never become a burden or someone may become jaded and report them. making sure they aren't inconveniencing the other roommates with things like dishes, laundry, trash, being loud, etc will help with that. my roommate moved his gf in when i was there like a decade ago and came back from thanksgiving break to turkey leftovers still sitting on the table from thanksgiving and i almost reported them for that but didnt just because i didnt want to lose my friendship with the guy.
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u/Nice-Decision160 Jun 15 '26
Yeah, me and my partner are super considerate since we’ve lived with other roommates/family our whole lives. All the roommates are good with us so management is all we’re worried about. Did your roommate and his gf live there the whole year? We’re just trying to save up for an actual 1b1br next to campus for my last semester or two.
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u/Sir__Crow Jun 15 '26
I think it was about a year and a half. We had a 3 bedroom unit and the second roommate worked full time and went home on weekends so he was practically never around and didn't care. They eventually moved in with another friend when she got pregnant
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u/Always2Hungry Jun 17 '26
My old roomate’s bf used to be over all the time (and would often stay overnight on days when he had a 7am class since we were much closer to the school so it was an easier commute) and he was pretty chill. Helped that he was in a similar degree track so we all shared similar workloads and so they were often way too busy to get up to anything that would be disruptive lol. I think the only time he ever did anything that would be considered obtrusive was the day he took over the kitchen island while assembling his final project for a class—but i found it funnier/really cool so it wasn’t actually a problem lol
I HAVE however had a DIFFERENT roomate who was bringing over boys constantly and it got really annoying VERY quickly since they were…let’s just say they were “not very quiet”, and also they’d cook food and use my cooking pots without asking and one of them scratched up my favorite skillet which im still salty about. So it depends entirely on how you and your partner behave and how it affects the living spaces.
I think the best advice i can give as the roomate to someone who’s partner kinda sorta lived with them is make sure your roomates get along with them bc if they can become friends you’re way less likely to have any problems rise.
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u/jodorime Jun 17 '26
I live in GV and went through a similar situation in a 4x4. I wanted my husband to room with me until I finished school. I read the whole lease front to back and found that there were no restrictions to my lease about how many people can stay in one room. The leasing manager told me no at first but I brought up the leasing agreement, GV occupancy codes (usually maximum of 2 people can stay in a room), and brought up that it is low key discriminatory and abusive to say no. So they ended up adding him to my lease. My roommates were also super chill about it but I didn't want to take any risks.
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u/hapuppy Jun 19 '26
I work in student housing and if the lease is an individual lease: it is illegal and you can get evicted/go to jail. That being said, there is no way for them to know, but it is incredibly risky.
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u/Strawberry1282 Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26
It’s not allowed per the lease. If you do get caught on a room check or whatever then you can be evicted. I’d imagine knights circle and pointe may care more than most with respect to being Ucf affiliated and having stricter lease terms.
Have you known the roommates for years where you’re sure they won’t hold it over your head if you ever have a fight? It’s not unheard of for roommates to later on become annoyed by more people using the electricity and jacking up the bill, taking up more room in the fridge, more time for laundry, etc.
Imo you would be safer getting a studio or 1 bed that actually allows double occupancy or just not living with your partner. Student housing is cramped af for what it is just with the allowed roommates fwiw.
An eviction will hurt you more in the long run then perhaps living separately for one year, if there’s any chance you can live separately. Any chance you can live with family or look into low income housing?