Payment Information

Must-Watch: Paying for Housing

Information About the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Based on the requirements of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and in accordance with UC Irvine’s Information Privacy Policy, we are unable to discuss housing financial information with anyone except the primary contract holder (student who is 18 or older at the time of contract signing). If the contract holder was under the age of 18 at the time of contract signing, we may disclose housing financial information to the secondary contract holder (guarantor). Students wishing to allow Student Housing to discuss financial housing account matters with anyone that was not a guarantor on their housing contract must complete a Student Housing consent online form, available on the Housing Gateway (under “Other Tasks”).

Housing Payment Options

Learn about Payment Options offered by UCI Financial Services. Options include:

Online
Online via your ZOT Account using a US bank (1) E-check (ACH) or (2) Debit or Credit card.

Payment information can be stored once it is entered, but there is no automatic payment feature; you must log in to authorize a payment. 

Mail

By mail: send a check or money order to the UCI Payment Services at:

UCI Payment Services
228 Aldrich Hall
Irvine, CA, 92697-1975
  1. Make check payable to:  U.C.Regents
  2. Include your student ID number
  3. On the memo line, write:  Housing Only
In-Person

Personal Checks, Cashier’s Checks, and Money Orders can be dropped off at the UCI Financial Services Drop-box outside Aldrich Hall’s main entrance facing the flag pole/bus loop. No cash payment accepted.

  1. Make check payable to:  U.C.Regents
  2. Include your student ID number
  3. On the memo line, write:  Housing Only

 

How to fill out your housing payment check

Sample Housing Payment Check

When Are Housing Payments Due?

Mesa Court & Middle Earth

Quarterly, on the 15th of October, January, and April

Arroyo Vista

Monthly, on the 15th of each month (Sept – May)

Las Lomas

Monthly, on the 15th of each month (June– May)

Palo Verde, Verano Place, & Campus Village

Monthly, on the 1st of each month

Check your ZOT Account for payment amounts and due dates. The Student Billing System sends a monthly email (around the 15th of the month) notifying students if charges have been posted to their account.

Late Payments
Unpaid housing charges become “past due” one (1) day after they are due which will result automatically in an SBS “financial hold” placed on your Zot Account which may result in a denial of UNIVERSITY services.  Information regarding financial holds in SBS may be found at Financial Services.

UCI ZOT Account

Authorizing a third party to pay on your behalf
In order for a guest/third party (e.g., parent or spouse) to make an online payment on your behalf, you must authorize access for that person to do so via CASHNet. Ability to make payments through CASHNet does not authorize access to ZOT Account or the details of each charge. Visit your ZOT Account for instructions on how to authorize another person to make online payments or to be able to view detailed charge information on your account.

Housing charges posted to your account
Housing charges for the Mesa Court/Middle Earth will be posted to the ZotBill in early September and are due October 15th. Housing charges for Arroyo Vista and Campus Village were posted to the ZotBill in August and are due September 15th. Housing charges for Las Lomas will be posted to the ZotBill in May and are due June 15th.

Undergraduate charges are posted to your ZOT Account thirty (30) days before the payment due date. Graduate housing charges are posted forty-five (45) days in advance of the due date. To view the due date for each individual charge, click “Current Account” after logging into your ZOT Account. Please note the Account Summary calculates all charges due on or before the end of the current billing cycle. The Account Summary does not indicate the exact due date for each individual housing charge. It is also important to review the “Unpaid or Unapplied” column for each individual charge.

The ZOT Account/Student Billing System sends monthly emails out (around the 15th of the month) notifying students of recent account activity or a balance greater than zero. If you receive one of these emails, please be sure to check ZOT Account for any outstanding housing charges and their corresponding due dates. Housing charges are subject to all deadlines listed in your housing contract.

Financial Aid
We acknowledge that the immediate application of financial aid to housing charges, including current and future charges, may at times conflict with your priorities when managing your finances; however, the intent of financial aid is to pay University-related expenses – most importantly, tuition, fees, and housing. Once financial aid has been applied to your housing charges, that portion cannot be redirected to you. We strongly encourage you to consider this policy as you manage your finances.

Housing Account Assistance

Contact our Student Housing Accounts Counselor at (949) 824-3333 or email at:  if you have any questions regarding your housing charges, housing payments, or cannot make your payment by the deadline. You may also contact our Student Housing Accounts Counselor for verification of your housing status or payment history. Please include your full name and Student ID number with any correspondence.

If you live in one of the American Campus Communities (Vista del Campo, Vista del Campo Norte, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Verde, Plaza Verde II, or Camino del Sol), please contact your community’s housing office with account questions.

Help with your Zot Account or Financial Aid:
Contact Campus Billing Services at (949) 824-2455 with questions regarding non-housing charges on your ZOT Account.

Contact Financial Aid and Scholarships at (949) 824-8262 with questions regarding your financial aid.