No pets (except fish in a 10-gallon or smaller aquarium) are allowed in the residential community. Service and support animals need advance registration and approval and must meet university guidelines. Additional information can be found at UCSC Disability Accommodations and Resources.

No smoking materials, including but not limited to the items listed above, can be burned or used in any residential room or apartment.

The university and the college adheres to all federal and state laws as they pertain to illegal substances. Delivering, furnishing, transferring, manufacturing, using, and possessing illicit drugs or drug paraphernalia is strictly prohibited at the university. Drug paraphernalia is defined as all equipment, material, and products intended for use or designed for use in growing, processing, harvesting, storing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing a controlled substance into the human body. Additionally, medical cannabis cards do not provide an exception to the University prohibition of using and/or possessing cannabis on University property. Using and/or possessing recreational cannabis is also prohibited on University property.

Tampering with (attempting to disable, dismantle, shut off, reset, or remove) any safety equipment, including smoke detectors, fire hoses, extinguishers, sprinkler system equipment, and/or alarm pull stations, is strictly prohibited. This includes covering a smoke detector. Touching or hanging anything from a sprinkler pipe or sprinkler head is prohibited. Individuals are expected to evacuate at the sound of an alarm.

Physical and verbal harassment will not be tolerated by students, staff, or faculty and is prohibited on the UC Santa Cruz campus. If any form of harassment occurs, notify a staff member immediately. It is the policy of the university that the working and learning environment shall be free of harassment, including any form of sexual harassment.

Student shall not engage in any behavior or activity which endangers the health, safety or well-being of any person.

To preserve academic and community standards, noise levels must be held to a minimum at all times. Students are expected to adhere to campus quiet hours: 

1. Sunday through Thursday 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., 
2. Friday and Saturday 12 midnight to 10:00 a.m., 
3. Twenty-four (24) hour quiet hours are in effect beginning at 10:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the start of finals and for the remainder of the quarter. 

In accordance with University policy, smoking, vaping, the use of e-cigarettes, hookah pens and vape pens, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products nicotine products is prohibited in all UC Santa Cruz facilities, on all University grounds, and on all University-owned and leased properties regardless of location. This policy applies to all indoor and outdoor areas, and is also applicable to all vehicles when on University property and to University-controlled vehicles wherever in use.