House Fees for Long Term Residents: Payment must delivered on or before the 7th of the month. Late fee is $25. Payment must be delivered directly to the HSA-UWC office. See address below. Make sure you either sign your checks or opt out of signature required. NO CASH PAYMENT.

House Fees for Short Term Residents: Payment must be given in advance (typically on a weekly or monthly basis). Please coordinate with the House Management based on the longevity of your stay. Again, NO CASH PAYMENT.

Payment for Guests: CASH OKAY! Payment may be made to the House Parents or House Manager. Advance payment is preferred.

Payment for Application Fee: Payment must be delivered upon submission of your application and must go directly to the HSA-UWC office. See the address below. 

Payment Methods:

1. BY CHECK: Delivery may be by mail or directly to the HSA-UWC office in San Leandro. Make your checks payable to: "HSA-UWC" or "HSA UWC" and indicate in the memo field of the check what it is for (eg "Hearst fees"). Most banks will mail checks for you (via your bank's online 'Bill pay" service and postage is free ! ). 

Click here for help setting up Bill Pay via your Bank's online Bill Pay interface

2. BY CASH OR MONEY ORDER: Cash or Money Order payments can NOT be mailed and are only possible if hand-delivered directly to the HSA-UWC Bookkeeper at the HSA-UWC office. Cash must be in a marked envelope. Ask the Bookkeeper for a receipt.

Mailing address of HSA-UWC in San Leandro is:

HSA-UWC

2305 Washington Ave,

C/O BAFC

San Leandro, CA 94577

Phone: 510-483-4712

Long Term Resident Rates (Living at Hearst For at Least One Academic Semester or 3 months)

Single room/month : $815 per person 

Double room/month: $615 per person

Triple room/month: $530 per person

(effective Sept 1, 2025 - Aug 31, 2027)

for Partial month calculation click here

Note: these fees are discounted (by ~8.33%) if in residence for full year. See section "12 month Free" below.

Application Fees

Application fee  (reserves your room; refundable upon move-in): $100

Summer Sabbatical or 12th Month Free

The House is open during academic term breaks (unlike the UCB Dorms). You are responsible for the full monthly residential fee regardless of whether or not you go on vacation during the term break. 

Concerning the '12th Month Free' policy: Your 12th month of consecutive rent is free. If you move in Sept 1st and then pay 11 consecutive months worth of rent, the next year on August 1st, you would not need to pay rent. You cannot claim '12th Month Free' if you take the 3 month Sabbatical. (This provides an incentive for full year occupancy, but at a cheaper rate; it is equivalent to a ~8.333% discount per month). These policies hopefully work to accommodate both those students who go home during summer break and those who are year-round residents. 

Summer Sabbatical constitutes a No-Fee Summer Break: Students may vacate your room for the Academic Summer term for up to three months. You will not be charged any residential fees for a MAXIMUM of 3 months. Your 'No-Fee' summer break is counted 3-months from your Move-out day. IF YOU DO NOT APPLY FOR A SUMMER BREAK YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONTINUE TO PAY YOUR MONTHLY RENTAL FEE.

To qualify for No-Fee Summer Break you must:

-- clean your room and clear all personal belongings (you may store them in designated House storage areas). Your Break is counted from the day your room is clear and clean. 

-- when you leave: notify the House Parent and fill out the http://hearsthouse.org/checkout form. 

-- when you return: notify the House Parent and fill out the  http://hearsthouse.org/checkin form.

If you fail to take these steps, you will continue to be charged monthly House Fees for the Summer.

Special cases: Single vs Double Fees 

The following policies apply to specific situations as follows:

-- You are in a double room, paying the double rate and your roommate moves out and a new roommate is not available:

You may continue to pay the double rate for up to 3 months. After 3 months, you will need to pay the single rate

-- You applied to the House requesting to double with a roommate and no roommate is available: You are allowed to pay the double rate for 3 months; after that you will need to pay the single rate.

Note: Exceptions to these policies require an appeal to House management. 

FEES EFFECTIVE Sept 1, 2025

( Note: Long term rates increased on Sept 1 2025 from the previous rates:  $770/$580/$500 Single/Double/Triple which were in effect from Sept 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2025. Hearst fees are typically adjusted for inflation every 2 years ) 

Short Term Residents (Living at Hearst For Less Than 3 months)

Individual Rate:

$30/person/night (single room)

$25/person/night (double occupancy)

Room Rate (family in single room):

$50/family/night

The above rates effective Sept 1 2023 . 

( Note: previous to Sept 1 2023, rates were $25/$20/$40 single/double/family. Those rates applied for the previous 10 plus years ... )

Group Rates: Contact the House Management

Guests: Friends, Family and/or Relatives visiting residents in the house for UNDER 7 days. 

Family Members staying IN a resident's room: First two nights free, then $10 per person per night 

Non Family Members staying IN a resident's room: First two nights free, then $15 per person per night

Family and Non Family Guests NOT in a resident's room: $20 per person per night