Improper Checkout Fees

 

Visit Financial Responsibility for more information about fees and charges,

 

To dispute or contest a charge to your bursar account, submit the Petition for Adjustment of Charges (form).

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Improper Checkout Fee

At checkout, if you have not met the following requirements, you will be charged an improper checkout fee of $150, which will be assessed and charged to your bursar account. See Move-Out Overview for instructions.

 

An improper checkout includes—failing to set up a checkout appointment with a community mentor (CM) and or/missing the scheduled checkout appointment.

 

Additional fees may also apply. See the following fees listed below.

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Abandoned Property Fee

There is a charge of $100 if you leave personal items in your space following checkout. Abandoned items are removed and stored at your expense.

 

As the vacating resident, you will receive an e-mail notification and be given 30 days to claim your items. If no response is received within the 30-day deadline, the university will donate the items to a local charity.  

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Additional Cleaning Fee

There is a charge of $100 for failing to clean the room to specifications and/or returning university furniture to its move-in configuration.

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Common Area Damage Fee

If the members of the community and Housing and Residential Life staff are unable to determine the individual(s) responsible for damages to common areas (lounges, hallways, lobbies, building exterior, and so forth). Each residents in that area will be billed. For this reason, we encourage you to report vandalism. It's one way you can reduce unnecessary costs.