Lease signing will be in McCoy (Oaks) Commons, room 212, April 5-7 from 9:30am to 4:00pm each day and April 11 from 9:00am-2:00pm.
• Tuesday, April 5 – OAKS A, B, & C
• Wednesday, April 6 – OAKS D, E, & F
• Thursday, April 7 – DANIELEY A-F, & O-P
• Monday, April 11 – ALL CREST APARTMENTS and anyone not able to make it on their scheduled day.
If you’re not able to come on your specific day, please come on another day or make-up day.
This process takes at least 20 minutes, so please plan accordingly.
Some things that you need to consider, and share with your parents, before coming into sign the lease:
Rent Information:
You will be billed on tuition billing which means that you will have your rent placed on your bill. Please note that rent will be broken down on two tuition bills:
• New to the apartments (your entire group)
o A 6.5 month period (Fall Semester – June 15, 2011 – December 31, 2011)
o A 5 month period (Spring Semester – January 1, 2012– May 31, 2012)
• Returning to your current apartment (someone squatted your apartment)
o A 7 month period (Fall Semester – June 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011)
o A 5 month period (Spring Semester – January 1, 2012 – May 31, 2012)
Lease Termination:
The lease is a binding document. The contract cannot be broken after the start of the lease if you continue to be enrolled as a full time student.
• Late cancelation of lease (before June 1, 2011 or June 15, 2011) if enrolled:
o On or before April 30: $200 housing reservation fee refunded
o May 1 – May 31: $0 housing reservation fee refunded
o June 1 – June 15 (if applicable): $0 housing reservation fee refunded plus $200 late cancellation fee assessed if enrolled
• The lease may be terminated only for the following reasons: withdrawal (medical and academic), transfer, graduation, or circumstances that are determined by the University to be beyond the student’s control. If you remain an enrolled student and wish to cancel your lease for reasons other than those listed above, you, the tenant, will have to find another tenant (meeting certain criteria and roommate approval) to fill the spot or you will be obligated to pay for the space until filled.
• To cancel the lease agreement, you must come to residence life in Moseley 213 and complete a Housing Cancellation Form. If you are canceling for reasons of withdrawal or transfer you must also complete paperwork in the Office of Student Development in Moseley 206.
• Remaining tenants will have thirty (30) days to find another tenant or the rent will increase proportionally to cover the canceled tenant. Residence life also reserves the right to fill the vacant space.
Study Abroad:
Leases may not be terminated for reasons of studying abroad, whether optional or mandatory. For the lease to be canceled for this reason, you the tenant, will have to find another tenant (meeting certain criteria and roommates approval) to fill the vacant spot or you will be obligated to pay the entire period of the lease and board, if applicable, during your time abroad.