Checking Out of Housing

Follow the steps below to complete your check-out and avoid additional charges.

Step 1: Clean Your Space

• Remove all personal belongings from your unit
• Return all furniture to its original configuration
• Clean your room and shared spaces using the Main Campus Cleaning Guide
• Review the Main Campus Cleaning Guide before leaving

Taking time to clean thoroughly can help prevent damage charges.

Step 2: Donate or Dispose of Items

• Donate gently used items to Basic Needs
• Take all trash to designated community dumpsters
• Do not overfill dumpsters

Use your community’s move-out dumpster map to find disposal locations

• First-Year Housing Move-Out Dumpsters Map
• Area Two Move-Out Dumpsters Map
• North Quad Move-Out Dumpsters Map
• Promontory Move-Out Dumpsters Map

Choosing to donate helps reduce waste and supports fellow Otters.

Step 3: Review Damage Billing

Review your area’s move-out damage billing information

• Area 1 Move-Out Damage Billing
• Area 2 Move-Out Damage Billing
• North Quad Move-Out Damage Billing
• Promontory Move-Out Damage Billing

Understanding potential charges ahead of time can help you avoid unexpected fees.

Step 4: Return Your Keys

• Pick up a check-out envelope at the Main Housing Office or Promontory Office
• Place all keys inside the envelope and seal it
• Missing keys may result in rekey fees
• Complete all required information on the envelope
• After cleaning and removing all belongings, place the sealed envelope in your community’s black drop box

Key Return Drop Box Locations

• Main Campus: Building 12E entrance under the bulletin board.
• Promontory: Cyber Café next to the double doors.

Be sure your unit is fully cleaned and emptied before submitting your keys.

Follow the steps below to complete your check-out and help avoid additional charges.

Step 1: Clean Your Apartment

• Remove all personal belongings from your room or apartment
• Return furniture to its original configuration if your apartment is furnished
• Clean all areas so they are in similar condition to when you moved in
• Use the East Campus Cleaning Checklist to guide your cleaning

Taking time to clean thoroughly can help prevent damage charges.

Step 2: Donate or Dispose of Items

• Donate gently used items to Basic Needs
• Place approved bulk items on the curb in front of your unit for scheduled pickup
• Do not overfill trash or recycling bins
• Move trash and recycling bins to the curb before returning your keys

Donating and disposing of items properly helps keep the community clean and supports fellow Otters.

Step 3: Review Damage Billing

• Review the East Campus Move-Out Damage Billing information to understand potential charges

Understanding damage billing ahead of time can help you avoid unexpected fees.

Step 4: Return Your Keys

• Remove all belongings and lock your room or apartment
• Pick up a check-out envelope at 2801 Saratoga Court
• Place all keys inside the envelope and seal it; missing keys may result in rekey fees
• Complete all required information on the envelope
• Place the sealed envelope in the black drop box at 2801 Saratoga Court by 12 p.m. on your check-out day

Make sure your apartment is fully cleaned and emptied before submitting your keys.