Yes, you are still responsible.  You can move-out prior to Saturday, July 27, however you are still responsible for all installments through the remainder of your 2023-24 lease.  For example, if you move-out on May 18 (last day of final exams), you will still have two more installments posted on your portal on June 1 and July 1.  The last installment for 2023-24 will be on July 1.

*Installments not paid will be sent to collections.  This will negatively impact your credit, your guarantors’ credit, and your ability to obtain an apartment elsewhere in the future.   

CHECKING OUT

For a smooth and seamless move-out process please complete the following steps:

• Remove all personal items from your apartment
• Lock  your bedroom door
• Empty your mailbox before you return the key
• Visit your Service Desk to:
  • Complete Check-out Agreement Form
  • Turn in keys (front door, bedroom, mail box)
  • Sign your Keycard

  Where to Check Out:  

• During the summer months, the SCC Service desks will be operating at a limited capacity. Service Desk 1 (In Building 1) will be the only 24/7 Desk while Desk 3 & 6 are operating in limited hours. If you are checking out during this period, please check out at Service Desk in building 1.

Community Assistants will provide you with an envelope to fill out.  You will fill out a key card form that you signed at check-in, then you are done.  It will only take a few minutes.  If you do not check-out at the Service Desk, you will be charged a $100 Improper Check-out fee (example: leaving keys on your bed).  Also, only you can check-out.  A friend, guarantor, or parent cannot check-out in your place.

If you lose any of your keys you will be charged the following: $75 Front door, $75 Bedroom, $25 Mailbox.  If you lose all three keys you will be charged $175.   We will not accept keys by mail (there are no exceptions to this).  If at 12:01pm on Saturday, July 27, you have turned in your keys but still have not moved out of your apartment you will get a $100 Improper Check-Out fee for not being moved out by 12pm. 

PACKAGES AND MAIL

• Be sure to provide a forwarding mailing address to the US Post Office by visiting usps.com. Packages and mail will not be held or forwarded by South Campus Commons.

You do not have a security deposit at South Campus Commons.  The $300 reservation payment you gave to us when you signed your lease was applied to your first installment.  If you do have a positive balance after July 27 a check will be mailed to your address (address you leave on your check-out envelope) within 6-8 weeks. 

Prior to checking out, please check your mailbox one last time.  Mail is not forwarded by South Campus Commons, and you will have to visit the USPS website to have your mail forwarded to your new address.  Also, any packages we receive after you move-out will be returned to the sender. 

Your Bedroom:  Remove all belongings, remove tacks or nails, wipe down all hard furniture to remove dust, and vacuum.

Bathroom:  Wipe down sink, bathroom counter, drawers, clean floor, clean toilet, clean mirror, wipe down tub, remove any stickers, items on walls.

Common Area:  Remove all of your items from the common area (kitchen, closets, laundry room, living room, balcony, etc).  Anything left behind that is yours will result in possible charges.

Common area must be left in a clean and satisfactory condition.  Any trash left in common area will result in a charge ($80 per bag of trash).  Clean all floors, clean fridge/freezer, stove, clean inside kitchen drawers, wipe down kitchen counters, wipe down hard furniture in living room.  Please work together with your roommates.

*TIP | The most common item residents forget to do is leaving food in the fridge/cabinets.  Make sure you trash out to avoid damage charges.

A $100 improper check-out fee will be charged to your account, and you will also be charged a $100 lease holdover fee per day.  Our maintenance, cleaning, and painting crew will begin work right at 12pm on Saturday, July 27 to get spaces ready for the next student moving into your space. 

IMPROPER CHECK OUT CHARGES

You are not checked-out of your apartment until you return your keys to your Service Desk and complete the necessary move out paperwork. Failure to check-out properly will result in the following charges

• $100 Improper Check-Out Fee
• $100 per day for each day or portion of a day that you remain past the move out date and time.

DAMAGE CHARGES

Normal wear and tear is defined as minor damage that naturally and inevitably occurs when a residents lives in an apartment. If you are not sure about whether something is normal wear and tear, use these guidelines.

Normal Wear and tear:

• Small scratches or nicks in paint
• Worn or slightly stained carpet
• A few small tack or nail holes
• Closet or drawers off track
• Cabinet door that will not close; loose hinges

NOT normal wear and tear:

• Permanently stained or burned carpets or counters
• Broken appliances
• Permanently stained, torn, or broken furniture
• Permanently stained or broken kitchen tile
• Holes in the wall
• Missing furniture or contents
• Excessively torn or broken blind slats
• Garbage or personal belongings left in the apartment

Residents are expected to leave their apartment in the same condition it was when they moved in.

Damages to bedroom/bathroom spaces will be charged to the individual directly.  Damage charges for common areas will result in the charge being split by all apartment occupants evenly.  For example, if there is a bad stain on carpet in your bedroom, that charge would be charged to yourself.  If there is a bad stain in the common area carpet (and if no one takes responsibility for that carpet stain, and there was no mention of it in a Room Condition Report), then that charge will be split evenly by all apartment occupants.

*If you would like to claim responsibility for damages in your apartment you can do this on your check-out envelope when you move out.  This would prevent your roommates from receiving these charges.  All common area damages will be divided equally among residents of the apartment if no one claims responsibility. 

The Damage Claim Form is where you can claim responsibility for damages in the common area.  If no one takes responsibility of damages in the common area, charges will be split evenly amongst roommates.

You must be moved out by Saturday, July 27 at 12pm.  There are no exceptions to this. 

Keys will not be accepted via mail.  Any key that we do not get back by the time of your check-out at the Service Desk will result in a charge