Fall & Spring Move-Out

The University Housing Contract ends 24 hours after your last final examination. Please make plans to move within this 24-hour time frame.

All checkouts will need to be done by scheduling time with your Resident Assistant. During that time your RA will meet you at your room and inspect the space based on the room inventory form you turned in at the beginning of the year. Once everything has been inspected the RA will take your key.

Students who do not schedule at the time and check out with an RA will be fined for an improper checkout which is $50.

• All rooms within your suite must be completely cleaned (swept, mopped, dusted, sinks clean, toilets scrubbed, showers scrubbed, trash taken out, etc.) 
  • If you are sharing a bathroom, kitchen, and/or living room and you are the last one to leave for the break (quads and suites), you are responsible for making sure the bathroom, kitchen, and living room are cleaned.
  •  All appliances provided by Housing must be cleaned 
• All windows and patio doors are closed & locked with the blinds down and closed.
•  Remove all personal belongings from assigned rooms and shared spaces 
• Set your thermostats to heat, auto, and 74 degrees 
• Turn off all lights in rooms and bathrooms.
•  Sign up with your RA for a checkout time for room inspection and key turn-in!

If you check out after 5 p.m. on the day the residence halls or apartments are closing without an approved extension, you are subject to a daily rate charge per your room type for however many days you stay past the checkout date. 

Slow elevators, traffic, and cart shortages are not valid reasons to waive this charge.

If you need to check out after 5 p.m. on the day the Residence Halls or apartments are closing, you must submit an Extended Stay Request by the above-listed deadline, and receive approval from your Residence Life Coordinator. Your Residence Life Coordinator will notify you of your Extended Stay approval or denial via Engage. If approved for an extended stay the charge will be the daily rate based on your room type.

Cokesbury Apts. & Draper Hall Extended Stay Form

Methodist Hall Extended Stay Form

Walker & Banning Hall Extended Stay Form

• When you check out, your room should be in the condition it was at move-in. You will be billed for any discrepancies in the condition of your room at the time of inspection as compared to its initial condition.
• If you are billed for damage, you will receive an email in May. Charges will be applied to your student account.
• Students have 30 days to dispute any charges. After 30 days, charges all charges are final

Below are some of the damages residents are most commonly billed for:

• Rooms, bathrooms, and appliances were left dirty, including leaving trash.
• Personal items were left and abandoned in the room.
• Missing or damaged room furniture. If something is damaged, submit a Work Order. If you are responsible for the damage, you may be charged.
• Decals/stickers/tape/putty/marks left on windows, walls, doors, and furniture.
• 3M strips, tacks, putty, stickers, and other items left on walls, ceilings, and doors.
• Lost room or mail keys.
• The smoke detector is not connected or functioning. If this is the case, submit a Work Order immediately.
• Improper checkout.

Personal belongings left in your room after you have vacated are labeled as abandoned property. Abandoned items are immediately discarded and not stored by OCU Housing and Residence Life per the Housing Contract and University Policy.

Cleaning the space upon move-out is the responsibility of everyone in the room or suite. To leave your room in the best condition possible, take the following steps:

• Remove all personal belongings.
• Vacuum and sweep floors. Dust wall trim, baseboards and furniture pieces. Use a wet mop on hard surfaces.
• Remove scuff marks, spots and spills.
• Clean any dirt, hair, soap film or stains in the sink.
• Scrub sink, tub, toilet and shower with disinfectant.
• Clean mirrors with glass cleaner.
• Wipeout all cabinets and vanities
• Remove tape, adhesives, 3M strips, stickers, posters and marks from walls.
• Wipe down all shelves, surfaces and drawers, as well as window sills and blinds.
• Remove all garbage and clean trash receptacles.
• Remove all food from the refrigerator and freezer.
• Clean appliances such as refrigerators, ovens and stovetops inside and out.

Use of the school's address is reserved for those students living on campus. When you move off-campus you must notify anyone who might have your campus address. Because we are a business address you may not use a Change-Of-Address mail forwarding order with the USPS.

Please provide your forwarding information to the Campus Mail Center and we will forward any first-class mail for up to one year.

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