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Housing Cancellations

Open Cancellation Period

The Open Cancellation Period begins Monday, March 30 and runs through Friday, April 24, 2009 at 5 p.m. 

Please read below before clicking the link to familiarize yourself with the open cancellation period policies and deadlines.

Click here to Cancel Your 2009-2010 Housing Agreement (no longer available)

Residents who select a room for the Fall 2009 during Housing Selection may cancel their housing assignment during the Open Cancellation Period.  There are two phases to the open cancellation period:

  1. Cancellation with a full refund of housing charges and the $300 reservation fee
  2. Cancellation with a full refund of housing charges only

Residents who did not select a room during Housing Selection do not need to submit a cancellation form – the $300 housing reservation fee will not be charged if a room is not reserved.

Open Cancellation Period – Deadlines

  1. March 30, 2009 through April 24, 2009 (at 4:59 p.m.) – Cancellation of housing assignment with a full refund of housing charges and a full refund of the $300 reservation fee.  Residents who cancel during this phase will be refunded for all Fall 2009 housing charges.
  2. April 24, 2009 (at 5 p.m.) through May 15 (4:59 p.m.) – Cancellation of housing assignment with a full refund of housing charges only.  Residents who cancel during this phase will still be responsible for paying the $300 housing reservation charge that has been posted to their Fall 2009 student account.  All other housing related charges will be refunded.


After May 16 at 5 p.m. – Residents will NOT be permitted to cancel their housing license agreement, and will be held financially responsible for all housing charges, including the $300 housing reservation fee.

  • Residents are responsible for all housing costs if they do not request a cancellation before May 16, 2009. This includes residents who may not sign a housing contract until after May 16.
  • If you cancel, it is your responsibility to retain the cancellation confirmation email, which will be sent to you. Please keep this email should you need to prove cancellation in the future.
  • Exceptions will be made for students who are leaving the university due to leave of absence, withdrawal, or financial or academic suspension, but the $300 housing reservation fee will not be refunded.  Such residents are responsible for notifying Housing and Dining Services that they will be leaving/not returning to the university in order to receive a full or pro-rated refund of housing charges. 
  • Residents should not sign leases for off-campus apartments after May 16, 2008 as they will NOT be released from their university housing agreements. University housing contracts are for the academic year (both fall and spring semesters).



Note: Housing cancellations - once approved and processed - are final.  Residents who cancel university housing are not guaranteed housing should their plans change at a later date (exceptions exist for residents who are completing an approved study abroad experience.)   Once a student leaves university housing, he/she is no longer eligible to participate in Room Selection the following year.  This includes students who leave university housing in order to move into their Greek house.   Residents are encouraged to keep this in mind when deciding whether or not to cancel housing.