Policies and Procedures

• Residence Hall Contract
• Room and Hall Changes
• Residence Hall and Roommate Assignment
• Private Rooms
• Roommate Consolidation
• Opening and Closing of Residence Halls
• Check-In
• Check-Out
• Damages
• Early Move-In
• Refund of Housing Fees
• Payment of Housing Fees
• Room Entry
• Withdrawal from the University
• Eviction from Housing due to non-payment of fees on the Student account
• Application Renewal / Room Re-Assignment (SHARP)
• Cancellation Policy
• Contract Appeals
• Email and Communication Practices
• Storage Policy
• Furniture
• Maintenance Requests
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Check-Out

• Rooms must be left clean and in a rentable condition. Rooms must be vacated no later than 10 a.m. the day following the student's last scheduled final exam. Refrigerators and microwaves must be empty and cleaned. All personal belongings must be removed from the room, keys must be returned, and other checkout procedures completed with a residence hall staff member.
• Failure to properly check-out will result in the student being assessed a $50 improper checkout penalty.
• For on-campus residence halls and apartments, cleaning fees begin at $25 and increase depending on the extent of the cleaning.
• All residence halls and apartments close the day after the last scheduled exam at the end of each semester. Graduating students will be provided a room until after the commencement exercises.
• If you leave the residence halls during a semester, you must check out with the Residence Director and go to the Department of Housing and Residence Life office in Room 118 Herbert Hall to complete a notice of cancellation form. This completes the checkout process. The contract cannot be cancelled during the 9-month academic year if you are enrolled at MSU.
• Apartment rent may be prorated at check-out. The prorated amount will be based on the date of the complete check-out and whether the check-out occurred by the official closing date and time of the residence halls and apartments. Students staying beyond the regular check-out date and time are not entitled to a prorated rent.

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