CANCELLING YOUR CONTRACT
The pre-occupancy cancellation fee schedule is to be used for students who have submitted a pre-occupancy cancellation via Housing U (i.e. before the student checks into their room). The below tables will show the pre-occupancy cancellation fees in accordance with the date of submission of their pre-occupancy cancellation form via Housing U. Please note that all students will be charged for housing and dining plan dues on August 1st.
2026 Summer Pre-Occupancy Cancellation Schedule
| Within 72 hours of reservation fee payment | Refund of $200 reservation fee and no cancellation fee |
| After 72 hours of reservation fee payment through April 15 | $400 cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the cancellation fee. |
| April 16 – May 1 | $800 cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the cancellation fee. |
| May 1 | Students are billed. |
| On or after May 2 | $1000 cancellation fee. Any reservation paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the cancellation fee. |
First Year 2026-2027 (Pre-Occupancy Cancellation Fee Schedule)
| Without reservation | No charges |
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| Within 72 hours of reserving | If a student has paid the $200 room reservation fee, this fee will be refunded. No pre-occupancy cancellation fees will be assessed. |
| Through May 31 | $200 pre-occupancy cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. |
| June 1 - June 30 | $800 pre-occupancy cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. |
| July 1 - July 31 | $1,100 pre-occupancy cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. |
| August 1 - First date of occupancy | $1,500 pre-occupancy cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the cancellation fee. HDP will reverse Fall charges for room/dining/services and charge the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. |
| No show cancellation fee | If a student fails to occupy the room within 10-days of their contract starting, the student's contract will be cancelled and the student will be charged a pre-occupancy cancellation fee of $1,500 along with prorated room/dining/services fees through the end of the 10-day period. |
Upper Division 2026-2027 (Pre-Occupancy Cancellation Schedule)
| Without Reservation | No charge |
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| Within 72 hours of reserving | If a student has paid the $200 room reservation fee, this fee will be refunded. No pre-occupancy cancellation fees will be assessed. |
| Through February 28 | $200 pre-occupancy cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. |
| March 1 - 31 | $300 pre-occupancy cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. |
| April 1 - 30 | $400 total pre-occupancy cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. |
| May 1 - 31 | $600 total pre-occupancy cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. |
| June 1 - 30 | $800 pre-occupancy cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. |
| July 1 - 31 | $1,100 pre-occupancy cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. |
| August 1 - First date of occupancy | $1,500 pre-occupancy cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. HDP will reverse Fall charges for room/dining/services and charge the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. |
| No show cancellation fee | If a student fails to occupy the room within 10-days of their contract starting, the student's contract will be cancelled and the student will be charged a pre-occupancy cancellation fee of $1,500 along with prorated room/dining/services fees through the end of the 10-day period. |
Spring Only 2026 Pre-Occupancy Cancellation Fee Schedule (First Year and Upper Division)
| Without Reservation | No charges |
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| Within 72 hours of reserving: | If a student has paid the $200 room reservation fee, this fee will be refunded. No pre-occupancy cancellation fees will be assessed. |
| After 72 hours of the $200 reservation fee being paid - First day of occupancy: | $1,500 pre-occupancy cancellation fee. Any reservation fee paid earlier will be forfeited and counted toward the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. HDP will reverse Spring charges for room/dining/services and charge the pre-occupancy cancellation fee. |
| No show cancellation fee: | If a student fails to occupy the room within 10-days of their contract starting, the student's contract will be cancelled and the student will be charged a pre-occupancy cancellation fee of $1,500 along with prorated room/dining/services fees through the end of the 10-day period. |
The post-occupancy cancellation refund schedule is to be used for students who have submitted a post-occupancy cancellation via Housing U (i.e. after the student checks into their room). The below tables will show the post-occupancy cancellation refund schedule in accordance with the date that the student checks out of their room.
Adjustments will appear on your student account after you submit the post-occupancy cancellation form and complete your check out. Please consult our rate table to determine the percentage refunds you may be eligible for in accordance with your check-out date.
Academic-year contract students who are looking to do a post-occupancy cancellation for just their spring booking, need to submit the form by October 20th. If they do a spring post-occupancy cancellation after this date, they will be refunded 80% of their housing and dining plan costs for the spring semester.
2026 Summer Post-Occupancy Cancellation Schedule
| Session 1 | |
| Date of Occupancy – May 30 | 50% of Session 1 cost refunded + 50% of your dining cost refunded. |
| On or after May 31 | 0% of Session 1 cost refunded + 0% of your dining cost refunded. |
| Session 1 & 2 | |
| Date of occupancy – June 20 | 50% of Session 1 & 2 cost refunded + 50% of your dining cost refunded. |
| On or after June 21 | 0% of Session 1 & 2 cost refunded + 0% of your dining cost refunded. |
| Session 2 | |
| Date of Occupancy – July 11 | 50% of Session 2 cost refunded + 50% of your dining cost refunded. |
| On or after July 12 | 0% of Session 2 cost refunded + 0% of your dining cost refunded. |
2025-2026 Post-Occupancy Cancellation Refund Schedule
| First date of occupancy - August 31 | 80% of Fall Semester Room and Dining charges refunded. Spring fees will not be charged. |
| September 1 - September 30 | 60% of Fall Semester Room and Dining charges refunded. Spring fees will not be charged. |
| October 1 – October 20 | 40% of Fall Semester Room and Dining charges refunded. Spring fees will not be charged. |
| October 21 – Dec 13 at 2 p.m. | 0% of Fall Semester Room and Dining charges refunded. 80% of Spring room charges will be refunded and 80% of Spring meal cost refunded. |
| December 13 at 2 p.m. | Fall Closing Date |
| December 13 - December 31 | December 13th by 2 p.m. is the final move-out day/time for students. Post-occupancy cancellation submitted after this time are charged $500 late-post-occupancy cancellation fee. Additionally, 80% of Spring room charges will be refunded and 80% of Spring Dining charges refunded. 0% of any fall charges are eligible for refund. |
| Saturday, December 20, 2025 | Spring charges posted to student accounts. |
| January 1 - February 10 | 60% of Spring Semester Room refunded and 60% of your Dining charges refunded. |
| February 11 – March 1 | 40% of Spring Semester Room refunded and 40% of your Dining charges refunded. |
| On or after March 2 | 0% of Spring Semester Room refunded and 0% of your Dining charges refunded. |