Move-Out | Graduate and Family Housing

Vacating Instructions

You are required to provide Graduate & Family Housing at least 30 days notice before vacating your apartment. If a 30-days notice is not given, you will be charged rent for 30 days beginning on the date the Intent to Vacate (ITV) form is given to our office. If you give more than 30 days notice, rent continues until the vacate date stated on the form. It is mandatory that you check out no later than the date you have indicated. Your apartment will be rented to another resident according to your vacate date. 

If for any reason you must change the date on which you will vacate your apartment or cancel your ITV entirely, there will be a $100 administrative charge. If your apartment has already been offered to someone else, you will not be able to change your vacate date or cancel your ITV.

Learn more about vacating

Final Check-Out

Please note: We do schedule a preliminary check out at the request of the resident. Final check out is done by staff after you have turned your keys in to the office. You may call our office 10 business days after vacating to inquire about charges that may have been assessed. Requests for a check-out walk through need to be made in advance.

There are two ways to turn in all of your keys and any parking permits when vacating:

1. Bring all of the keys to the office during Graduate & Family Housing office hours (Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. -  8 p.m.)
2. After hours, put all keys in an envelope and drop it in the secure rent deposit box. It is located under the counter in the entryway next to the Graduate & Family Housing office door.

Make sure to lock your door before you turn in your keys. Shortly after you hand in your keys and parking permits, a staff member will check your apartment for damages.

Lease Termination

The most common reasons for the university to terminate a Graduate & Family Housing lease with a resident are:

• Failure to pay rent charges on time.
• Change in family or student status (e.g., residence is over capacity or student is otherwise ineligible for current apartment assignment).
• Violation of the lease.
• Limited lease policy for faculty/staff members.

Conduct Review Committee (CRC)

If, after agreeing to the Graduate & Family Housing Lease Agreement, a resident or occupant is convicted of, found guilty of, or adjudicated to have committed a sex offense; or if a resident or occupant is classified as a sex offender or placed under active supervision by any jurisdiction for a sex offense; the resident or occupant is required to immediately notify the Graduate & Family Housing Office at graduatefamilyhousing@colorado.edu.