Move Out Procedures

Published Aug 24, 2020 by
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Fall 2020 Move Out

Housing & Dining Refunds

Effective Aug. 30, 2020, ECU students who paid the housing fee to live in residence halls during the Fall 2020 semester will receive a prorated credit for housing applied to their student account. Also effective August 30, 2020, ECU students who have purchased a Meal Plan will receive a prorated credit to cover the used portion of their plans through November 29, 2020. | Details and FAQs

Parking

While parking near the residence halls, please do not park in fire zones or block roads. We will not be enforcing parking passes, but cars blocking roads or parked in fire lanes may be ticketed or towed.

If you are not moving out, please park away from the residence halls. If you are parked near the Central/West End halls, please relocate to the Reade Circle/Street lots, but do not park in the A1 zones. If you are parked on College Hill, please relocate to the C2 zones (near the stadium) — not the A2 zones — or the large B2 lot at the base of the hill. This will help make others move-out process easier.

Dining

Updated hours will begin Monday, Aug. 24.

Key/Fobs

Keys/fobs should be turned in at the Neighborhood Service Office for your hall. Mark your name, hall, and room number on an envelope for your keys and place in the bin for your hall. You can pick up any mail or packages during these times as well.

Room Cleaning

We know in some cases your roommate and suite mates may not be moving out at the same time or they may be staying, so focus on your parts of the room and suite. In these, we know that doing all the checklist items will not be possible. Please dispose of any items left in the refrigerator/freezers that belong to you. Trash in all cases should be taken to the trash room or if possible, the dumpster. Please do not leave mirrors in the trash room; take those to the dumpster instead.

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General Move-Out Information

Furniture & Furnishings

All furniture, including beds, must be assembled and left in the original check-in condition at check-out. Beds should up with the bed frame and headboards in place. If you have bunk pins that are not being used, they can be dropped by the container located by your hall coordinator’s office.

If you have a rented loft, you may leave the loft in the room with your bed lofted. College Products will pick up all lofts after students leave. If you did not pay for disassembly, please take your loft apart. DO NOT move your loft into the hallway or other public area. We are checking with College Products about lofts for students who are staying, and providing lofts for students who return for spring. More information will be forthcoming.

  • Empty and clean all closets and drawers. The University is not responsible for personal belongings left in the room.
  • Place all furniture in original location. Unstack dressers. Beds should be bunked, if possible, and be fully assembled.
  • Wipe off desk with wet cloth. Use rubbing alcohol to remove ink.

Floors

  • Mop and/or sweep the floor or vacuum carpets, but do not sweep anything into hallways. ALL trash should be removed from the room.  Walls
  • Remove all posters, nails, tape, stickers, or other adhesive decorations.
  • Clean marks off the walls.
  • Be careful in removing “3M Command Strips” They can still damage walls; try heating the strip with a hairdryer before removing it from drywall.

Video TIPS for 3M Command Strips

  • What do you do if your command strip snaps? Video
  • How do you remove command strips/hooks? Video 1 | Video 2

Doors

  • Remove posters, staples, and tape on the door or the bulletin board outside your room.

Windows

  • Close and lock the window(s)
  • Remove any stickers from the windows
  • Open shades or blinds

Hallways and Breezeways

  • No trash, discarded personal belongings, carpet, wood, building materials, or other items are to be left in hallways, suite areas, or breezeways. All trash should be taken to the dumpster. Building materials should be placed beside the dumpster. Mirrors should be taken to the dumpster to be thrown out.

Suite Bathrooms

  • Remove all personal belongings
  • Cut off all faucets and showers
  • Remove all trash
  • Clean bathroom to move-in condition (Scott Hall, Gateway suite rooms & College Hill Suites Only)

College Hill Suites, Gateway East and West (suite rooms) and Scott Hall Residents

  • Suite common areas are the responsibility of the entire suite. All furniture should be placed in the location found at check-in.

All Residence Halls

  • Turn lights off when checking out from your room & please turn AC units on low fan, and 74 degrees or medium cool.  Do not turn the AC unit off completely.
  • Do a final visual sweep of the room for items. Check drawers. Please do not leave items behind and don’t forget to return your keys.