Move-Out Spring 2024
*The information below is for students with a 9-month license agreement. If you are moving out before your license agreement ends, please visit the Early Move-Out webpage.
Please watch the video above for helpful move-out tips and reminders!
Thank you for living on campus and making San Diego State University your home! We hope that your experience living with us has provided you with a sense of community, potential lifelong friends, and opportunities to engage in social and academic activities and programs. We appreciate your contribution to making our campus a vibrant and inclusive place to live and learn!
In preparation for housing move-out, please complete the Move-out Form by Friday, April 26 in acknowledgment of our general move-out policies and procedures.
Note that residents who do not follow check-out procedures will be assessed improper check-out fees and may also incur cleaning and/or damage charges.
For students with a 9-month license agreement, housing facilities close at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 10. You must check out by 8 p.m. on the day of your last final exam.
Check Out Appointment
You are required to attend the closing meeting provided by your building staff, to make sure your check-out process is complete. Your RA/CA will inform you of the date, time and location of the meeting. Once you know your finals schedule, please sign up for a check-out appointment time with your RA/CA.
Check-out appointments will be available as follows:
- Monday, May 6, through Thursday, May 9 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.
- Friday, May 10 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
We encourage you not to wait until the last appointment day to ensure you have access to moving supplies and to avoid delays.
During your check-out appointment, your RA/CA will inspect your space, collect your keys, and check you out of your assigned space. This appointment is important because it can potentially save you from getting billed for an improper check-out or late key return. A secondary inspection will be completed by your RHC to assess any fees for excessive trash, cleaning and damages.
Damage & Cleaning Responsibilities
Save yourself from disputes and unnecessary damage fees! Discuss damages/cleaning in your assigned space. Please designate what areas you are taking responsibility for. If a resident does not take responsibility for a particular area that is damaged or not cleaned appropriately, charges will be divided amongst all residents of the unit.
All residents complete the move-out damage + cleaning responsibility form prior to move-out.
Please clean your entire space, including your bedroom, bathroom(s), kitchen and living area, if applicable, prior to your check-out appointment. This includes:
- Remove all personal belongings. Double-check that your drawers and closet are empty.
- Restore your room to its initial condition at check-in, including furniture set-up.
- Take all trash and recycling to the dumpsters. Please put trash inside the dumpsters and do not leave any trash near or around the dumpsters.
- Wipe down all surfaces, including furniture and walls.
- Vacuum and sweep the floor, including under the bed.
- Leave your drawers and closet doors open in preparation for your RA/CA inspection.
- Enter a service request on the Housing Portal for any outstanding maintenance or repair needs in your unit before your check-out appointment. Please note that service requests cannot be submitted to clean your unit.
DO NOT:
- Do not remove nails, screws or command strips from walls. These will be professionally removed to prevent further damage.
- Do not unplug the unit mini-fridge.
- Do not put large items down the trash chutes. Please put trash inside the dumpsters outside.
Cleaning supplies and vacuums are available for check-out at your community front desk.
Unwanted Items
Please do not leave any unwanted items behind in your space. Abandoned items are subject to abandonment fees of $100 or more.
Take unwanted items to the dumpsters or donate any non-perishable food and usable items in the donation bins that will be placed in each community on Friday, April 26.
Please note: Unwanted mattress toppers cannot be donated and must be taken to the dumpsters.
Looking to refresh your closet? Attend the annual “Swap-It-Out” event taking place April 25, 2024 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the Cholula or Tula Community Center. Attendees will enjoy food and free moving boxes. We hope to see you there!
Moving & Loading Belongings
Moving bins will be available for checkout at your community front desk starting Friday, May 3.
- Prior to your check-out appointment, visit the USS tent located in front of the Chapultepec entrance.
- At the USS tent, you may check out one moving bin at a time. Fill your moving bins with your belongings and take your full moving bins to the USS tent.
- Once all of your belongings are out of your room and at the USS tent, clean your space and complete checkout with your RA.
- After checkout, return to the USS tent to pick up a loading permit and drive your vehicle to the loading zone according to the map below.
- At the loading zone staff will load your items into your vehicle. Do not exit your vehicle.
- Once items are loaded into your vehicle, follow the map to exit the area.
- Prior to your check-out appointment, visit the USS tent located at the fire lane entrance of Huaxyacac.
- At the USS tent, you may check out one moving bin at a time. Fill your moving bins with your belongings and take your full moving bins to the USS tent.
- Once all of your belongings are out of your room and at the USS tent, clean your space and complete checkout with your RA.
- After checkout, return to the USS tent to pick up a loading permit and drive your vehicle to the loading zone according to the map below.
- At the loading zone staff will load your items into your vehicle. Do not exit your vehicle.
- Once items are loaded into your vehicle, follow the map to exit the area.
Please do not park in the alley/fire lane behind the building.
Free 45-minute parking is available in the parking structure behind the north tower, with a voucher ticket from the front desk. You are responsible for the parking fee should you exceed the 45-minute time limit. Please follow the map for more information.
- Retrieve a moving bin from the front desk and pack your items.
- Move your vehicle to the parking structure behind the north tower and take your parking ticket with you.
- Load your items into your vehicle.
- Return the moving bin to the front desk and get a parking voucher.
- Check out with your RA/CA as instructed.
- Take parking ticket and voucher ticket to the pay kiosk in the parking garage near the elevators.
- Insert parking ticket, then insert the voucher. You are responsible for fees beyond 45 mins.
- Take ticket from kiosk and proceed to garage exit where you will insert ticket to exit.
Shipping & Storage
If you need to ship or store your personal belongings, please make arrangements with our campus partner, collegeboxes.com. Create an account and enter promo code SDSU2024 for 10% savings. The order deadline is Wednesday, May 8.
Cardboard boxes, tape, and other packing supplies can be purchased from The UPS Stores on campus.
Portable storage containers (PODS, U-Box, etc.) are not allowed and may be towed if placed on university property.
Bike & Surfboard Storage
Don’t forget your bike or surfboard! If applicable, return your bike storage key to the Housing Office between noon to 4 p.m. during weekdays and remove surfboard storage locks. Abandoned property will be removed and discarded.
Parking
All parking regulations are strictly enforced. Do not park in any fire lanes during move-out or at any time.
Courtesy parking is available for residents and guests at Parking Lots 3,4,7,12 and 17 on Monday, May 6 through Thursday, May 9, from 6 a.m. through 8 p.m. Courtesy parking is also available on Friday, May 10, from and 6 a.m. through 11 a.m.
All parking regulations are strictly enforced. Do not park in the alley/fire lane behind the building.
A free 45-minute parking voucher for the parking structure behind the north tower (also known as the Trader Joe's parking structure) will be available for pick up at your front desk. You are responsible for parking fees should you exceed the 45-minute time limit.
Mail
Update your mailing address in my.SDSU to your permanent address. Any mail or packages delivered to The UPS Store after checkout will be returned to the sender. If you are expecting a package, please contact the sender to update your permanent address.
Guests
Any guests entering a residential community must be checked in at your community front desk, where they will receive a sticker to enter the building during the move-out period.
Keys
If you have lost or misplaced your key or fob, enter a Service Request immediately. The last day to report a lost key or fob is May 2, 2024.
