Move-Out Spring 2025
*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.
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!
Watch this move-out video for helpful tips and reminders!
In preparation for housing move-out, please complete the Move-Out Form on the Housing Portal (located under the Forms menu) by Friday, May 9 to confirm your acknowledgment of our 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 16.
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, sign up for a check-out appointment time with your RA/CA.
Check-out appointments will be available as follows:
- Monday, May 12, through Thursday, May 15, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.
- Friday, May 16, 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 and Cleaning Responsibilities
Save yourself from disputes and unnecessary damage fees! Discuss damages/cleaning in your assigned space and 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.
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 drawers and closet are empty.
- Restore your room to its initial move-in condition, including furniture set-up.
- Take all trash and recycling to outside 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.
- Submit 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.
- Do not unplug the unit mini-fridge.
- Do not dispose of large items down the community trash chutes. Take all trash and recycling to outside dumpsters.
Cleaning supplies and vacuums are available for check-out at your community front desk.
Unwanted Items
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 placed in each community on Friday, May 2. Please note that mattress toppers cannot be donated.
Moving and Loading Belongings
Moving bins will be available for checkout at your community front desk starting Thursday, May 8.
Step 1: Prior to your check-out appointment, visit the USS tent located in front of the Chapultepec entrance.
Step 2: 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.
Step 3: Once all of your belongings are out of your room and at the USS tent, clean your space and complete checkout with your RA.
Step 4: After check-out, return to the USS tent to pick up a loading permit and drive your vehicle to the loading zone according to the map above.
Step 5: At the loading zone staff will load your items into your vehicle. Do not exit your vehicle.
Step 6: Once items are loaded into your vehicle, follow the map to exit the area.
Step 1: Prior to your check-out appointment, visit the USS tent located at the fire lane entrance of Huaxyacac.
Step 2: 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.
Step 3: Once all of your belongings are out of your room and at the USS tent, clean your space and complete check-out with your RA.
Step 4: After check-out, return to the USS tent to pick up a loading permit and drive your vehicle to the loading zone according to the map above.
Step 5: At the loading zone staff will load your items into your vehicle. Do not exit your vehicle.
Step 6: Once items are loaded into your vehicle, follow the map to exit the area.
Shipping and Storage
If you need to ship or store your personal belongings, make arrangements with our campus partner, collegeboxes.com. Create an account and enter promo code SDSU2025 for 10% savings. The order deadline is Wednesday, May 7.
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 and Surfboard Storage
Don’t forget your bike and/or surfboard! Be sure to remove your belongings from bike storage areas and remove surfboard storage locks. Abandoned property will be removed and may be discarded.
Parking
If you received a garage remote for parking, return it to your front desk or give it to your CA at checkout. Students who do not return their garage remotes will be charged a $100+ replacement fee.
All parking regulations are strictly enforced. Do not park in any fire lanes during move-out or at any time.
Complimentary three-hour parking permits are available for move-out loading. You can activate your parking permit on the Housing Move-Out Parking website. Your license plate serves as your permit. Permits are valid in Lots 3, 4, 7, 12 and 17.
For extended parking, day permits can be purchased through the Housing Move-Out Parking website.
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.
Step 1: Retrieve a moving bin from the front desk and pack your items.
Step 2: Move your vehicle to the parking structure behind the north tower.
Step 3: Load your items into your vehicle.
Step 4: Return the moving bin to the front desk and get a parking voucher.
Step 5: Check out with your RA/CA as instructed.
Step 6: Drive to the parking garage exit kiosk.
Step 7: Insert parking ticket, then insert the voucher. You are responsible for fees beyond 45 mins.
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, 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 on the Housing Portal immediately. The last day to report a lost key or fob is May 1.
