{"id":41,"date":"2014-07-03T15:20:22","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T15:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2025-01-28T17:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:47:44","slug":"need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/for-parents\/need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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View important dates for break periods!<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Moving out<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Students must vacate the residences at the end of the academic year (or after December Finals if a student is not returning for the spring semester). A students\u2019 belongings may remain in the room during breaks if they are returning.<\/p>\n

Students are required to move-out of their residences no more than 24 hours after their last final exam, or by\u00a0 the published hall closing deadlines<\/b>, whichever comes first, (or by the hall closing deadline for other campus breaks – please review the Move-Out page for details).<\/p>\n

Move Out Steps<\/h3>\n

To ensure a smooth move-out, follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  • Clean your room\/unit<\/strong><\/em>. RAs will not complete your checkout unless the room\/unit is clean.<\/li>\n
  • Remove all personal items<\/strong><\/em>. RAs will not complete your checkout unless all personal items have been removed from the room\/unit.<\/li>\n
  • Reset furniture.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0All furniture should go back to where it was originally in your unit. If your beds were bunked, these can remain bunked.<\/li>\n
  • Checkout with an RA OR Use Express Checkout. <\/strong><\/em>Once you have reset the furniture, removed all personal items and trash from your room\/unit and cleaned it, you are all set to bring an RA to your unit to inspect it, collect your key, and complete your checkout.
    \nIf you want to move-out with out a room-inspection, students can do so by using contactless, express check-out (information can be found on the Move-Out page).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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