Common use of Destruction or Unavailability of Space Clause in Contracts

Destruction or Unavailability of Space. In the event the accommodations assigned to a student are destroyed or otherwise made unavailable and the University does not furnish accommodations, the housing contract shall terminate; all rights and liabilities of the parties hereto shall cease; and rental payments previously made shall be refunded on a prorated basis as of the date accommodations become unavailable. Housing Contract Appeals The Department of Housing and Residence Life offers a housing contract appeal process by which a student may request to be released from the summer session contract due to unforeseeable personal circumstances. The housing appeal application must be submitted by the first official day of class in that given summer session. Supporting documentation must be provided. Housing appeal application will be available two weeks prior to the beginning of each summer session. All completed and received appeal applications by the first official day of class will be reviewed by Housing and Residence Life appeal committee. The student will be notified in writing of the committee’s decision. The committee’s decision will be final and not subject to further review. Appeals will be granted at the discretion of the committee and the resident’s credit of housing fees will be affected the date of the decision. Students with sudden and unforeseeable personal circumstances during the course of a semester such as a severe medical condition or extreme financial hardship may request to be released from the summer housing contract. Student must complete the emergency appeal form that is located within the student housing portal. Student must provide supporting documentation. The student acknowledges and agrees that the Committee has sole and absolute discretion to grant or deny a resident’s housing contract appeal. The Committee’s decision shall be final and is not subject to further review. Appeals will be granted at the discretion of the committee and the resident’s credit of housing fees will be affected the date of the decision. Withdrawal from the University A housing contract that has been signed and executed by a student will be canceled for those summer sessions during the contract period that the student fails to enroll or withdraws from the University. Official withdrawal from the University is when the student has registered and paid fees but decides to cancel registration and formally withdraw. The student must vacate the residence hall within 48 hours of official withdraw from the University. A nightly prorate will be charged to students with reserved/occupied rooms, either by being physically present or by leaving belongings in the space, who withdraw or fail to enroll. The prorated amount will be based on the later of the dates that the student has both checked out with the Department of Housing and Residence Life and the official withdrawal date recorded by the USM registrar office. Students are responsible for the full housing contract after the 6th day of class. If student re-enrolls in the University during the period covered by the original housing contract, the student will be bound to the remainder of the contract. Academic Program Exemption A housing contract which has been signed and submitted by a student will be suspended for summer sessions to live elsewhere in order to complete their academic program (student teaching, study abroad, internship, co-op, etc.). The student must complete the cancelation form within the student housing portal prior to the first day of class of the semester in which the student must complete the academic program requirement. Student must include official academic program documentation. The University cannot guarantee reassignment to a specific residence hall room for a student returning to University housing from such programs.

Destruction or Unavailability of Space. In the event the accommodations assigned to a student are destroyed or otherwise made unavailable and the University does not furnish accommodations, the housing contract shall terminate; all rights and liabilities of the parties hereto shall cease; and rental payments previously made shall be refunded on a prorated basis as of the date accommodations become unavailable. Housing Contract Appeals The Department of Housing and Residence Life offers a housing contract appeal process by which a student may request to be released from the summer session academic year housing contract due to unforeseeable personal circumstances. The housing appeal application must be submitted by the first official day of class in that given summer sessionsemester. Supporting documentation must be provided. Housing appeal application will be available two weeks prior to the beginning of each summer sessionAugust 1 (Fall Semester) and January 1 (Spring Semester). All completed and received appeal applications by the first official day of class will be reviewed by Housing and Residence Life appeal committee. The student will be notified in writing of the committee’s decision. The committee’s decision will be final and not subject to further review. Appeals will be granted at the discretion of the committee and the resident’s credit of housing fees will be affected the date of the decision. Students with sudden and unforeseeable personal circumstances during the course of a semester such as a severe medical condition or extreme financial hardship may request to be released from the summer academic year housing contract. Student must complete the emergency appeal form that is located within the student housing portal. Student must provide supporting documentation. The student acknowledges and agrees that the Committee has sole and absolute discretion to grant or deny a resident’s housing contract appeal. The Committee’s decision shall be final and is not subject to further review. Appeals will be granted at the discretion of the committee and the resident’s credit of housing fees will be affected the date of the decision. Withdrawal from the University A housing contract that has been signed and executed by a student will be canceled cancelled for those summer sessions full and partial academic semesters during the contract period that the student fails to enroll or withdraws from the University. Official withdrawal from the University is when the student has registered and paid fees but decides to cancel registration and formally withdraw. The student must vacate the residence hall or Greek house within 48 hours of official withdraw from the University. A nightly prorate will be charged to students with reserved/occupied rooms, either by being physically present or by leaving belongings in the space, who withdraw or fail to enroll. The prorated amount will be based on the later of the dates that the student has both checked out with the Department of Housing and Residence Life and the official withdrawal date recorded by the USM registrar office. Students are responsible for the full housing contract after the 6th day of class. If student re-enrolls in the University during the period covered by the original housing contract, the student will be bound to the remainder of the contract. Academic Program Exemption A housing contract which has been signed and submitted by a student will be suspended for summer sessions those full academic semesters to live elsewhere in order to complete their academic program (student teaching, study abroad, internship, co-op, etc.). The student must complete the cancelation form within the student housing portal prior to the first day of class of the semester in which the student must complete the academic program requirement. Student must include official academic program documentation. The University cannot guarantee reassignment to a specific residence hall room for a student returning to University housing from such programs.