Start Planning Your Move
Please use this checklist to make sure that you've completed all necessary tasks prior to moving out of your on-Grounds housing:
- Cancel any extra utility services you pay for individually, such as telephone or TV service.
- Leave your forwarding address with the US Post Office. We cannot get your mail from your mailbox after you move out of your current housing.
- Please enter your forwarding mailing and email addresses, as well as any phone number changes, with Housing & Residence Life for our records. If you are unable to access this page, please email your forwarding information to housing@virginia.edu.
- Remove all personal items from your storage bin, closets, cabinets, dresser drawers, balcony/terrace, and outside area. Be sure to remove grills, bikes, toys, flower pots, etc. No items may be left in or around the apartment/house. The University does not provide storage for personal belongings after vacating and closing of residential spaces.
If you accidentally leave an item behind:
• Items remaining after a space has been officially vacated will be treated as abandoned property. You will be charged for the removal, transport and storage of all items:
• Charge per box under 25 pounds: $50 (minimum charge)
• Charge per box over 25 pounds: $75
• Charge per fridge or TV: $100
• To claim abandoned property within 120 days after the official vacate date, contact the Housing & Residence Life mailroom supervisor at housingmail@virginia.edu.
• Property not claimed at the end of the 120 period will be sold through UVA Surplus Property or donated to charitable organizations. - Be sure that you are not removing any University property, including wireless access points; University furniture; mini-blinds and/or vertical blinds; and recycling containers.
- Clean your room/apartment/house. Important areas to focus on include the stove, refrigerator, furniture (if applicable), floors, walls, and bathroom. Please see our Cleaning Guidelines, which includes a list of damages fees for repairing, replacing, or cleaning, based on the materials and labor required.
- Lock your door.
- Return your key(s) and laundry clean cash card (if applicable) to the Housing and Residence Life Office in Gibbons House during our regular business hours of Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Any keys not received by your scheduled move-out day will be considered lost. The lock on the housing will be changed, and you will be billed for the lock and key replacement.
- Turn in all parking permits to Parking & Transportation for a refund, or exchange your parking permit for a different parking area at UVA.
- Consider donating unwanted items to the Hoos Reuse program, which allows you to pass along gently used items during move-out -- clothing, furniture, electronics, non-perishable foods -- to benefit Charlottesville nonprofits. Donation bins are located both on- and off-Grounds.