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Sonoma State University
Housing Services
1801 East Cotati Ave.
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Tele: (707) 664-2541
Fax: (707) 664-4158
Petition to Vacate
Moving Out Prior to the End of the Occupancy Period
Every resident signs a legal binding academic year license agreement prior to moving into the Residential Community. The terms of the license agreement are for the Fall and Spring term dates and it does not include living on-campus during the winter break between the end of the Fall semester and the beginning of the Spring term. Residents who contract for the Spring semester are obligated to the Spring semester contracting dates only.
A student may petition to vacate the residential community for the following reasons:
- Immediate Release: Withdrawing from SSU, Graduating, or participating in an exchange program. Usually these can be processed within 48 hours and do not typically require any additional documentation. Residents do need to vacate within 72 hours of withdrawing from the University, unless it is for the end of the Fall semester.
- Requires Approval to Be Released: Extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the student which occurred after the license agreement was signed. These requests require documentation (see Petition to Vacate) to support reasoning and in most personal cases a meeting with a Quality of Life committee. A financial or medical reason will most likely involve a phone conversation with either the Associate Director of Housing or Residential Life.
It is highly recommended that students do not sign off-campus leases or make other rental committments until they have been officially approved. The student will continued to be billed for the remainder of the Academic Year regardless if they are still occupying the space.
Guidelines and Form
Please print out the Guidelines for Petition to Vacate and read the information carefully. A resident must provide thirty days notice in order to avoid being assessed a $250 processing service fee. Once you have read the guideslines, go ahead and download the Petition to Vacate form. We recommend hand delivering the form to our office in Zinfandel so we may provide you with a copy and answer any additional questions you might have. If you are off-campus, please fax the form to (707) 664-4158. We will either fax or email you a receipt confirmation within 24 hours. If you do not receive a confirmation, please follow-up with our office by contacting us at (707) 664-2541.
