MOVE OUT

The following steps are required to move out of Fuller Housing smoothly.

1. 30-Day Notice (MOST IMPORTANT!)

You are required by law to give Fuller a minimum of 30 days written notice prior to moving out of your apartment. If you do not, you will be charged for the apartment for a period of 30 days after Fuller is notified, in writing, that you are going to move out or, by turning in keys, that you have moved out.

30-day notice forms are available at the Housing Office. The notice is effective from the day the rental office receives it and may not be changed unless this has not been filled by a future tenant.

If your rent is processed on automatic payment and a pro-rated amount will be due, inform the Housing Office before the first of the month to adjust your automatic charge. If arrangements are not made with the Housing Office, your full rent may be charged.

Roommate Situation: The roommate(s) remaining must sign a Roommate Waiver form (one per person). This waiver form releases you from any responsibility of the unit and will expedite your deposit refund. In roommate situations, a move out inspection is generally not done unless requested to do so.

2. Forwarding Address

Fuller Housing: Your deposit (if any) will be refunded within 3 weeks of moving out. Please give the Housing office a forwarding address or make arrangements to personally pick up the refund check.

U.S. Postal Service | 800-275-8777: Complete a "change-of-address" from online or in person to avoid delayed or lost mail.

3. Transfer Utilities

Transfer gas and electricity back into Fuller’s name. Do not have the service shut off.

Electrical Services:

Pasadena Water and Power | 626.744.4005
Southern California Edison Company | 800.684.8123

Gas Service: Southern California Gas Company | 800.427.2200

4. Return Borrowed Furniture

If you have borrowed furniture from the International Services Office, arrange for them to pick up that furniture. Remember, there will be charge to your account to remove any leftover furniture and trash from your apartment or from the area around the dumpster/parkway/etc. if you leave it at the complex.

5. Clean Your Apartment

As indicated in your lease, you are required to leave your unit in the same condition, as it was when you moved in. Normal wear and tear is taken into consideration. Here are a few suggestions to avoid any damage or cleaning charges:

q DUST thoroughly in corners, above doors, etc.
q SCRUB inside and outside of stove, oven, removing grease.
q CLEAN OUT and WIPE refrigerator and freezer.
q SCRUB kitchen sink and counters.
q VACUUM carpet and MOP linoleum
q CLEAN and DISINFECT bathroom thoroughly
q WASH mirrors and accessible windows
q WIPE DOWN light fixtures, appliances, etc.
q CLEAN smudges off doors, walls, switches, etc.
q REMOVE everything that does not belong to Fuller (i.e. furniture, food, trash, etc.)

DO NOT LEAVE trash or boxes in the common area of your community, including the front sidewalk. You will be charged for the removal of these items.

Deposit Refund: Your cleaning deposit cannot be applied toward rent. Pro-rated rent amounts must be paid by the first of the month and no later than the tenth of the month to avoid a late fee charge. If your move-out charges are less than your deposit, the remaining amount will be refunded to you in the form of a check. The check will be mailed to you at your forwarding address, within three (3) weeks after you have moved out and all keys, etc. have been returned. Fuller Housing will withhold transcripts and diplomas until the remaining balance is PAID IN FULL. If full payment is not received within 60 days after move-out, credit reporting agencies will be notified and your credit will be adversely affected.

6. Return Your Keys

To avoid additional fees, move out on time and turn in your key card(s), mailbox key, garage door opener on or before your move-out date. Charges will be assessed if your keys are not returned by 12 am (midnight) on your move-out date. Charges (subject to change) are $50 or more for a lock change if keys are not returned, $5 for each apartment, complex/gate key or access card, $10 for each mailbox key, $25 for each hanging parking permit, and $35 for each gate opener.

Return all items personally to the Housing Office. Do not give them to the next resident, your roommate/neighbor or to the Community Coordinator. If you will need to return these items when our office is closed, please seal your items in an envelope noted with your name, your Fuller address and the return date. The envelope may be placed in the Student Services Center (SSC) drop box located to the left of the Madison front entrance.

Please remember your security deposit is not to be considered your last month’s rent. Your account must be current when you move out.