Refund/release and forfeiture policy. A refund of paid housing accommodations fees, including Prepayment, will be paid in the following situations:

A. A full refund of paid room fees and the Prepayment under the following circumstances:

1. Graduation of the Student from The University of Akron;
2. Academic dismissal of the Student from The University of Akron;
3. Non-attendance or complete withdrawal by the Student from The University of Akron prior to the start of the Contract term (except Prepayment which shall be forfeited). Prepayment will be refunded for new entering, transfer and graduate students when notification of intent to break Contract is received prior to the fifteenth of May for the following fall semester and the fifteenth of October for Contracts initiated for spring semester; or
4. Mandatory or recommended participation in academic programs of The University of Akron requiring the Student to commute regularly beyond the Akron metropolitan area (e.g., student teaching or co-op assignments). Documentation from the University department affiliated with the program is required at the time of cancellation.

B. Once occupancy has been established (i.e. acceptance of room keys and signing occupancy document) and the Student remains enrolled at The University of Akron, the Student must petition for contract release and the Student will only be released if able to demonstrate extenuating circumstances.

C. If the Student is released from the Contract, either by petition or non-enrollment for the then current term, the Student will be subject to a refund schedule based on a percentage refund from the first day of class through the twenty-eighth calendar day. In addition, if the Student is granted release from the Contract after taking occupancy during the fall term or prior to the twenty-eighth calendar day of the spring term, a cancellation fee of two hundred dollars will be charged.

1. Refund policy for housing charges:
   1. First day of class through day seven equals ninety percent refund;
   2. Day eight through day fourteen equals eighty percent refund;
   3. Day fifteen through day twenty-one equals sixty percent refund;
   4. Day twenty-two through day twenty-eight equals forty percent refund; and
   5. Day twenty-nine or after equals zero percent refund.
2. The housing refund date will be established based on the date that the Student officially surrenders use of the university housing and returns all appropriate keys (room and apartment keys) to university staff and satisfies university mandated housing separation requirements and procedures.

D. A student shall remain responsible for the full cost of the then-current residence hall contract term if the University, in its sole discretion, terminates the Contract:

1. For reasons related to the orderly operation of the residence halls, or for reasons relating to the health, physical or emotional safety and well-being of the persons or property of students, faculty, staff, or University property.
2. If the Student is dismissed or suspended from the University for disciplinary reasons in accordance with law or the rules and regulations of the Board of Trustees (including through the student judicial process); or, if the Student is suspended or placed on terms of disciplinary probation in accordance with laws or rules and regulations of the Board of Trustees, whereby such terms of probation prohibit the Student from residing in University housing accommodations.
3. In the event Student has misrepresented or purposefully omitted any fact on the Contract, specifically as it relates to the report of crime committed by the Student prior to the submission of the Contract. Failure to report may result in the current Contract cancellation and denial of any future Contract submission. The Student is required to report any convictions which fall under 1-D of the Contract Conditions that may occur while the Student maintains an active Contract with the University.

E. Notice requirements. All notices of intent to break this Contract must be submitted in writing to the Department of Residence Life and Housing. If the Student is under the age of 18, the written notification of termination must be co-signed by the Student’s parent or legal guardian.