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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012
MOVING
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There are many things to consider when moving from one place to the next
Students need to remember all of the steps for a smooth moving out process
STELLA LIANG
editor@kansan.com
Moving out of an apartment involves planning and decisions. First, one has to decide whether or not to resign a lease. Then, there is the issue of what to do with the furniture and other belongings. For students not staying in
Lawrence over the summer, all of those possessions have to be stored somewhere. Before moving out, an inspection also has to be done in order to determine if the student can get his or her deposit back or will be charged extra.
If the apartment complexes determine that the apartment is not clean or is not in the same shape that it was before the resident moved in, the resident will get charged.
ages, such as holes in walls.
"They get a letter," said Lori Eisenhour, leasing and marketing manager at The Reserve. "Everyone gets a move-out letter stating the
Moving? Make sure you do these things before checking out:
Collin Johnson, a sophomore from Council Grove, is moving out of The Re-
- Pack
- Clean
- Fix damages
- Contact management
- Have apartment inspected
- Collect deposit
- Move out
charges."
serve after this school year.
Johnson is moving out in August and says he has to get the condition of his apartment checked.
In some apartment complexes an inspection before moving out is not required. Once the residents who did not renew a lease move out, all of the empty apartments are then inspected. In other places, the inspection is done before the resident can cut ties.
"I actually like it there, but I would like a bigger living space," Johnson said. "It's nice living there for the social aspect, a lot of my friends live there, but it's kind of known as the sophomore dorms and people usually move on to a different place after one year of living there."
Jenna Baisick, the office manager at Williams Pointe and LeannaMar townhomes, says that they look for general cleanliness and dam-
"When you first move in, you have to fill out a damage report, listing the condition of everything in your room, kitchen, living room and bathroom. Then when you move out, they make sure that everything you listed is in the same condition as it was when you moved in," Johnson said. "If not, then you get charged a certain amount of money."
At Williams Pointe and LeannaMar, the charge is taken out of the deposit. It is not uncommon for residents to get charged.
full deposit back.
"Most apartments have some kind of cleaning charge, unless it's spotless," Eisen-hour said.
Baisickagrees that most people will not get their
"It's very rare." Basisck said. "There are little things that they don't get back."
Aside from the inspection, most apartment complexes require former residents to leave a forwarding address.
The process is pretty straightforward and does not usually become a hassle.
"Having to pack everything up is really annoying, but other than that. The Reserve is pretty efficient with the move-in and move-out process," Johnson said.
As for transportation, there are different options that work better for different people. Some have to put belongings in a storage facility while others can drive it straight to a new living space.
"I am just planning on boxing everything up, putting it in my car, and making multiple trips to unpack it all," Johnson said.
After breaking down and planning out each part of the moving process, the transition does not have to be difficult.
— Edited by Pat Strathman
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STUDENT SENATE
Index
Now that the student body elections are over, Student Senate will start to turnover and set up for next year.
Meetings will vote on next year's chairs
Senate committee meetings will meet Wednesday night to vote on next year's committee chairs.
CRYPTOQUIPS 4
OPINION 5
The current chairs are Josh Dean for
CLASSIFIEDS 7
CROSSWORD 4
Joint Senate will be held on April 25. That will start with the outgoing Senate managing the meeting and close with the new Senate in session. The Senate will also confirm appointed Senate seats.
SPORTS 8
SUDOKU 4
finance, Aaron Harris for rights, Devon Cantwell for multicultural and Whitlee Douthitt for University affairs. Gabe Bliss, the outgoing student body vice president, said Dean and Douthitt are coming back next semester. Douthtt will retain her school of journalism senator seat after she won in last week's elections.
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