Move-Out Guide

You must thoroughly clean your space and take all your belongings with you in addition to completing the following steps:

• Remove any posters, stickers, or adhesives from all surfaces (e.g. doors, walls, and ceiling).
• 17th Avenue, Frontier, Middlebrook, Pioneer, and Yudof residents: Please de-loft your bed if it has been lofted (even if it was lofted when you moved in). More information is available on the Lofting & Beds webpage, and you can submit a Fix It if you need assistance.
• Ensure all provided furnishings are in your room/apartment (for example, desk, chair, dresser, wardrobe, trashcans, and recycling bins). 
• Close/lock your windows, and ensure the screens are intact.
• Remove all of the trash, recyclables, and any personal items from your space. Don’t forget to take your bike with you (if you brought one). View additional details about bikes below.
• Turn off lights, and ensure your door is locked.
• Check your mailbox for any remaining items, ask the front desk if you have any packages waiting, and set up mail forwarding (directions below).
• When you have finished moving everything out, you need to bring to the Information Desk your room key/fob, mailbox key, and any carts used.

You can check cleaning supplies out from the Information Desk including buckets, rags, brooms/dustpans (for rooms without carpeting), vacuums, and garbage bags. You will need to bring your own cleaning liquids/solutions as Housing does not provide them.

Reduce trash and move more efficiently with the Pack & Give Back program (information listed at the bottom of the “Sending Items to ReUse” column beneath the header “Pack and Give Back”). This program partners with local nonprofits, and the items may also become available through the University’s ReUse Program warehouse.

Pack & Give Back bins will be in the lobby of each building by April 27 to collect the following items:

1. Paper (magazines, newspapers, office paper, and books) 
2. Reusable clothing/shoes/coats
3. Nonperishable Food (please only donate food that is unopened)
4. Toiletries and cleaning supplies 
5. Small electronics

A large container will also be outside every building by May 1-2, 2023 for the donation of large items, furniture, rugs/carpeting, and bicycles.

Don't forget to take your bike with you when you move out. Any bikes left in the racks outside our residence halls/apartments will be considered abandoned, and they will be sent to the ReUse program for resale/disposal.

If you want to donate your bike, please put it in the Pack and Give Back container outside your building (more information is above).

Our buildings do not have storage spaces, so residents must move all of their belongings out of the building during move out. Contact your building's business office with any questions.

Summer Storage Option: ReUse Program Storage

If you want to store your belongings over the summer, check out the ReUse Summer Storage option. Any student can use this service. You can either transport your belongings to the warehouse or register for ReUse to pick them up from your residence hall/apartment (reservations for pickup must be made at least one week in advance).

• If you will live on campus next fall: Most HRL residents can work with ReUse to arrange a pick up when you move out and delivery back to your HRL hall or apartment.
• If you are moving off-campus next fall: You can arrange a pickup and store with ReUse, but you will need to pick up your items personally. ReUse does not make deliveries off campus.

ReUse Summer Storage

Items left by residents in on-campus Residence Halls and Apartments will be held for 60 days. The 60 day time period begins at the point item(s) are discovered or brought to the attention of our hall staff, and only if they are discovered by hall staff. The hall staff will make a best possible effort to reach the item’s owner(s) to notify them of the item being held at the information desk. After 60 days, all lost and found items previously held at hall information desks will be sent to the Reuse Center on campus. Any valuable items that may contain personal information (including but not limited to IDs, wallets, passports, computers, and cellular phones) are immediately  turned over to University of Minnesota Police Department, where they are held for an additional 90 days.

The following items may be disposed of immediately:

• Empty product containers
• Perishable items (e.g. food and liquids)
• Opened over-the-counter items (e.g. medications, personal hygiene items, cosmetics, detergents, and household cleaners)
• Common items such as pens, pencils, paper, clothes hangers, cords, and other supplies that have a individual value of under $10 (unless found in an unopened original package)
• Unclean or spoiled items (e.g. clothing, bedding, food, and beverage and food storage containers)
• Items deemed to be of zero value (such as trash or publications) 
• Furniture that is broken or cannot be used for its intended purpose based on its current condition
• Plants

Before checking out, be sure to check your mailbox one last time and ask the front desk for any packages.

If you complete the change of address form linked below, your First Class mail will be forwarded for 60 days after the building closes. Packages are not forwarded. You should also update your address on MyU.

Change of Address Form

Carts can be checked out on your move-out day from the Information Desk. Please check out and load your cart(s) before your helpers arrive.

Help your neighbors and building team by returning carts to the lobby. Carts that are not returned result in a $200 charge. 

Note: Our staff will be available to answer questions and process your check-out, but they will not be able to physically help you move your belongings.

Where CAN I load my vehicle?

• Parking meters on 17th and 18th Avenues
• East side of 17th Avenue (May 6-10, 2023 only)
  • Must be used for active loading only (someone must remain with the vehicle at all times)
• 4th Street Ramp - You will need to pull a ticket to enter.
  • Review the information below about parking vouchers if you will be parking during peak hours (spring only).

Where CAN’T I park to load my vehicle?

• 4th Street
• In the Keeler Garage unless you have an active parking contract for that facility. 
• Designated No Parking areas (loading dock, Official Vehicle spaces, and the C17 staff parking spots)

Where CAN I load my vehicle?

• Metered spaces near the softball field
• The circular drive behind Bailey Hall - short term, attended vehicles only!
  • Vehicles loading in this area must be diagonally-parked along the curb for no more than 15 minutes. 

Where CAN’T I park to load my vehicle?

• Lot 177 - entrance from Cleveland Avenue
• Lot 109 - entrance from Buford Avenue
• Any designated No Parking area
• Do not block the fire lane or park on the grass or sidewalks.

Where CAN I load my vehicle?

• There is limited space in the metered lot in front of Comstock.
• East River Road Garage - You will need to pull a ticket to enter.  Review the information below about parking vouchers if you will be parking during peak hours. 

Where CAN’T I park to load my vehicle?

• Anywhere along Delaware Street 
• Contract parking lots (lot 7) or loading docks (including Coffman Union loading docks)
• Any designated No Parking areas

Where CAN I load my vehicle?

• Contract parking lot 95
• The metered lot along the south side of Middlebrook
• North side of Middlebrook along the south side of 4th Street between 21st Avenue and the Middlebrook loading dock entrance

Where CAN’T I park to load my vehicle?

• Any designated No Parking area (including Official Vehicle spaces, fire lanes, and loading docks)
• Contract lot 80 parking spaces

Where CAN I load my vehicle?

• The SOUTH side of 7th Street is always available for parking. On July 28-31, the NORTH side of 7th Street between 14th Avenue and 15th Avenue may be used for loading. Do not park in this area until you are ready to load. 
• There is limited street parking available surrounding the building. Please pay careful attention to posted signs and follow all City of Minneapolis regulations. 

Where CAN’T I park to load my vehicle?

• Do not park in the Disability Loading area unless you have proper identification.   
• Do not park in the underground garage unless you have a parking contract. Anyone who parks in the garage without a contract will be towed.

Where CAN I load my vehicle?

• Parking lot 43 will be available for loading.
• Metered spaces between Sanford and Wilkins Halls

Where CAN’T I park to load my vehicle?

• Any area designated No Parking
• Sanford or Wilkins Hall Loading docks
• University Avenue

Where CAN I load my vehicle?

• The metered lot between Territorial/Centennial 
• The metered lot between Pioneer/Frontier
• Delaware Street & Oak Street Meters
• Fulton Street (May 6-10, 2023 only)
  • Must be used for active loading only (someone must remain with the vehicle at all times)
  • Be aware that the street will continue to have 2-way traffic so load only from the sidewalk or behind your vehicle.
• Oak Street Parking Ramp (vouchers available)

Where CAN’T I park to load my vehicle?

• Contract parking lots (includes lot 5 and lot 6)
• On Harvard Street
• The Pioneer Hall loading dock adjacent to the metered lot between Pioneer/Frontier
• Any other designated No Parking areas (including any loading docks)

In the interest of campus healthcare workers and patients, DO NOT use the Hospital Ramp directly north of Centennial Hall.