Housing Contract Information

Meal Plan Requirement

All residents are required to have a meal plan. Failure to honor an individual’s request for a particular meal plan does not void the contract. If no Maverick 250 Dining Dollars meal plans are available, students are required to accept assignment to a different meal plan. Students moving to, or living in Stadium Heights, wishing to change to the Maverick 250 Dining Dollars Plan after the meal plan change deadline should inquire at the Residential Life Office about options.

Mitigation of Damages

Sometimes, a resident moves out of the residence communities even though they have not been released from their contract. Students who make this choice continue to be responsible for payment of their room and meal charges. The mitigation of damages policy allows students to be released from this obligation if they can fill the vacancy created in the residence community system by their cancellation. Students must find their own non-resident replacement, subject to Department of Residential Life approval, under the following guidelines:

1. If there are no waiting lists, the student may use their own means to find a replacement. The replacement student may not be a student currently living in the residence communities.

2. When there is a mid-semester waiting list, the Department of Residential Life will attempt to replace the resident with a student of the same gender from the mid-semester waiting list. In order to be considered for a contract release under this scenario, the resident must have a completed Contract Release Request Form on file at the Residential Life Office. Eligible residents will be contacted in writing through on-campus mail and by email to their Minnesota State Mankato email account.

3. Students in temporary housing are not considered to be on a waiting list and may not be considered as replacements.

4. The student who is leaving will be charged for their room and meals until the replacement student takes occupancy.

5. The exiting student will be charged a $30 administrative fee.

6. These procedures do not apply to Meals- Only contracts, previously allowable housing contract releases, or to the $250 prepayment.

Payment of Bills

The charges for Residential Life accommodations are usually included with the tuition and fee bills that are initiated by Student Financial Services. Billing statements are not mailed to students. Students are to obtain account information and payment procedures by accessing the University’s website at www.mnsu.edu/eservices. Payment must be made by the due date. Residential Life reserves the right to adjust your bill if an error was made.

Failure of Resident to satisfy the financial obligations stipulated under this Contract will result in denial of further meals (without refund), a hold on registration and official records, and/or eviction from the residence communities.

Crossing out the Room and Meal Plan portion of your bill or paying only tuition and fees does not constitute cancellation of your financial obligation.

Rates

Room rates are determined by the Minnesota State Board. All rates are subject to change due to decisions made by Residential Life, the Minnesota State Board or the State Legislature at any time.

Room Assignment Process

Residential Life reserves the right to limit assignments of new students to the residence communities and room changes of current students during the last three weeks of each semester. Further, Residential Life reserves the right to initiate a room change in order to house a student with a disability in a designated area.

Residential Life reserves the right to change room assignments for reasons of health, safety, or repair services; for disciplinary reasons caused by the resident; or for unresolvable incompatibility of roommates.