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Please%read%the%following%information%for%your%University%Apartments%neighborhood%(Harvey%Street%
Apartments,%Eagle%Heights,%University%Houses)%carefully%before%selecting%a%lease%termination%date%and%
submitting%the%attached%Lease%Termination%Form.%%
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If%you%have%any%questions%or%concerns%about%your%lease%termination%date,%rent%obligation%date%or%the%
Termination%Policy,%it%is%your%responsibility%to%contact%the%Leasing%staff%by%email%at%Leasing@housing.wisc.edu,%
or%by%phone%at%262-2789.%
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•**All*residents*are*required*to*provide*90*days*notice*to*terminate*their*lease*before*the*end*of*their*lease*
term.**The%lease%year%for%Eagle%Heights%and%University%Houses%ends%on%June%30
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%each%year,%the%lease%year%for%
Harvey%Street%Apartments%ends%on%May%31
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%each%year.%
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•**90*days*is*calculated*from*the*date*a*completed*lease*termination*form*is*r e c eived*by*the*University*
Apartments*Office.%%Signatures%of%both%the%primary%leaseholder%and%the%spouse/domestic%partner/roommate%
are%required%on%the%Lease%Termination%form.%
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•**You*are*required*to*pay*rent*for*90*days*fr om*the*date*you*submit*your*lease*termination*notice,*even*if*
you*move*before*the*90*days*notice*date.**%This%is%one%of%the%lease%terms%and%conditions%you%agree%to%when%
you%lease%an%apartment%in%University%Apartments.%
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•**The*date*you*choose*to*legally*terminate*your*lease*is*the*date*by*which*you*must*vacate*your*
apartment.%%We%use%this%date%that%you%provide%to%us%to%plan%the%cleaning%and%maintenance%in%your%apartment%
as%well%as%to%schedule%the%new%availability%date%for%the%apartment.%%This%is%the%reason%you%are%expected%to%leave%
on%the%termination%date%you%provide.%%If%your%apartment%is%leased%to%a%new%resident%and%you%do%not%vacate%the%
apartment%as%indicated,%it%will%affect%our%ability%to%provide%housing%for%the%incoming%resident.%%%%Any%additional%
costs%to%Housing%that%result%from%your%failure%to%vacate%on%the%termination%date%indicated%could%be%charged%to%
you.%%%%When%deciding%on%your%lease%termination%date,%be%sure%to%allow%yourself%a%few%extra%days%in%case%of%
possible%moving%or%travel%problems.%%%%
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•**Having*a*rent*obligation*date*that*goes*past*your*termination*date*does*not*permit*you*to*remain*in*the*
apartment*past*the*termination*date*that*you*provide*to*us.**If%you%do%not%vacate%the%apartment%by%the%lease%
termination%date%that%you%provide%on%the%lease%termination%form,%you%could%be%liable%for%damages,%including%at%
least%twice%the%rental%value%of%the%leased%premises,%apportioned%on%a%daily%basis%for%the%time %you%remain%in%the%
apartment%past%the%lease%termination%date.%%%
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●%ALL*requests*to*change*the*termination*date*you*submit*on*your*lease*termination*form,*or*to*cancel*a*
lease*termination*form*must*be*submitted*in*writing*or *emailed*to*the*Leasing*staff.*%
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Written*confirmation*of*your*lease*termination*and*Move-Out*information*will*be*sent*to*you*by*the*Leasing*
Coordinator*within*ten*days*of*receipt*of*your*Lease*Termination*form.*%%Move-Out%information%is%also%
available%on%the%Housing%website,%www.housing.wisc.edu/universityapartments%.%%%
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As%the%leaseholder,%it%is%your%responsibility%to%review%the%information%within%the%Lease%Confirmation%email%or%
letter%and%to%contact%the%Leasing%Coordinator%at%262-2789%or%at%Leasing@housing.wisc.edu*if%you%have%any%
questions%or%concerns.%%%%%
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