Deposit Amounts

Note: Any student seeking to change her/his type of residence must first adjust the deposit, if necessary.

Deposit Refunds

Refunds of security/reservation deposits are made at the termination of occupancy. Release from the financial obligation to pay for occupancy does not grant an automatic refund of deposit. Students wishing to move off campus should file an Application for Release from Housing Contract form with Housing Management and Dining Services, which will be reviewed by the Housing Policies and Procedures committee.

Security/reservation deposits will NOT be returned in the following circumstances:

1. If a student signs a Residence Agreement but does not matriculate or refuses assignment to a Mills residence, and fails to provide written notice to Housing Management and Dining Services by the date specified in the Residence Agreement (280k, pdf).
   
   
2. If a student Withdraws from the College or takes a Leave of Absence, and fails to file official Withdrawal/Leave of Absence paperwork by the date specified in the Residence Agreement (280k, pdf).
   
   
3. If a student has charges assessed against her/his deposit during room inspection. Charges that exceed the deposit amount are applied to the student account balance.
   
   
4. If a student has not satisfied all occupancy charges upon vacating the residence, or has other unpaid charges on her/his student account, in which case the deposit will be applied toward the charges.
   
   
5. If a student has not checked into residence by 4:00 pm on the day preceding the first day of instruction and failed to confirm late arrival by written notice to the M Center, Mills College has the option of assigning the space to another student and retaining the full amount of the original resident's security deposit.
   
   
6. If a student is released from this Agreement pursuant to the terms described in F, above.

Deposit balances are refunded to the student's account within a reasonable time after residents complete the proper forms and vacate their residences.

Refunds

After the start of the occupancy period of the housing agreement there will be no refunds of housing charges, unless an exception to the refund policy is made at the discretion of the Housing Policies and Procedures Committee.

Refunds of meal plan charges are prorated based on the date of check-out from the assigned residence. To complete the check-out process, students must check out with an Office of Residential Life staff member and then return their keys to HMDS. Until keys have been returned, students will be considered in residence and charged accordingly.

For students who take a leave of absence or withdraw from the College, meal plans will be prorated and an adjustment to the meal plan charges will be made based on the number of days remaining in the semester (after the date of check-out). There will be no adjustment made to housing charges when students withdraw or take a leave of absence after the start of the occupancy period of the housing agreement.