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Moving
Out? Or Moving In?
Come to the Spring Move
Out Project Community Recycling
Event!
Join us for the Spring
Move Out Project (SMOP) on Wednesday,
May 23rd from
11am-3pm on Loomis Street and
Bradley Street  .
If you are moving out of your
off-campus apartment SMOP is
an opportunity
for you to bring unwanted household
items that are in good condition (books,
clothes, furniture, appliance,
bikes, etc) to a central location where
they can be donated to other
community members, off-campus students,
and local
non-profits for reuse. NOTE: If
it's really junk, throw it away for a
small on-site fee. Bring furniture in
poor condition to the SMOP dumpsters.
Other options: head to CSWD drop-off
center at 339 Pine Street, or call
1-800-GOT-JUNK 24/7. Use your FREE
CarShare Vermont Membership sponsored
by UVM to haul stuff: see
www.carsharevt.org. SMOP is
also a great opportunity for
people moving in to a new place to take
away household items free of
charge!
For more info: email Gail.Shampnois@uvm.edu
or call
(802) 656-1103. Volunteers are needed to
make the SMOP event possible.
If you are interested and available for
an hour or two block on Wednesday, May
23rd, between 11am - 3:30pm, please let
us know!
Tips
for Getting Your Security Deposit
Back
 If you are
moving out of your off-campus apartment
here are
some tips for making the
transition go as smoothly as possible:
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When you move out, make sure to
clean the
place thoroughly. Clean the
oven, refrigerator, bathroom,
windows,
floors, etc. If you
do not do this, the landlord may
deduct money from your security
deposit. The key is to make sure the
apartment/house is in as good, if
not better, condition as when you
first moved in.
-
Remove all personal property and
dispose of
garbage in bins provided. It
is illegal to leave items on the
greenbelt, in a front yard, in a
city park, in the street, or on the
sidewalk. Anyone leaving trash in an
improper location can be fined up
to $500.
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Contact ALL the utility
companies to
terminate
your services.
-
Remove your name(s) from
the mailbox,
and have your
mail held at the post office until
they receive your new
address. The post office will
forward all your mail when they
receive
your address on a change
of address form.
-
Make arrangements to have
your
landlord
examine the apartment/house to get
approval before you move out.
You
may save money from your security
deposit if minor problems are found
you can repair yourself. If you
filled out a Move-In
Check List with your landlord
pull out that document and fill out
the Move-Out
Check List portion.
This will help ensure that you
document the condition of your unit
as
it was on the last day of your lease
term.
-
Return your keys to the
landlord.
-
Give the landlord your
forwarding
address so that your security
deposit (and a list of itemized
deductions from the deposit if
there are any) can be returned to
you
within 14 days from the
time you have vacated the
apartment.
If you
do
not see your security deposit within
14 days you can call VT Tenant's
Inc. (802) 864-0099 for more
information on your rights. They
also have Security
Deposit Return
form letters available.
Need
a
UVM
Subletter or Sublet?
Connect
With Each Other
For FREE!!
Go to http://offcampushousing.uvm.edu,
click on the
"register here" link, and create a
username and password (not your UVM
Net ID/password). Once you have an
account you will then be able to
post free sublet ads and
have access the site's rental and for
sale databases, message boards,
and off-campus living resources.
NOTE: Before you sublet always
get
permission from your
landlord. If you don't you may be in
violation of your lease
agreement. You can also fill out a
written Sublease
Agreement with your subletter and
take a security
deposit which can be held in case of
damage to the apartment (note this
must be returned within 14 days of move
out with a itemized list of any
deductions held due to damages). When
subletting you are
still responsible to your landlord for
the original lease and you also
can be held responsible for any problems
created by the new tenant.
Make sure to inform your subletter about
lease obligations and city
ordinances
regarding noise, alcohol, trash,
parking, etc. A problematic
subletter can damage neighbor
relationships and make your efforts to
be
a good neighbor more difficult.
Have
a Heart This Spring
Spring is an important time to remember
that neighbors are only
a wall away. If you decide
to host a social gathering or if
you and your friends are out late at
night walking through Burlington
neighborhoods please join the UVM
Have
a
Heart Campaign and help reduce
late-night noise and disruption in
our community.
Each
Spring officers are assigned to joint
noise
patrols which target noise,
alcohol, and other late night municipal
offenses.
To avoid getting a hefty ticket at the
end of the semester make sure
that
you know what your rights and
responsibilities are as a tenant and
citizen of Burlington.
To find out more about local city
ordinances
please visit Chapter 3 the Off
Campus Living Survival Guide or
email Gail.Shampnois@uvm.edu
with any
questions.
New
Student Parks Pass!
Starting on May 15th, save on the daily
parking fee of $5 at North
Beach, Oakledge Park, Leddy
Park, and Perkins Pier by buying a
summer season–long pass for just
$25!
This is a new discounted rate just for
college students to encourage
more use of the parks (regular rates $45
Burl. Residents and $60 for  non-residents).
Burlington
Parks & Recreation Department Season
Park Pass allows
unlimited parking admission to all
Burlington Parks except for
Waterfront Park. If you attend school
in
Burlington and stay for the summer you
are eligible for
this discounted parking pass. All you
need to show is your valid school
ID and a proof of Burlington residency,
such as your auto registration,
a utility bill, lease agreement, or
other piece of processed mail.
Call the Burlington
Parks & Recreation
Department at 802-865-7247 for
more details, or stop by the offices
at
645 Pine Street to purchase the pass.
Passes may also be purchased on
site at the parking gates.
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