Cancel Housing
Notifying any other campus office DOES NOT satisfy the obligation to notify Student Housing and Residential Life of your intention to leave CSUMB.
For cancellation requests at any point during the year please refer to your License Agreement.
Students wishing to cancel their housing applications (Main Campus or East Campus) prior to the designated license period will have to cancel by revisiting your application in the MyHousing Dashboard. More information on cancellation is in your License Agreement.
$150 is designated as a Student Housing Pre-Payment, and $50 is designated as a non-refundable application fee for all students. This pre-payment may be retained by the Corporation/Student Housing in the event of cancellation, in whole or in part, as described below:
Cancellation Prior to Fee Period Start
The licensee may cancel their housing application through their MyHousing Dashboard.. Licensee will forfeit the non-refundable application fee in all cases.
Cancellation Request Due Dates Prior to Summer Fee Period
Semester Cancellation Request Due Cancellation Fee Bridge Summer Housing Session 1/Bridge Summer Housing Session - Full Summer Fall 2023
Before May 8, 2023 $0 Between May 8 and May 20, 2023 $100 cancellation fee. (See Section 11g. of Summer 2023 Housing License Agreement) 4 Week Summer Housing Session 1/8 Week Housing Session Before May 8, 2023 $0 Between May 8 and May 20, 2023 $100 cancellation fee. (See Section 11g. of Summer 2023 Housing License Agreement) 4 Week Summer Housing Session 2 Before June 15, 2023 $0 Between June 15 and June 28, 2023 $100 cancellation fee. (See Section 11g. of Summer 2023 Housing License Agreement) No-Show Cancellation Dates by Summer Fee Period
Fee Period No Show Cancellation Date Cancellation Fee if Licensee Not Enrolled for Summer 2023 or Fall 2023 Cancellation Fee if Licensee Enrolled for Summer 2023 or Fall 2023 Bridge Summer Housing Session 1 May 21, 2023 $100 cancellation fee plus 15 days housing fee at daily rate Full Fee Period
4 Week Summer Housing Session 1 June 1, 2023
4 Week Summer Housing Session 2 June 29, 2023
8 Week Housing Session June 1, 2023 Bridge Summer Housing Session - Full Summer May 21, 2023
Cancellation Request Due Dates by Semester
Semester Cancellation Request Due Cancellation Fee Fall 2023 Before June 1, 2023 $0 Fall 2023 Between June 2 and August 17, 2023 $150 cancellation fee. (See Section 12g. of 2023 - 2024 Housing & Dining Plan License Agreement) Fall 2023 On and After August 18, 2023 $300 cancellation fee + 30 days’ housing and dining plan fees at actual rate (See Section 12h. of 2023 - 2024 Housing & Dining Plan License Agreement) Fall 2023 After Wednesday, August 25, 2023, 9 am (No Show) $300 cancellation fee + 30 days’ housing and dining plan fees at actual rate (See Section 12g2. of 2023 - 2024 Housing & Dining Plan License Agreement) Semester Cancellation Request Due Cancellation Fee Spring 2024 Up to November 1, 2023 $0 Spring 2024 Between November 2, 2023 and January 18, 2024 $150 Cancellation Fee (See Section 12g. of 2023 - 2024 Housing & Dining Plan License Agreement) Spring 2024 On or After January 19, 2024 $300 cancellation fee + 30 days’ housing and dining plan fees at actual rate. (See Section 12h. of 2023 - 2024 Housing & Dining Plan License Agreement) New Licensee for Spring 2024 On or After January 24, 2024 $300 cancellation fee + 30 days’ housing and dining plan fees at actual rate (See Section 12g2. of 2023 - 2024 Housing & Dining Plan License Agreement) If you cancel your application while on a waitlist the above cancellation charges will not apply to you.
Students wishing to cancel their housing applications (Main Campus or East Campus) will have to fill out the Request to Cancel License Agreement Form. Cancellation information can be found in Section 11h. Cancellation During the Fee Period in the Summer 2023 Housing License Agreement and in Section 12h. Cancellation During the Fee Period in the 2023-2024 Housing and Dining Plan License Agreement.
Submitting a request does NOT guarantee automatic approval of canceling housing.
Who is Eligible to Request a Housing Cancellation?
- Fall graduates
- Students studying abroad
- Exchange program ending
- University withdrawal
- Leave of absence
- Transferring to another university
- Military active duty
- Licensee academically disqualified
- Marriage
- Extraordinary causes
Please see Section 11. Cancellation in the Summer 2023 Housing License Agreement and Section 12. Cancellation in the 2023-2024 Housing and Dining Plan License Agreement.
How to Request Cancellation, If Eligible:
- Complete the Request to Cancel License Agreement. You will receive a copy of the completed form once you submit the request.
- Please Note that Freshman and Sophomores MAY NOT cancel their license unless they submit the required Live On Requirement Exception Request Form and are approved for cancellation.
Please refer to your License Agreement to familiarize yourself with all associated cancellation fees. - Follow up with our office with any questions you may have regarding canceling housing.