Common use of Voluntary Release Clause in Contracts

Voluntary Release. The student may request a release from this Contract by completing the online Request for Release or Exemption Form online at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/eRelease. No verbal notices or notices sent to any other departments serve as a valid request for release from this Contract. If a request for release is approved, the student will have 48 hours from receipt of such approval to remove all personal belongings and move out of their Student Housing in accordance with the move out procedures outlined and communicated by a Residence Life staff member. Students must seek permission for any extensions on this timeline. Requests for a voluntary release may be approved in the following circumstances: • A release request from a first-year student received at any time prior to May 1 before the Fall Term. • A release request for any other student received, from the earlier to occur of, (1) 15 calendar days from the student’s receipt of written notification of assignment/confirmation of assignment of Student Housing or (2) 15 calendar days prior to the “occupancy begins” date as established by this Contract. • A release requested by a student who has a recommended residential accommodation on file from SAC that currently cannot be met on campus through their current assignment of Student Housing. o Residence Life seeks to provide on campus Student Housing to any student who desires an on- campus living experience regardless of ability or medical need. As such, Residence Life reserves the right to attempt to find an appropriate assignment to meet a student’s recommended accommodation before granting a request for release. • A student has experienced an unforeseen change in circumstance since entering into this Contract. Typically, in order for such a request to be approved, the changed circumstance is related to sudden financial hardship or other significant loss. The student must submit documentation supporting their request for release. • A student has experienced a change in enrollment status in which they are no longer enrolled in courses at the University. Among other things, signing an off-campus lease, failure to occupy assigned Student Housing, or achieving third-year academic status does not negate or release a student from this Contract. If the student does not qualify for release from this Contract, the Department of Residence Life may offer, at its sole discretion, the option for the student to be released from this Contract in exchange for the student paying a release charge of $2,000.00 plus forfeiture of the original $500.00 housing prepayment, if applicable.

Voluntary Release. The student may request a release from this Contract by completing the online Request for Release or Exemption Form online at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/eRelease. No verbal notices or notices sent to any other departments serve as a valid request for release from this Contract. If a request for release is approved, the student will have 48 72 hours from receipt of such approval to remove all personal belongings and move out of their Student Housing in accordance with the move out procedures outlined and communicated by a Residence Life staff member. Students must seek permission for any extensions on this timeline. Requests for a voluntary release may be approved in the following circumstances: • A release request from a an incoming first-year student received at any time prior to May 1 before the Fall Term. • A release request for any other student received, from the earlier to occur of, (1) 15 calendar days from the student’s initial receipt of written notification of assignment/confirmation of assignment of Student Housing Housing, (2) 15 calendar days from the student’s initial receipt of written confirmation of selection of assignment as part of the Room Selection process, or (23) 15 calendar days prior to the “occupancy begins” date as established by this Contract. • A release requested by a student who has a recommended residential accommodation on file from SAC that currently cannot be met on campus through their current assignment of Student Housing. o Residence Life seeks to provide on campus Student Housing to any student who desires an on- campus living experience regardless of ability or medical need. As such, Residence Life reserves the right to attempt to find an appropriate assignment to meet a student’s recommended accommodation before granting a request for release. • A student has experienced an unforeseen change in circumstance since entering into this ContractContract that significantly impacts their ability to reside on campus. Typically, in order for such a request to be approved, the changed circumstance is related to sudden financial hardship or other significant loss. The student must submit documentation supporting their request for release. • A student has experienced a change in enrollment status in which they are no longer enrolled in courses at the University. Among other things, signing an off-campus lease, failure to occupy assigned Student Housing, or achieving third-year academic status or not meeting a student’s building or room type preferences does not negate or release a student from this Contract. If the student does not qualify for release from this Contract, the Department of Residence Life may offer, at its sole discretion, the option for the student to be released from this Contract in exchange for the student paying a release charge of $2,000.00 plus forfeiture of the original $500.00 housing prepayment, if applicable. Because the offer to be released from this Contract in exchange for paying the release charge is solely made by the Department of Residence Life, a student cannot choose this offer or opt-in to it.