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Students who have not made payments on their fall housing assignments have or will begin to receive eviction notices this week.
Students residing in College Park, University Park and the Village who have outstanding housing balances this semester will be receiving an eviction notice with two options:
The first option is to pay their remaining balance in full within three days. Students who do not make arrangements to pay their rent will have their locks changed and will be forced to vacate their on-campus apartment, while also remaining liable for the remaining balance.
“Wright State is following the same procedures it always has, in accordance with the housing agreement each student signed before moving in,” said Director of the Office of Communications Seth Bauguess. “In most cases, the only residents who actually face loss of housing are those who ignore the letters and don’t contact Residence Life and Housing to make other arrangements that may involve Raider Connect or others.”
Students who have not been making housing payments up to this point have received three letters advising them to make arrangements to pay their rent. Only students who have received these letters and still have made no attempt to pay their rent will be receiving these eviction notices.
According to Raider Connect, students registered for the Fall 2020 semester will not have their class registrations automatically dropped for incomplete or non-payment of fees, due to precautionary measures caused by the coronavirus.
Residence Life and Housing does not have the same policy for Fall 2020, stating that students may be evicted or be unable to register for classes next term due to non-payment.
Students on campus are sympathetic towards their peers who are struggling financially during this time.
“I feel as though they aren’t giving students enough time to come up with the money they require [for their rent payments],” said first-year student and Hawthorne resident Cal Kahoun. “It seems kinda out of the blue, but it’s something to remember when choosing housing in future semesters.”
While students living within the Woods, Hamilton Hall and the Village are not at risk of being evicted, they have also been receiving notices if their housing payments have not been made up to this point as well.
“Please keep in mind that an outstanding balance can prevent you from registering for future classes,” said Residence Life and Housing representative Kimberly Dancer in the payment reminders to these students.
Students can log onto www.wright.edu/bursar to view their billing statements and make payments.
