Hall Damage Deposit
Each Wofford College Resident Student is required to pay a $50 hall damage deposit. Students who will be living on campus for the first time will be sent a bill for this deposit in July.
When a student moves out of a room, the room is checked by a Residence Life staff member for damages. The student is in turn billed over the summer for these damages. All damage charges must be paid before the student may move into the residence halls again. Each student must maintain a balance of $50 on their hall damage deposit at all times.
When a student moves off-campus, transfers, or graduates, the $50 hall damage deposit is refunded, less any damages for that year.
Common damages are listed below:
- Wall damage—Students will be assessed fines for damages to the wall. In order to avoid charges for damages, we recommend that students use 3M Command Adhesive Strips to adhere items to the wall. These will not cause damage to the wall. If students use foam tape or nails to hang things on the wall, they may be assessed for damages.
- Keys—Students are assessed a $50 lock change fine for losing or failing to turn in their room keys.
- Furniture—All furniture that is in the room when a student arrives must be present when a student checks out. If a piece of furniture is missing from the room upon check-out, the student will be charge to replace that piece of furniture.
- Floors—Student are encourage to bring in carpets or rugs for the floors of their rooms. However, flooring should not be adhered with tape or other adhesives. Students who leave tile or tape residue in a room will be charged.
Additionally, any damage that is done to a common area (bathroom, lobby, hallway, etc.) will be assessed and the costs divided among all residents that reside in that area. Each Resident Assistant will go over the community damage program in the first hall meeting of the year.