Similar to tuition deposits and housing deposits for the residence halls, the University Apartments office collects a $300 housing deposit from any eligible student who is interested in leasing a University Apartment for the upcoming year.
In order to live in the University Apartments, you must meet the following requirements::
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Be enrolled as a Marquette student when entering into the lease |
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Be 21 years old (at the start of your lease) |
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Be 2 years out of high school (at the start of your lease) |
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Have completed your 2-year residence hall requirement |
When multiple roommates share an apartment, all individuals must be of the same gender.
Our deposit collection period occurs in mid- to late-October, during the weeks before and after fall break. This immediately precedes the apartment selection time frame during which students use the online Campus Living system to select their apartment for the following academic year.
Payment of the housing deposit unlocks a students' ability to partake in the Apartment Selection Process. Every individual interested in selecting an apartment for the following year must pay a deposit. This includes current tenants who are planning to renew and any new applicants.
We typically cease collecting deposits after the main Apartment Selection Process is complete. So if you are applying after November (for the following summer/fall), or if you are applying for a spring-semester lease, a deposit may not be required.
There are a number of methods for paying your housing deposit:
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Credit / Debit Card or E-Check |
Pay online through the Campus Living Portal on . In Checkmarq, select the Housing tab under quick links, and click on 鈥淎ccess Campus Living.鈥� This will open the Campus Living website in a new window. Under the Apartment Selection heading, click on 鈥淧ay Deposit鈥� and follow the subsequent steps. (Fees may apply). (Click here for detailed instructions for online deposit payment). |
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Check or Money Order |
University Apartments Office (1032 W Wisconsin Ave.)
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Waiver / Leasing Quiz |
Complete and pass a Leasing Quiz for a deposit waiver
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Unlike most landlords (who collect a security deposit - the balance of which may be used against future damages or charges), the housing deposit for the University Apartments in more akin to earnest money.
This means that your housing deposit will go towards paying your future rental charges. It is a pre-payment, and will typically be applied to your housing charges for the fall semester.
Therefore, the housing deposit is not returned at the conclusion of leases in the University Apartments.
If you submit a housing deposit to apply for the University Apartments, you will have access to the Apartment Selection system in Campus Living (Checkmarq), where you (and any roommates) can choose from the available apartments at your designated time.
Applying for apartments is possible without paying a deposit (by completing the Leasing Quiz). Therefore, students who instead choose to pay the deposit to apply must realize that they are doing so without the possibility of a refund - even if they decide not to select an apartment.
As long as there are apartments available through the University Apartments - irrespective of interest in building or apartment type - refunds will not be offered.
We therefore encourage all students to apply via the Leasing Quiz.
