Fall 2026 Move Out

Contact your Resident Assistant in advance to schedule a checkout time.

Your checkout time must be BEFORE December 11, 2026, at 12:00 PM (noon).

• GRADUATING IN DECEMBER? Please submit a Late Stay Request online in your MyUSAHousing portal under the 'Requests' menu.

You must submit a Cancellation Request online in your MyUSAHousing portal under the 'Requests' menu and be approved for contract release. Click here for approved cancellation reasons.

If you decided DURING the Winter Break AFTER December 11 that you will NOT be enrolling for the Spring 2027 semester, you need to contact the USA Housing office (251-341-4663 or housing@southalabama.edu), remove your belongings from your room, and then return your room key to the USA Housing office. You will be charged a daily rate until your room key is returned*. The office will be open Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM until 5:00 PM on December 18, 2026.

The USA Housing office will be closed starting at 5:00 PM on December 18, 2026, until 8:00 AM on January 4, 2027. If you move out AFTER December 18, 2026, contact the USA Housing on-call team by calling your respective Community Office to return your room key after removing your belongings. You will be charged a rate of $25.00 per night until your room key is returned to an on-call staff member with a completed check-out packet.* Leaving the key in the room and not checking out with a staff member is not approved.

You must submit a Cancellation Request online in your MyUSAHousing portal under the 'Requests' menu and be approved for contract release. Click here for approved cancellation reasons.

*Any cancellations of the Academic Year 2026-2027 housing contract during the Winter Break period will subject the student to a $25 per night charge equal to the number of nights of occupancy of Winter Break (not applicable to December graduating students). See Financial Policies for more details.

• There will be a campus-wide power outage for electrical maintenance scheduled to take place in December 2026 - the specific date and time will be announced. In the case of inclement weather, a reserved backup date for the outage will also be set.
  
  
• The Fresh Food Company (Dining Hall) will close after dinner service on Thursday, December 10, 2026. 
• AHSAA State Flag Football & Football Championships: December 1-5, 2026
• North-South All-Star Football Game: December 11, 2026
• Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Game: December 12, 2026
  
  
• The 68 Ventures Bowl will be on Saturday, December 26, 2026. Football game day parking restrictions begin on Friday, December 25, at 5:00 PM. As a reminder, all residents should be mindful of where to park their vehicles before and during Game Days.
  
  
  • See the parking map linked HERE. If you have a vehicle parked in Lots 101, 102, 103, 105, 203, 204, 205, 206, 307, or 311, it must be moved by Tuesday, December 16, at 5:00 PM. Any vehicles remaining in these lots after this time will be towed at the owner's expense.
    
    
  • If other residential lots are full, after 3:45 PM on Friday, December 25, you may also relocate your vehicle to Lot 804.
    
    

  • Beginning at 8:00 AM on Friday, December 25, you may relocate your vehicle to one of the other residential lots: Stokes/Delta 3/4/5 (lot 306), Azalea/Camellia/Epsilon/Delta 6 (lot 305), or Gamma (lot 303). Residents may resume parking in the gravel lots on Sunday, December 27, at 8 am.

  • Please be aware that on Saturday, December 26, from 8:00 AM to approximately 8:00 PM, all residential students must enter campus through Entrance #3 (Jaguar Blvd at Student Recreation Center). No entrance will be permitted at Entrance #1 or Entrance #2. You must have your residential or Gamma parking decal visible. Traditions at South residents may only park at either the Traditions at South building lot or the auxiliary lot across West Dr.