Terminate and moving out

The notice period is two or three months, depending on the type of housing you live in. You can check the notice period for your particular housing on My page.

You can choose to move out earlier, but you still have to pay rent for the duration of your contract. This means that if you have terminated your contract for April 30, you must pay rent for the whole month of April, even if you choose to move out on April 16.

If you do not plan to stay for the entire duration of your contract, you can consider subleasing your residence to another student. Read more about subleasing here.

Take with you everything that wasn't in the residence when you moved in.

If you no longer want certain items, you must throw them out yourself or take them to the closest recycling centre.

You cannot leave trash or other items when moving out.

You must take all of your personal belongings, including:

• Your furniture

• Your belongings

• Trash

Check that you have taken everything from:

In the Residence:

• Closets

• Drawers

• Shelves

• Balcony

In the Kitchen:

• Kitchen cabinets

• Drawers

• Dishwasher

• Stove

• Trash cabinet

• Refrigerator

• Freezer

In the Bathroom:

• Drawers

• Cabinets

• Trash can

• Toilet brush

• Shower shelf

Storage and Other Areas:

• Storage room

• Bicycle storage

• Mailbox

• Stroller room

You must clean the following in every room of the residence when moving out:

Residence

• Floor and baseboards

• Windows and windowsill. If possible, both sides of the window must be cleaned.

• Curtain rod and roller blinds

• Doors, handles and door frames

• Light switches

• Furniture

• The cover on the top mattress. This should be cleaned at 40 degrees and must air dry

• The balcony

Bathroom

• Floors and walls

• Shower and taps

• Cabinets and shelves

• Mirror and the light fixtures

• Sink and tap

• The toilet

• The shower drain

• The water trap and drain in the sink

• Clean the shower curtain on 60 degrees and let air dry

• Cover of ventilation duct

• Turn off the heating cables

Kitchen

• Cabinets, shelves and drawers

• Underside of overhead cabinet

• The wall between the kitchen counter and cabinets

• The wall behind the oven and fridge if these can be pulled forward

• Walls in general

• Cover of ventilation duct

• Curtain strip, curtain rod and/or blinds

• Kitchen sink and tap

• The water trap and drain

• Interior and exterior of refrigerator and stove

• Refrigerator

• Defrost and clean the freezer

• Clean behind and on the sides of the refrigerator and oven if these can be pulled out

• Stove top

• The plates and grate

• The kitchen fan

• Inside waste cupboards and waste bins

Storage room

• Empty the storage room

• Vacuum or sweep the floor

Residence

You must clean the following in every room of the residence when moving out:

• Floor and baseboards

• Windows and windowsill. If possible, both sides of the window must be cleaned.

• Curtain rod and roller blinds

• Doors, handles and door frames

• Light switches

• Furniture

• The cover on the top mattress. This should be cleaned at 40 degrees and must air dry

• The balcony

Bathroom

If you are sharing a bathroom, you can make an agreement with the others about what to clean, but it is your responsibility to make sure the bathroom is clean when you move out. You can use this checklist when cleaning:

• Floors and walls

• Shower and taps

• Cabinets and shelves

• Mirror and the light fixtures

• Sink and tap

• The toilet

• The shower drain

• The water trap and drain in the sink

• Clean the shower curtain on 60 degrees and let air dry

• Cover of ventilation duct

• Turn off the heating cables if you have a private bathroom

Kitchen

If you are sharing a kitchen, you can make an agreement with the others about what to clean, but it is your responsibility to make sure the kitchen is clean when you move out. It is especially important that the cupboards and drawers belonging to your room are emptied and cleaned. You can use this check list when cleaning:

• Cabinets, shelves and drawers

• Underside of overhead cabinet

• The wall between the kitchen counter and cabinets

• The wall behind the oven and fridge if these can be pulled forward

• Walls in general

• Cover of ventilation duct

• Curtain strip, curtain rod and/or blinds

• Kitchen sink and tap

• The water trap and drain

• Interior and exterior of refrigerator and stove

• Refrigerator

• Defrost and clean the freezer

• Clean behind and on the sides of the refrigerator and oven if these can be pulled out

• Stove top

• The plates and grate

• The kitchen fan

• Inside waste cupboards and waste bins

Storage room

• Empty the storage room

• Vacuum or sweep the floor

The postbox key should be left inside your residence, on the floor by the door.

When you have registered your move-out, you hand in your key card in the box marked "Moving out on My page" at your student village.

Location of the box:

• Kringsjå: between Olav M. Troviks vei 70 and 72

• Sogn: outside Sognsveien 85

• Bjølsen: outside the laundry room in Moldegata 5

• Other student houses: in the entrance area of the building

The postbox key should be left inside your residence, on the floor by the door.

If you can't register moving out digitally, you have to hand in keys to the Customer Service Centre in Problemveien 9. You can also do this if you don't wish to register moving out digitally.

Here's how:

• Place your keys in an envelope

• Mark the envelope with your name and the address you have had

• Deliver the envelope to the SiO Customer Service Center by 12 (noon) on the day your contract expires

• If the Customer Service Center is closed, you hand in the envelope in the slot to the left of the main entrance

If you live in Studenterhuset Schultz gate, you cannot register moving out digitally and you have to return your keys to the house manager by 12 (noon) the day your contract expires.