Spring 2026 Only Applicant Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Policy Overview

Please note:

  • Applicants for upper-level housing who complete the Housing Application but later decide that they would not like to participate in room selection should cancel their license agreement immediately. Any student who signs a license agreement as part of the Housing Application will receive a room assignment, regardless of whether they participate in room selection. Once an assignment has been made, that student will have ten days in which to cancel without incurring a cancellation fee (A non-compliance fee may still apply).
  • As of August 15, 2023,any applicant for housing who cancels their license agreement more than ten days after being notified (to the email account which they specified as their university email on their profile in the Housing Portal) of their room assignment will be responsible for paying the cancellation fee, which is equal to one full semester’s cost of a Unitas double.
  • If a student does not cancel within the ten-day period, but still wishes to be released from their licensing agreement, they have the option to find a non-residential student to take over their bedspace. The potential new resident should not currently have an active licensing agreement with University Housing. This option is not a sublease between the two students since each student will have their own licensing agreement with University Housing. More information about this policy can be found by clicking here.
     

Payment

Please note that cancellation charges should be paid quickly. Students whose accounts are not paid by the established deadlines may be subject to financial penalties. Please visit the Office of the Bursar for tuition and fees, financial penalties, how to you’re your bills online or via check, and more.

Send all payments to:

University of Louisville Bursar’s Office
2211 S. Brook St.
Louisville, KY 40292


 

Decided Not To Attend?

Please visit the Cancellation Policy Overview if you are either a first-year applicant or an upper-level applicant and no longer wish to attend classes at the University of Louisville.

If a student withdraws or chooses not to enroll after receiving their housing assignment and moving in, they should cancel their application immediately. A cancellation fee will be placed on the student’s account, but will be removed after add/drop period ends and University Housing verifies that that student is not enrolled. The student will be required to pay a prorated amount for the time spent in the room.


 

Cancellation Fee Appeal Request

Any applicant who has applied but chooses not to enroll in courses at the University of Louisville may cancel their license agreement without having to pay a cancellation fee; students who are not enrolled after the University’s Add/Drop date will have their cancellation fee automatically removed.

If you feel that you are exempt from the terms of this policy, please submit the Cancellation Fee Appeal Request in the Cards Nest, along with supporting documentation. Please note: The cancellation fee must be placed on your student account before you have access to submit the appeal.

If you are not approved for a live-on exemption and you are not approved for a cancellation fee appeal request for the same academic semester, you will not be responsible for paying both fees. You will only be responsible for the cancellation fee for that semester.