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Before heading back home...

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Accommodation in a hall of residence of the Studierendenwerk

1. Final rent payment

In general, your tenancy agreement runs until the end of the tenancy as specified in the contract. The rent will be taken from your account, as agreed on, until the tenancy ends. If you are planning to move out of your accommodation before the last rent is due and would already like to close your bank account, please get in touch with our Rent Accounts Department straight away:

mieten@stwm.de

phone: +49 89 38196-280  or
             +49 89 38196-206

For Servicepaket students:
The rent is always paid via advance payments covering three months, after the payment has been requested by the Rent Accounts Department.

2. Deposit

The deposit you paid for your accommodation unit will be returned to your bank account roughly four months after your departure. In order to cover utility costs such as heating, water etc., the Studierendenwerk keeps back €100 from your deposit for the time being. 
Should your utility costs be higher than the €100, the Studierendenwerk will keep the remaining deposit. If you used less than the €100, you will get your money back. This process is what the Germans call “Nebenkostenabrechnung” (i.e. settlement of utilities paid for and used, in a given time period).

DON’T FORGET to give your hall’s administrative office the details of your home bank account so that whatever remains of your deposit can be transferred to your account!

Please also check your letter box and emails regularly to see if there’s news from the Studierendenwerk.

Checklist: Before heading back home...

  • Do I know what I want to do when I get back home - e.g., do I already have a job or will I continue studying?

  • Did I hand in the notice for my room in time?

  • Did I pay the last rent before closing my bank account?

  • Have I officially de-registered with the KVR (Department of Public Order)?

  • Have I had my name taken off the university register (“Exmatrikulation”)?

  • Have I had my “Exmatrikulation” entered into my “Studienbuch” (documentation of my studies)

  • Have I cancelled all my insurances which I only took out for my time abroad?

  • Have I returned all books and other media that I borrowed?

  • Have I collected all my course certificates and exam results?

  • Do I need copies, certifications or translations of any of the certificates I received?

  • Have I informed my bank and health insurance company of my departure and have I cancelled both?

  • Have I already organised to sell or give away my books, furniture, etc.?

  • Have I cancelled all my contracts such as telephone, gas, electricity, water, ”Rundfunkbeitrag” (public broadcasting licence fee)?

  • Do I still need any health check-ups or would it make sense to see a certain doctor before I leave?

  • How will I say good-bye to my friends?

  • Do I have all my friend's addresses - also in their own country or from their parents?

  • Have I already booked my flight or train ticket?

  • How is my luggage getting back home, for instance, how many bags can I check in on my flight?

  • Who is taking me to the airport or how am I getting to the airport?

  • Who will collect me from the airport at home?

  • Have I told the Studierendenwerk the details of my home bank account for returning the deposit?

  • Have I returned the keys to my room to my hall’s caretaker or thrown them into the letter box “Schlüsselrückgabe”?

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