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Fees at University Villa

Posted in Generalon Feb 13, 2007

One of my readers wanted to know about fees at University Villa in Provo, Utah. While I’m not the authoritative source, I thought I would share what I know.

Every month, there is a $10 communications fee in addition to rent and utilities. A semester parking sticker costs $15. Failing a cleaning check is suppose to incur a $5 recheck fee. Failing a cleaning check twice usually results in cleaning charges which is variable depending on what needs cleaning. Paying rent late incurs a $20-25 late rent fee.

Parking after midnight with out a permit risks getting a boot on your vehicle, which results in a $55 fee to University Parking Enforcement.

Camping in the Cove

Posted in Adventureson Aug 25, 2006

As part of my homelessness, I spent a night camping out in an area in between a couple of University Villa buildings known as the Cove. We had a campfire in the barbecue, pizza, croquette, a shopping cart, and a tent to sleep in. It was more of a party than anything else, so it was pretty fun.
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Homeless day one

Posted in Lifeon Aug 21, 2006

So Maria finally came around at about noon on Saturday, and gave me a perfect checkout. In 30 days (according to the PDF of the BYU Housing Handbook) I should be getting my deposit back, less some money for the last month utilities.

So ever since then I’ve been homeless. I found an apartment that I previously crashed in to crash in again. The only problem is that there hasn’t been any hot water, so my shower was kind of chilly. I guess I can’t complain since I’m not really suppose to be crashing here anyway. Another disadvantage I found was that it was difficult to get the wrinkles out of my white shirt for church.

People seem to be helping me in simple ways. I got a Slurpee within an hour of being homeless. Ryan shared some milk to use with my cereal, and Carson provided the pasta for my Alfredo sauce for dinner.

T plus a handful of minutes

Posted in Lifeon Aug 19, 2006

I’m out! I didn’t sleep a wink, I didn’t even slow down. Everything is out, all my cleaning assignments are done. My neighbors are serving breakfast, which is good. Now I just need to figure out where I’m sleeping tonight.

Maria is suppose to come by to check me out of my apartment. I told her that I would be ready at 10am, which I am, but I wonder when she will actually come around.

T minus five hours

Posted in Lifeon Aug 19, 2006

Well, except for the vacuuming in my bedroom, all my cleaning assignments are finished. Now all I have to do is get my stuff out. One of my neighbors who works really early mornings cleaning the Wilk was just getting off work and was surprised that I was still at it. In five hours, I can surely get everything out.

Wrapping aluminum foil around the stove burner pans is an art.

T minus seven hours

Posted in Lifeon Aug 19, 2006

I’m still awake and kicking. I finally have everything out of my room and the room is all cleaned up. I just need to vacuum it, and I’ll wait for my roommate to wake up before I do that.

I just have to clean the oven, and get all my stuff from the living room to other places outside the apartment and I’m done.

My roommate Jason left without checking out, and he was suppose to clean the rest of the kitchen, so I really don’t need to worry any of that, because he will just get cleaning charges taken out of his deposit and that is that.

T minus thirteen hours

Posted in Lifeon Aug 18, 2006

In about thirteen hours, I check out of University Villa. I’ll probably be packing and cleaning for the next 12 hours straight. After I leave, I’ll be homeless in Provo. I’m transferring to Portland State University, but I don’t leave for Oregon until about August 30th. I have a tent and a sleeping bag all ready. Check back on my blog to see how living with out a home goes for me.


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