Announcements

Announcements

28-Feb-2008

Important Tax Information: The renter’s credit for income taxes does not apply to anyone in Caltech Housing. All of Caltech affiliated housing is tax exempt.

12-Feb-2008

For Faculty and Postdocs,

This change is scheduled to go into effect beginning with your February 2008 rent charges. This means that beginning in February 2008, you will no longer pay your housing charges directly to the Housing Office or your apartment manager. Instead, you will pay your charges through the Bursar’s Office. For information on payment procedures and policies, please contact the Bursar’s Office at x2988 or visit their website at http://bursar.caltech.edu.

We apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

8-Feb-2008 For Graduate Students:

The Housing Office has been working with IMSS over the past few years to develop a new billing and database system that works in conjunction with Exeter, the program currently used by the Bursar’s Office. In an effort to coordinate and consolidate billing practices, monthly rental billings will now hit student accounts at the beginning of the month instead of the end of the month. This is scheduled to go into effect on your February 2008 statement, resulting in two month’s Housing bills being processed that month. For instance, your February statement will have January’s housing charges and will bill ahead for February’s housing charges as well. The Bursar’s Office will be granting anyone affected by this one time change an additional 6 months (August 2008) to pay off the additional amount, without any penalty fees, if needed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but hope that the additional time given to settle the double billing will alleviate any problems.

If you have any questions, please contact the Housing Office. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation

29-Jan-2008 If you are living in Caltech student housing, you may start noticing some unusual charges/credits in the coming months. We would like to explain the changes. The Housing Office is switching to a new database and accounting system. For auditing purposes, this new database will process a credit and a charge for any changes in room assignment or board plan. For example, if you move from room “A” to room “B” in the same unit/house, you will see a prorated credit for room “A” and a prorated charge for room “B” based on the date that the change took place. This should not affect the total amount of the term/monthly charge unless you move to a different location charged at a different rate. Since charges/credits may be involved in any adjustment, it is absolutely crucial that you submit a room move form as accurately as possible. If a room move form has an incorrect room number, more adjustments will show up on your account once the problem is discovered and corrected, so please be sure to submit accurate paperwork in a timely manner. This will also help you avoid any additional fees, like the $25.00 charge for not submitting a room move form within 5 days of moving to a new location.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your housing charges, please feel free to contact our office.

Thank you,
Housing Office

Caltech Department of Institute Housing 1200 E. California Blvd. 160-86 Pasadena, CA 91125	Click Here to Email Housing	main number: maintenance: fax:	626.395.6176 626.395.6175 626.584.7161