Any personal property with an estimated value of $250 or more that is abandoned on the premises of University Housing will be subject to the following:
- A notice will be emailed to the student’s University email account. A Housing staff member will also attempt to contact the student on their cell phone.
- The notice will be sent within one week of the end of the contract between the individual and University Housing.
- The notice will describe the abandoned property, a contact person and phone number, the location where the property can be claimed, and date by which the property must be claimed. This date will be no later than 14 days from the date of the email notice.
- If the property has not been claimed by the specified date, the property will become the property of UNL and will be subject to UNL’s policy on surplus property.
Notice is not required to the student for abandoned property with an estimated value of less than $250. If the property is determined to have an estimated value of less than $250, a 14-day waiting period will ensue at the end of which ownership of the property shall immediately transfer to UNL and will be subject to UNL’s policy on surplus property.
Policy last modified December 2024