[+]Welcome
Welcome to The Courtyards at the University of Maryland! We know that sending your son or daughter to college can be a bittersweet experience for you. We want to provide you with information that will assist and help with the transition. Feel free to contact us if we can be of assistance with any part of your son’s or daughter’s housing experience at The Courtyards. Throughout this website you will find helpful information regarding payment of rent, links to university departments, and other resources for your convenience.
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The full lease rental rate is due and payable in 12 equal installments during the lease term. Each installment is due in full on the 1st of each month without reminder. After the 10th of each month, a 5% late fee is applied to the account.
Rent may be paid in-person using a check or money order. A check or money order may also be mailed to: The Courtyards 8000 Boteler Lane College Park, MD 20740. If paying with a check or money order, please include the resident’s name and apartment numbering the memo section.
One-time or recurring electronic payments may be made on the Resident Portal using a credit/debit card or a bank draft. There is an additional transaction fee for using a credit/debit cards, however, bank drafts are free of charge.
[+]Recurring Payments
If you plan to pay rent electronically, we encourage you to consider setting up a recurring payment through the Resident Portal. The recurring payment option is very easy to set-up and manage, and allows you the benefit of knowing you do not have to remember to mail or drop off a payment or to log-in and make the one-time payments.
Like one-time electronic payments, you may use a debit/credit card (transaction fees apply) or a bank draft to pay. The recurring payment option allows you to choose the payment method, payment, amount, and payment frequency. You may also edit your payment settings at anytime to change your payments or to stop using the recurring option.
[+]Online RCR
Upon move-in, your son/daughter is encouraged to assess the condition of his/her room and apartment, and then complete a Room Condition Report (RCR) online documenting the condition of the space at the time of move-in. Upon move-out an inspection of your apartment is completed comparing the condition at move-in with the condition at move-out to determine damage charges and work that must be completed prior to a new resident moving in. If your son/daughter does not complete and submit an RCR, the room and apartment will be inspected with the assumption that all items and furniture were in satisfactory condition with no damage at move-in.
To complete and submit the RCR, he/she must log on to his/her Resident Portal via
www.umdcourtyards.com. The RCR must be completed within two (2) business days of checking in to be accepted. To complete the form he/she will:
- Assess the condition of the unit overall including walls, carpet, furniture, appliances and bathroom.
- Select the appropriate condition box and add descriptions of any damage that exist in the unit. Be as specific as possible using numbers, dimensions and descriptions. For example, if the kitchen counter has a The Courtyards written in the laminate, he/she might write 2 inch The Courtyards written near sink in the move-in column in the kitchen section next to “counter”.
- Submit the completed RCR and print or e-mail a copy for his/her records.
