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DECEMBER 2024 MONTHLY EDITION
to the Newest Edition of The Lumina Loop Newsletter!
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Without further ado: enjoy this edition of The Lumina Loop!
Sincerely,
The Lumina Communities Team
In this edition you can expect to learn about:
Resident Appreciation Day Maintaining Apartment Tips
Returning to Lumina
Holiday Break Office Hours
Lease Transfer Information
Apartment Meal Plans
DEC 11: COFFEE & DONUTS
Join us and kick off the start of winter break!
SAINT MARTIN HALL BY THE ELEVATORS
12-2 PM While Supplies Last
BROTTIER HALL IN THE KITCHENETTE
1-3 PM While Supplies Last
MCGINLEY HALL
IN THE LOBBY
2-4 PM While Supplies Last
MAINTAINING MAINTAINING
APARTMENT TIPS APARTMENT TIPS
RETURNING RETURNING TO TO LUMINA?
HOLIDAY DECOR GUIDELINES:
Mindful Practices to Help Everyone!
Brottier, McGinley, or St. Martin are your home! We are always impressed with the way the buildings can change from season to season and love to see everyone’s holiday spirit As the holiday season approaches, please be mindful of the guidelines in your lease when it comes to decorating your spaces and door!
What are some ways you can be mindful when decorating for the holidays?
Be aware of other residents’ decorations Do not steal or damage their decor
Be aware of the safety concerns for decorations and ensure that you will not be creating a fire hazard in your unit, common area, or hallway.
Use battery operated lights to avoid a fire hazard.
Use removable decorations to prevent damage to the or surfaces.
Review your lease or community guidelines to understand any specific rules about decorations.
Winter Break
Office Hours
The Lumina Communities Office will be closed : December 24th-25th & December 31st-1st
Normal office hours will resume January
2nd : Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 pm
Closed Saturday-Sunday
Apartment Meal Plan Information
2025-2026
It’s time to renew your meal plan or sign up for next semester! Sign into your Duquesne Portal and select “Meal Plan”, then select the apartment meal plan form and fill out with your desired plan.
Meal swipes carry over week-to-week but will expire at the end of the semester. Flex will roll over semester-to-semester but will expire at the end of the academic year.
Primary Plan: $1,100
4 meal swipes per week, $500 Flex per semester
Premium Plan: $1,700
7 meal swipes per week, $750 Flex per semester
THE LEASE TRANSFER PROCESS: TIPS TO HELP YOU!
1) WHAT'S THE REASON?
Therearevariousreasonsthatyoumaybeinterestedintransferringyour lease Forexample-Areyougraduating?Studyingabroad?Areyou havingchallengeswithyourroommate?Nomatterthereason,the residentwillcontinuetobefinanciallyresponsiblefortheirleaseuntila successfulleasetransferoccurs
2)LEASETRANSFERSCOSTMONEY.
Itcosts$150totransferyourlease Additionalfeesmayapplyifyoutransfer yourleasepriortoSeptember1.Departingresidentswillseethischargeon theirDUstudentaccountAFTERacompletedleasetransfer.
Theoriginallesseewillfinishtheirleaseattheendofthemonth Thenew leasewillbegintheirnewleaseonthefirstofthemonth Thisappliestoall months,withtheexceptionofsummertime 3)ENDDATE.STARTDATE.
4.)OPTIONSTOCONSIDER.
Stayinyourcurrentunitthroughtheendofthelease
EachofthefollowingoptionsrequiresyoutocompleteaLeaseTransfer RequestusingyourMultiPasscredentials(locatedonourCampusLinkpage under"Forms”)andworkwiththeLeasingAgent. Transferyourleasetosomeoneelsewhoiseligibleandwantstoliveinthe hall NOTE:Itisyourresponsibilitytofindsomeonetotakeoveryourlease Ifapplicable,yourroommate(s)“buysout”thespaceyouresideinto alleviateresponsibilityandensuretheydonotreceiveanotherroommate Thiswouldtransferthecosttotheresident(s)remaininginthespace
5)DOCUMENTSTOSIGN
1)LeaseTransferAgreement-Currentresidentandincomingresident 2.)Lease-Incomingresidentandincomingresident’sguarantor.
Afteralldocumentsaresigned,theLeasingAgentwillsignandexecutethe leasetransfer,andworkwiththeresidentstosetupatimelineforthemove out/moveinprocess.
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