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Resident handbook

Finance

Occupancy Fees 

UofT students who are residents of Graduate House must pay their monthly Occupancy Fees via ACORN (Accessible Campus Online Resource Network). Occupancy Fees are posted on your student account at the beginning of every month and are subject to a 1.5% service charge as of the 15th of the month. Graduate House does not control the issuing of service charges, nor do we receive any of the service charges collected by the Office of Student Accounts. 

You can conveniently monitor your ACORN account online. The Office of Student Accounts will send monthly e-mail notices if your account has a balance. This e-mail notice will be sent only to UTOR e-mail addresses. 

Occupancy Fee Payments for U of T Students

Occupancy fees are paid the same way as tuition fees. All you need is an invoice/remittance slip (which you can print online from your ACORN account), which you then bring to your bank of choice. Most major banks (including any of their branches, anywhere in Canada) will be able to process your payment.  

ACORN monthly fees can be paid at a bank teller with cash, a money order, or certified cheque. You can also pay by telephone or online banking if your financial institution offers these services. 

First/Last Month’s Charge to ACORN

Your first month’s Occupancy Fees are applied before you arrive, and your application and confirmation deposits will have already been posted as credits to your ACORN account. Your first month’s fees will be pro-rated to reflect your move-in date. Also, your monthly Occupancy Fees will vary according to your room type. 

Your last month’s Occupancy Fees will be pro-rated to reflect your move-out date and will also vary according to your room type. 

Acorn Monthly Fees

We recommend that you wait to pay your monthly Occupancy Fees until they are posted on your ACORN account, which happens by the 5th of every month. This will guarantee that your payment does not appear on your account before your charge does and is not applied to other charges that may be on your account. 

For more information on how to pay your fees, consult the Office of Student Accounts’ fees website at fees.utoronto.ca.  

Taxes 

Note that payments to a designated Ontario university residence such as Graduate House cannot be claimed as rent on your Ontario tax form (there is a separate line on the form for student residence fees). Graduate House does not issue rent receipts for tax-related purposes. 

Occupancy Fees for Non-U of T Students

Residents who are not UofT students must pay their Occupancy Fees directly to the Graduate House Office on the first of every month via certified cheque, Canadian debit card, or money order in Canadian funds. Personal cheques, credit cards, and cash are not accepted. 

Non-UofT residents are also required to pay a $500.00 damage deposit. This deposit is refundable within 6–8 weeks of departure via cheque made payable to the resident, assuming no room or suite damages have been assessed, and all keys are returned on time. 

Graduate House Council Fees

Graduate House Council fees are charged at $11.67 per semester (fall and winter) and $11.66 for the summer. This is posted as a lump-sum charge to your ACCORN account for the number of months you will stay at Graduate House, as indicated on your Occupancy Agreement. The Graduate House Council fee is wholly non-refundable in all circumstances, regardless of when you give notice to move out. 

Liability

The University bears no responsibility for damage to or loss of a Resident’s private property. The University’s insurance policies do not cover a Resident’s private possessions. The Resident is responsible for providing insurance on their own personal property and is advised to acquire adequate insurance coverage. Please consult your Occupancy Agreement for more information. 

Damages and Deficiencies

The cost of all damages and/or deficiencies will be posted to your ACORN account. If the damage is in the common areas of your suite, the cost will be shared among the suitemates (unless one person comes forward and assumes full responsibility for the damage). You should check your ACORN account on-line in the weeks following your move.  

Damage charges for non-UofT students will be deducted from their damage deposit. 

Damage charges represent the standard rate for a particular type of repair, based on charges to us by UofT Facilities & Services. 

Standard Charges

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