Refund of our accomodation fees

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Students living in halls at the University of Hertfordshire are being charged the full amount of rent for rooms we cannot return to, due to the national lockdown imposed on us. The university should be refunding us for our accommodation, It's unfair, unjust and unethical.

In a time where seminars are online and students are stuck at home, it seems completely unfair for students to be continuously charged for rooms we cannot return to. Most of us went home for the Christmas period and find ourselves unable to return to our accomodation due to the national lockdown, we've raised our concerns to the university, to no avail. this is unfair on all of us and it needs to stop, the university needs to put us first and not focus on how much money they can take from us.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Suspending payments for rent or ending a tenancy early is a matter for individual landlords, including universities, and not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Enable all students to end university tenancy agreements early due to Covid-19: Enable all students to end university tenancy agreements early due to Covid-19.

Reimburse student rents for all accommodation not used during this academic year: Reimburse student rents for all accommodation not used during this academic year

Implement support for university students during Covid-19: Implement support for university students during Covid-19

Timeline

13 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
20 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Jan 2021

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