re: LSU charging 75% penalty to all students who moved out of dorms for CoronaVirus (updated)

When I was at LSU I had a POS roommate threaten me multiple times. RA did nothing. RA’s boss did nothing. Residential life did nothing. He ended up getting arrested and I was advised by police to move off campus for my own safety. Res life even said they agreed, but then said I should go to some other dorm on campus. No way was I doing that, so I left, and they charged me “$1400 for breaking my contract.” I appealed. Denied. I appealed the denial. Denied again. Then I asked for my housing contract which clearly stated that Res life would handle any disputes between roommates, which they clearly did not do. It took having my dad, a lawyer, to point out that they too had violated the contract and it was therefore null and void for me to finally get my money back. Had I not had my dad to help fight it I would have been out $1400.