Tuesday is the day when many apartment dwellers will lock their doors for the final time, perhaps even using this very page to wrap up their favorite vase.

Moving out is not just a busy time for students, but also for all the moving parts involved – no pun intended.

“It’s definitely our busiest time of the year,” said Amanda Brunk, manager of Kwik Connection, 116 Beedle Drive, which rents out trucks through Budget Truck Rental.

She said 20 of their moving trucks have been rented out for the last two or three months.

“The majority of rentals have been students who are moving,” Brunk said.

Wendy Knerr, office assistant of Bud’s Service Center and U-Haul, 1817 E. Lincoln Way, said they have had all 200 of their trucks rented out for at least a month.

“We’ve been extremely busy &#8212 we have nothing available until the third [of August],” Knerr said.

Most tenants have until July 31 to move out of their current apartments.

Cory Paysen, owner of Total Property Management, 115 S. Sheldon Ave., said they have a 50 percent turnover rate.

“Tenants want to live in all the newer stuff that’s being built,” Paysen said.

Paysen said he allows tenants to move in early on July 31 if the prior tenants move out early. Other property managers allow early move-in, as well.

“Everyone wants to move in early,” said Matt Stock, manager of West Towne Apartments, 4700 Mortensen Road. “Quite a few do, actually.”

At Sterling University Plains, 4912 Mortensen Road, all tenants move out on July 25. Megan Megraw, Sterling community adviser and senior in marketing, said they clean their apartment units for six days and then allow tenants to move back in on July 31.

“They know when they sign their lease that they have to move out on the 25th, so we don’t get complaints,” Megraw said.

With apartment dwellers being homeless for a night – or more in some cases – hotels have taken some of them in.

Finding room in one of Ames’ hotels may prove difficult, however, as the Midwest Energy Association is also in town for its annual conference.

AmericInn Motel and Suites, 2507 S.E. 16th St., is one motel that has had its reservation books filled for months because of the conference.

University Inn, 229 S. Duff Ave., has also been busy, but a representative said that was due to another conference that’s been in town.

Floor cleaners are also feeling the hustle and bustle of moving time.

“It’s been overwhelming, because we don’t turn down anyone,” said Patti Moorman, co-owner of ServiceMaster of Story County, 56776 241st St.

Moorman said ServiceMaster would be cleaning 48 carpets July 31, all in apartments, fraternities and sororities – quite an increase from their usual of about 12 carpets a day.

“Start calling us in February,” Moorman said jokingly.