Resident Responsibility

(1) All Student Residence Facilities/Units shall be used by students as private residences only. (2) Spouses, children, dependents, and/or other persons residing with the student resident must be identified on the Student Housing Agreement document or in writing to the Assignment Office. (3) All personal property of residents or Occupants on the premises shall be at the risk of the resident or Occupants. Tennessee Tech shall not be liable for any damages to or theft of personal property of students or Occupants in the Student’s Residential Facility/Unit or on its grounds prior to, during, or subsequent to the period of the Student Housing Agreement. Any abandoned property collected by Tennessee Tech will be disposed of in accordance with Tennessee Tech policy or state regulations. (4) All student residents or Occupants who occupy any Student Residence Facility/Unit shall maintain the unit in the same condition and repair as accepted at the commencement of the period of occupancy, and, upon termination of such occupancy, shall surrender the premises in the same condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted. No student resident or Occupants may make any alterations, additions, or improvements to a Student Residence Facility/Unit without the written consent of the Office of Residential Life. (5) Students and/or Occupants will be responsible for any and all damages. Charges will be divided evenly between roommates if the responsible party cannot be identified. (6) Failure to check out of the Student Residence Facility/Unit including failure to sign the room inventory sheet may result in a charge to the student's account and/or a hold on the student’s academic records account. (7) Students in Student Residence Facilities/Units may be assessed on a pro-rata basis for damages in public areas or other common areas within or around the facility in which they reside, either by floor or area or by the entire facility, following a review by the Director of Residential Life or other appropriate Tennessee Tech official. Students will be notified in advance of this mass assessment.