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Apartment Inspection

At the end of each Semester Student Housing will conduct a break check prior to departing for the break. Your Resident Assistant will be coming to your apartment, suite, and bedroom during the following day and using the following process:

Winter Break – Friday during finals week from 11am-5pm

  • Resident Assistant will key into your apartment, suite, and bedroom.
  • Resident Assistant will be looking for the following:
  • Trash, Recycle, and Organics have been removed and taken to outside trash enclosures.
  • Apartments/Suites are free of trash and clutter.
  • All counters are wiped down.
  • Sinks are wiped down.
  • Dishes are cleaned.
  • Shower/Tub is wiped down.
  • Floors are not cluttered.
  • Lights are turned off.
  • Furniture is removed from balconies and out of rainy weather.
  • Furniture taken from study lounge or another location in Housing is returned.
  • Broken Furniture(Bed rails, ladders, broken drawers, desks).
  • Broken Appliances/Fixtures(Toilet running, toilet paper holder broke, shower rail broke, leaky faucet, a hole bigger than a quarter, broken outlet covers).
  • Windows/Doors are closed and locked.
  • Appliances (personal refrigerator, coffee machines, toasters, etc...) and small personal electronics (alarm clock, chargers, printers, etc...) are unplugged from the electrical outlet.

If a Resident Assistant finds a violation of the License Agreement they will enter it as an Incident Report and you will go through the conduct process. 

If a Resident Assistant finds a broken appliance or fixture a maintenance request will be submitted on your behalf. FACILITIES MAY BE ENTERING YOUR APARTMENT, SUITE, AND/OR BEDROOM TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR DURING THE BREAK WITHOUT NOTICE.

The Resident Assistant will leave a copy of the break checklist in your kitchen or dining room for your viewing.

As a reminder, if leaving for the break please unplug your alarm clocks and any other devices that may go off while you are away. The Resident Assistant and/or Housing Staff may unplug items while you're away to reduce power consumption and for safety in the residence hall. 

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