FURNISHINGS – All on-campus housing at DePaul University comes furnished with a bed, a desk with a chair, a dresser, a closet or compartmentalized closet, a trash can, a recycling tote and a shower curtain. Apartments also come with living and dining area furnishings, as space permits. You are allowed to bring personal furniture and accessories to your unit and to move or set up university-provided or personal furniture within your unit. All roommates must be in agreement about the furniture arrangement. If you are bringing additional furniture, particularly used or upholstered furniture, please clean the surfaces thoroughly to avoid bringing pests into the building. The following guidelines also apply:


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Any non-university mattresses are expressly prohibited, due to fire safety standards


All university-provided furniture and equipment must remain in the room or apartment as inventoried upon check-in


All furniture must only be used in the manner in which it was intended


All beds can bunk


Corcoran Hall beds have the capability to be raised up to 60”


All window treatments (blinds, drapes, etc.) must remain in units. For safety reasons, you may not install or hang other window treatments


Shower curtains may be hung in addition to the one provided by the university. However, university-issued shower curtains must remain in showers at all times. You are responsible for regularly cleaning both personal and university-issued shower curtains throughout the (community-style bathrooms excluded) academic year


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Furniture in study lounges may not be brought into resident rooms


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KEYS AND LOCK-OUTS – All residents are issued a key for their living unit. You should keep your doors locked and carry your keys with you at all times. If you are locked out during normal business hours, you should seek assistance at your area office. If you are locked out of your room after hours, you should contact the building’s front desk or area office for entry into your room. A fee of $25 will be assessed for this service and will be billed to the resident’s account. If a lock change is necessary for a unit, a work order should be submitted (please see repairs and maintenance on page 16), and a fee of $100 (plus $4 for key replacement) will be assessed. New keys may be picked up at the area office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. If you do not pick up new keys within one week of notice, a fee and/ or disciplinary action may be assessed for failure to abide by this policy. If it is determined that an emergency lock change needs to occur, you may be assessed an additional fee for this procedure. The copying of on-campus housing keys is prohibited. You may not add additional locks to residence doors. Should staff need to enter your unit (e.g., for maintenance or routine inspections), it is routine for them to lock the door when leaving. Should your door be unlocked when no one is present, staff will lock your door and you may be responsible for lock-out fees.


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LEAKS OR FLOODING – You should treat any sort of leak or flooding as an emergency. Leaks or flooding should be reported to your area office between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Public Safety should be called outside of these times. You may be held accountable for damage if leaks or flooding are not reported in a timely manner.


NOISE – Residents are not permitted to make noise that disturbs others or to exhibit disorderly conduct (as defined by the Code of Student Responsibility) within on-campus housing. Courtesy hours are in effect 24 hours a day. All residents are expected to confront any noise problems that are of concern to them and to respond politely if asked to be quiet. If assistance is needed, you may call upon Residential Education or Public Safety.


ODORS – An offensive odor is an odor of such intensity that it becomes apparent or bothersome to others. When offensive odors can be localized to a particular room, the residents and/or guests may be in violation of the odor policy. Student housing has the right to rid the room of the odor at a cost to the resident if he or she does not comply with the request to eliminate the odor immediately. You should report any offensive odors to your respective area office.


OFFENSIVE DISPLAYS – Displays that advertise commercial products or services; advocate the use of alcohol or drugs; are discriminatory; unlawfully harass by abusing, assailing, intimidating, demeaning, victimizing or having the effect of creating a hostile environment based on any of the protected characteristics in the university’s Anti-Discriminatory Harassment policy (available on the university’s policies and procedures website) or are not otherwise in keeping with the university’s mission are prohibited and may be removed at any time. If you have questions about this policy, you should contact your residence director or assistant residence director before displaying materials. Student housing staff will determine whether or not a display needs to be removed. Items that are not removed when requested may be removed by student housing staff.


OPEN FLAMES – With the exception of university- provided gas stoves, open flames (including candles and incense) are prohibited within all residence halls. Please note that student housing staff has zero tolerance for flammable items and will remove items on sight if they pose a fire or safety risk.


PERSONAL PROPERTY – Residence halls and apartments are high-traffic areas, making it important for residents to take steps to safeguard their personal property. You should store valuables in secure places, be watchful of suspicious behavior and lock your doors while you are home and when leaving your room. You are encouraged to have the proper insurance to cover lost, stolen or damaged personal property while in room or if relocated during a facility project. You should be aware


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