Housing Terms and Conditions of the Housing Contract
You must read and acknowledge the Terms and Conditions prior to submitting your housing contract.
SECTION I: Contract Guidelines
A) This housing contract is binding for one academic year.
B) Students may, with written permission from the Housing Review Committee, be released from this contract or any portion thereof for any of the following reasons: marriage, same sex domestic partnership, leave of absence, or have documented physical, psychological or financial reason. Student's request for termination of the contract should be directed to the Housing Review Committee/Residence Life Office.
C) Exemption from the college's housing policy may be requested in writing on the following grounds: Physical reasons (with medical certification), psychological reasons (with certification from a mental health professional), economic reasons (attested to by the Financial Aid Director), living at home with parents or legal guardian within 30 mile commuting distance. Review your college catalog and student handbook for information. All appeals received by the deadline dates (April 1 for fall semester, July 1 for new students, December 1 for spring semester) will be reviewed by the Housing Review Committee. Any appeals received after the deadline may not be considered.
D) Students released from their contracts for the above reasons may receive a prorated refund of room and meal charges in accordance with the refund policy stated in the college catalog. Students moving from the residence halls for personal reasons without college approval will be required to pay the full term of the contract. Students released from their contract must vacate their on campus room within 48 hours of notification and must schedule a check out time with their RA/HA. For students released from housing for the spring semester, the room must be vacated by the end of the fall term.
E) The college may terminate, alter, or temporarily suspend any part of this contract without advance notice in the event of
1) calamity or catastrophe that makes continued operation of student housing not feasible;
2) ineligibility to continue enrollment resulting from failure to meet academic or financial requirements; or
3) disciplinary circumstances.
F) The college reserves the right to change or cancel specific room assignments in the interest of health, discipline, security, energy conservation, or the general welfare of the students and reserves the right to change or alter the living and /or recreational arrangements in the residence halls when deemed appropriate. Students requesting room changes must obtain approval from the Residence Life department. The housing contract may not be transferred or assigned to another person.
G) The college reserves the right to consolidate the room assignments of single, double, and triple rooms when deemed necessary. Occupants may be offered the opportunity to pay an additional charge to occupy the double room as a single if space is available.
H) Students shall vacate the premises:
1) 24 hours after their last scheduled exam or, sooner, upon official closing of the residence halls as specified on the college academic calendar;
2) within 48 hours following termination of this contract by the college;
3) within 48 hours following consent of the student and the college.
I) Room and meal charges are due and payable as billed and in accordance with standard college billing schedules. Rates are established by the Board of Trustees annually and are available upon inquiry at the college's Business Office.
J) Housing cannot be guaranteed during scheduled college breaks as indicated on the academic calendar.
K) Students may not access their room during scheduled college breaks.
SECTION II: Conduct
A) Students are required to abide by the regulations set forth in the Code of Conduct, Student Handbook, and College catalog. The college may take appropriate action, including suspension or termination of this contract, for conduct that is found to be in violation of college code of conduct or that is otherwise detrimental to the welfare of the residence hall community environment.
B) Students removed from the residence halls for disciplinary reasons are not eligible for a room refund.
C) In the interest of the safety and welfare of the college community, the college reserves the right to search rooms for weapons, illegal drugs, or other instruments, substances, or materials that threaten the safety and/or welfare of the college community or otherwise present a danger to persons and/or property.
D) Residents are responsible for their guests and their guests' actions.
SECTION III: Responsibility For College Property
A) Students will be held responsible for the condition of their room. Damage to or theft of furnishings will be charged to the occupants assigned to the affected rooms. Occupants of a room, suite, floor, hall or building may be held jointly responsible for losses or damages when individual responsibility cannot be determined. Residents are expected to take every precaution to assure that common property is not abused. Lounge furnishings are considered common property for use by all residents. Students may not remove it from common areas. Students found to have lounge furniture or other unauthorized college furniture or equipment in their rooms will be administratively sanctioned.
B) Residents are also responsible for keeping their room clean and restoring it to its original condition when they leave. Failure to remove debris and clean the room will result in a fee assessment, and/or other sanctions.
C) The college shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss due to theft of personal property of students or their guests or any damage or destruction of such property by fire, water, vandalism, or other cause. Occupants of all residence halls are advised to procure personal insurance against such eventualities
since the college cannot purchase this protection for students. For safety reasons, personal effects may not be placed in hallways, stairwells, or other common areas of the residence halls. Personal property left in the residence halls after the approved period of occupancy will be removed and disposed of after reasonable opportunities have been afforded for owners to claim such property.
Excepting reasons for exemption to the housing requirements listed above, a condition of enrollment at Johnson State College is that all freshmen and sophomores who are not living with their parent or legal guardian within a 30-mile radius must live in college housing. Other students who wish to live in college housing may contract to do so, if space is available. All students who reside in the residence hall must purchase a meal plan for use in the college dining facilities.
This is to acknowledge receipt of the terms and conditions of the Vermont State Colleges Housing Contract, including the section on "responsibility for college property" and, for those not required to live on campus, to indicate voluntary acceptance and willingness to be bound by this contract.
The Vermont State Colleges do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or disability in employment or the provision of services.
This Housing Contract is binding for one academic year.
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