Roommate Bill of Rights

Roommate Bill of Rights

The top priority of the Department of Housing and Residence Life is to provide living environments that allow residents to feel safe and secure so they can thrive and pursue their academic goals. We have designed the Roommate Bill of Rights to outline the core expectations for living in community with your roommate(s).

Each resident has the following basic rights within their room:

• The right to a clean and healthy environment.
• The right to sleep and study free from undue interference or noise.
• The right to privacy and freedom from interference with personal belongings.
• The right to free access to your room without pressure or intimidation from your roommate(s).
• The right to expect reasonable and cooperative use of room-shared equipment and materials (outlets, laundry room, kitchen, etc.).
• The right to be free of any unnecessary emotional distress, discrimination, or harassment (physical, sexual, verbal, etc.).
• The right to host guests with the expectation that the guest will abide by hall policies and respect the rights of the roommate(s).
• The right to ask (at any point) that guests leave the space to accommodate, sleep, study, and comfort of the room occupants.
• The right to have conflicts addressed in a timely fashion.