Common use of Damage Fees Clause in Contracts

Damage Fees. The University will assess damage charges for unauthorized use of and alterations to rooms, furnishings, equipment, buildings and for excessive cleaning necessitated by improper care of rooms and equipment. Charges may also be made for damages or the costs of cleaning public areas necessitated by improper care of public areas and associated equipment. All residents of a corridor, section, or hall will be held responsible for equal portions of the total damage/excessive cleaning charges to public areas when a specific student or students cannot be identified as responsible. Similarly, all occupants of a particular room will be held responsible in equal portions of the total damage/excessive cleaning related to a specific room, unless evidence demonstrates that a specific student is responsible. Cleaning and damage charges will be billed to the responsible student(s).