Common use of Responsibility for Common Areas Clause in Contracts

Responsibility for Common Areas. A. Common areas shall include but not be limited to hallways, restrooms, stairwells, elevators, lounges, studies, utility and storage rooms, kitchens, grounds and building exteriors. No items are to be placed in or attached to any common area without the express written consent of the College, including but not limited to any type of antenna or satellite dish. Each resident is responsible for all damage and loss caused by him/her to the common areas, including damage to and loss of fixtures and furnishings in the common areas as well as damage to the common areas themselves, whether or not due to the resident's negligence. The College shall have the right to ▇▇▇▇ a resident's Student Account for such damage or loss, including repair, replacement, cleaning, or other charges from such damage or loss. B. Residents are expected to take every precaution to assure that common areas are not abused or damaged in any way. Any individual who causes any damages to any common area or University property shall be responsible for the payment of all costs required to repair such damage, no matter how such damage was caused. In addition, if the individual(s) responsible for the damage cannot be identified using reasonable efforts, then all residents will be held responsible for paying a prorated share of the cost of repairing such damage. C. Removal of common area furnishings or equipment from their proper location constitutes theft of College property and may be considered a conduct violation.