Habitats: Guide to On-Campus Living - Tufts University

Move-Out – For students to properly move out of their assigned rooms during or at the
end of the year the following must occur:
> Contact your RA so that he/she may go over the Room Condition Card. The RA is not
the person who will make final decisions regarding any charges for the room. A representative
from Residential Facilities or a Residential Life and Learning central staff member
will make the final decision.
> Remove all personal belongings from the room. Empty and clean all closets, dressers,
desks and drawers.
> Make sure all university-owned furniture is accounted for in your room.
> Clean the room. Sweep the floor and please do not sweep the dirt from room into the
hallway. Throw away/take home all food stored in your room.
> Close and lock the windows.
> Place all garbage in hall trash cans.
> Donate unwanted items to the R 2epack locations in your building.
> Complete the Room Condition Card with your RA.
> Return room keys to the Residential Facilities Office (520 Boston Avenue), TPD (419
Boston Avenue), Carmichael Hall room 158, Hodgdon Hall room 139, and South Hall
sLobby when completely moved out. Students will be charged for any keys not
returned at the end of the academic year as well as a lock change.
IF STUDENTS FAIL TO PROPERLY CHECK OUT OF THEIR ROOMS, THEIR STUDENT
ACCOUNT MAY BE ASSESSED A FEE OF $50.00.
Common Area Maintenance – A regular schedule for the cleaning of residence hall common
areas including: open lounges, bathrooms, hallways, and other common spaces is maintained
by UGL, the university’s cleaning company. The UGL office is located at 520 Boston
Avenue and is open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Staff can be reached by
calling 617-627-3973 during regular business hours. Outside regular business hours or if a
cleaning emergency occurs, UGL staff can be reached by calling Tufts Police at 617-627-
3030. Residence Halls are staffed by UGL employees from 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., 7 days a
week. In the event of inclement weather, snow removal takes priority over the regular cleaning
schedule. Residence Hall common areas are serviced 7 days a week under normal circumstances
and each area is cleaned once a day.
Please note: UGL employees do not maintain a cleaning schedule of apartments or co-ops. Residents
living in these areas of campus are responsible for their own apartment up-keep.
Keys – All students are provided with room keys and a mailbox combination or key (and a
suite key when applicable). All residents use their student ID cards to gain electronic access
into the front door of their assigned residence hall. The Residential Facilities Office
administers university residence hall keys. During residency, key and/or lock problems
should be reported directly to Residential Facilities via phone (617-627-3992).
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